Best collected October to February, when the plants are more vigorously storing food in their underground organs.
The parts used medicinally are the whole plant and root, or rhizome, which is collected in the fall.
C. yanhusuo: the rhizome (underground stem) is used in healing. C. cava: the tubers (knobby, fleshy underground stems) are used medicinally.
Only the parts of the plant that grow above the ground are used as a drug, in fresh and dried form.
An underground tank for storing water. Rain water used to be collected and stored for use in the house. Still is in some places.
Chinese foxglove root is collected in the fall.
The dried leaves and roots of the chicory plant are collected in autumn for medicinal purposes. When flowering, the whole plant is collected and dried.
Leaf of Vasaka is commonly used as an adulterant in Ayurveda drug. Different parts of the same plant are commonly used as substitutions.
in pain of head and other parts of body
Only the seeds and essential oil of Cnidium monnieri are used as a drug.
Chalk used in toothpaste is typically collected from natural deposits or synthetically produced. Natural chalk deposits are mined from underground and then processed to remove impurities. Synthetic chalk is manufactured by combining calcium carbonate and other ingredients. Once collected, the chalk is finely ground and purified to be used in toothpaste formulations.
YesAnother View: No, not directly. "Word of mouth" may be enough to bring drug trafficking to the attention of law enforcement, or lead their investigtion in the right direction, but the evidence that is collected and used to convict the defendant(s) must be collected in accordance with the law and the rules of evidence.
Only the fresh or dried leaves of lemongrass, and the essential oil derived from them, are used as a drug.