Materia Medica

Açaí / Acai Berry (Euterpe oleracea) clustering palm with ringed stems, pinnate fronds and hanging purple-black fruit clusters
Açaí / Acai Berry (Euterpe oleracea) — Açaí Palm / Assai Palm / Naidí
Açaí / Acai Berry (Euterpe oleracea) materia medica covering botanical identity, Amazonian food and ethnomedicinal traditions, documented human study amounts, fruit constituents, modern research, food handling, cultivation, seed propagation, harvesting,... Read more...
Original Roosters Peacock botanical visualization of the European elderberry Sambucus nigra mature fruiting shrub and pinnate serrated leaves
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — European Elder, Black Elder
A comprehensive European elderberry (Sambucus nigra) materia medica: botanical identification and look-alikes, cooked berry syrup, old-fashioned elder rob, compote, drinks, natural dye, ingredients, modern research, cultivation, gathering and storage, cyanogenic-glycoside... Read more...
Maqui Berry (Aristotelia chilensis) — Chilean Wineberry, Maqui
A research-grounded guide to maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis), covering Mapuche tradition, anthocyanins and delphinidins, human clinical research, food use and current safety limits. Read more...