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SPEARMINT (MENTHA SPICATA)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Immune Support, Soothing & Calming, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: SpearmintLATIN NAME: Mentha spicataLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Máta klasnatáTurkey: NaneBulgaria: Градинска мента / Лютива мента (Gradinska menta / Lyutiva menta)Georgia: პიტნა (Pitna)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Cultivated widely across Central Bohemia (Czechia), Aegean and Mediterranean regions (Turkey), Upper Thracian Plain (Bulgaria), and Kakheti (Georgia)Elevation: 0–1000 metersTerrain: Gardens, fields, edges of irrigation canals, […]

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WATER MINT (MENTHA AQUATICA)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Immune Support, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Water mintLATIN NAME: Mentha aquaticaLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Máta vodníTurkey: Su nanesiBulgaria: Водна мента (Vodna menta)Georgia: წყლის პიტნა (Ts’qhlis pitna)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Wetlands of South Bohemia (Czechia), Black Sea and Marmara regions (Turkey), Struma River valley and marshlands (Bulgaria), Colchic lowlands and riverbanks (Georgia)Elevation: 0–1000 metersTerrain: Riverbanks, marshes, ditches, wet

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BIRD’S-FOOT TREFOIL (LOTUS CORNICULATUS)

Bulgaria, Circulation & Heart, Czech Republic, Georgia, Soothing & Calming, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Bird’s-foot trefoilLATIN NAME: Lotus corniculatusLOCAL NAMES:Czechia: Štírovník růžkatýTurkey: Kuş ayağı yoncası / Kuş pençesiBulgaria: Обикновензвездан Georgia: ფრინველისფეხა სამყურა (Prinvelispekha samkura)COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, GeorgiaWHERE TO FIND IT:Region: Vysočina Highlands (Czechia), Central Anatolia and Marmara region (Turkey), Balkan foothills and Thracian Plain (Bulgaria), Kartli and Javakheti (Georgia)Elevation: 100–1800 metersTerrain: Meadows, grasslands, roadsides, dry hills,

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FLAX (LINUM USITATISSIMUM)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Liver & Detox, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Flax LATIN NAME: Linum usitatissimum LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Len setý Turkey: Keten Bulgaria: Лен (Len) Georgia: სელი (Seli) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: South Moravia (Czechia), Central Anatolia and Eastern Black Sea (Turkey), Thracian Plain and Danubian regions (Bulgaria), Kartli and Kakheti (Georgia) Elevation: 0–1200 meters Terrain: Cultivated

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BRITISH YELLOWHEAD (INULA BRITANNICA)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Respiratory Health, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: British yellowhead LATIN NAME: Inula britannica LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Oman britský Turkey: İngiliz andızotu Bulgaria: Британски оман (Britanski oman) Georgia: ბრიტანული ინულა (Britanuli inula) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Wetlands and riverbanks in South Bohemia (Czechia), Black Sea coastal plains (Turkey), Upper Thracian lowlands (Bulgaria), Colchic lowlands and

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HAIRY ST. JOHN’S WORT (HYPERICUM HIRSUTUM)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Soothing & Calming, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Hairy St. John’s wort LATIN NAME: Hypericum hirsutum LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Třezalka chlupatá Turkey: Tüylü kantaron Bulgaria: КОСМАТ ЖЪЛТ КАНТАРИОН (Kosmat zhǎlt kantarion) Georgia: ბუსუსიანი წითელყვავილა (Bususiani tsitelqvavila) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Bohemian Highlands (Czechia), Western and Central Anatolia (Turkey), Sredna Gora and Rhodope Mountains (Bulgaria), Racha

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MOUSE-EAR HAWKWEED (HIERACIUM PILOSELLA)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Skin & Wound Healing, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Mouse-ear hawkweed LATIN NAME: Hieracium pilosella (distinct from Pilosella officinarum, though often used interchangeably in older texts) LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Jestřábník chlupáček Turkey: Fare otu / Küçük şahin otu Bulgaria: Рунянка Georgia: თაგვის ყური (Tagvis quri) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Vysočina and Jeseníky (Czechia), Thracian and Central

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COMMON ROCK-ROSE (HELIANTHEMUM NUMMULARIUM)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Skin & Wound Healing, Soothing & Calming, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Common rock-rose LATIN NAME: Helianthemum nummularium LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Devaterník penízkovitý Turkey: Kaya gülleri / Sarı kaya gülü Bulgaria: Желтак Georgia: ყვითელი კლდის ვარდი (Qviteli kldis vardi) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Moravian Karst (Czechia), Aegean and Mediterranean limestone hills (Turkey), Stara Planina and Sredna Gora (Bulgaria), limestone

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GROUND IVY (GLECHOMA HEDERACEA)

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Head & Mind, Liver & Detox, Respiratory Health, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Ground ivy LATIN NAME: Glechoma hederacea LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Popenec obecný Turkey: Yer sarmaşığı / Yertutan Bulgaria: Земианка / Див кукуряк (Zemianka / Div kukuryak) Georgia: მიწის სურო (Mitsis suro) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Central Bohemian Forests (Czechia), Black Sea and Marmara zones (Turkey), foothills of Stara

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MEADOWSWEET (FILIPENDULA ULMARIA)

Bulgaria, Circulation & Heart, Czech Republic, Georgia, Head & Mind, Stomach, Turkey /

ENGLISH NAME: Meadowsweet LATIN NAME: Filipendula ulmaria LOCAL NAMES: Czechia: Tužebník jilmový Turkey: Kraliçe otu / Çayır otu Bulgaria: Блатен тъжник (Blaten tǎžnik) Georgia: ველის ტკბილი ბალახი (Velis tkbili balakhi) COUNTRY: Bulgaria, Czechia, Turkey, Georgia WHERE TO FIND IT: Region: Wetlands of South Bohemia (Czechia), Black Sea and Marmara regions (Turkey), wetlands near Danube and

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