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Roseroot
Rhodiola rosea
Rhodiola rosea (commonly golden root, rose root, roseroot,:138 Aaron's rod, Arctic root, king's crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It grows naturally in wild Arctic regions of Europe, including Britain, Asia and North America, and can be propagated as a groundcover. Although it has long been used in traditional medicine for several disorders, notably including treatment of anxiety and depression, there is little scientific evidence to verify any...
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Book of Herbs
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1546 · p.722
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.617
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.699
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.697
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.985
History of Plants in Four Books
Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.295
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1261
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.441
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.447
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 84436.