Sonia O'Donnell, Author at Synergetic Botanicals

Lion’s Mane – Hericium erinaceus

Lion’s mane is a medicinal wood-rotting fungus with a characteristic growth pattern that resembles the shaggy mane of a lion. …

Botanical description: A perennial plant growing up to 30 cm. The leaves are heart shaped, toothed and very wrinkled. The…

Botanical description Can rech 1-2 m in height. The plant is hairless and has finely divided leaves. The flowers a…

Botanical description: A tall, erect, stately plant up to 2.5 metres. The leaves are pale green, with grey hairs (rough…

Botanical description Too common to need one. There are probably up to 250 subspecies but they are so similar as…

Botanical description: A biennial plant, although if the flowers are removed it is possible to keep it going for several…

Part used: Leaves (gather before flowering for culinary purposes); flowering aerial part for tea and tinctures; root in spring or…