Compact medicinal plant knowledge – botany, signature and application

Demarcation between inside and outside, connection between above and below. Inner space, inspiration. Polarity of courage and fear.

Self-restraint and excessiveness

Tension, endurance, patience, resilience, purposefulness

Quality, aesthetics, polarity of life and death

Unity, symbiosis, rejection of contradictions

Balm, sealing of wounds

Ideal and reality

Security, patience, gentleness, motherhood

The power of the now, yes to the present, loyalty

Untouchedness, innocence, integrity, childlikeness

Transformation, adaptability, flow of life energy, warmth, vitality

Shielding, delimitation, protective layer

Maturation, completion of warming processes, growing up, responsibility, protection

Eye for the obvious, search for meaning

Drawing, cleansing, detoxifying, resolving states of shock, lymphatic agent

Unity of image and reflection, balance of polarities

Connection, love, comfort, ability to relate, flow of emotions

Letting go and renewal, serenity, life-awakening warmth

Impulse through congestion and resolution

Withdrawal, cheerfulness, lightness

Erecting force, lightness, self-control, composure, seriousness and cheerfulness, light in the darkness

Structure, organisation, clarity of thought

Self-awareness, overcoming fear, clinging and freedom, connection of the subconscious and consciousness, becoming aware of the shadows, breaking open hardened structures

Envelopment, protection, generation

Clarification, cleansing, transcendence

Soothing, softness, gentleness

Self-confidence, liberation from restriction and coercion

Distinction, protection, individuality

Silence, weightlessness

Warming of the watery and light penetration of the moist and dark

Aggression, willpower, self-overcoming, blood purification, iron

Resilience, damping of vibrations, stabilisation of rhythms

Heart peace, finding oneself, the very own inner tone

Neutralisation of the individual, refreshment, relaxation

Cleanse, moisturise, cool

Fire, enthusiasm

Absorptive capacity, receptivity, Yin

Preserving, Restricting, Embracing the Vital Force

Light assimilation, nerve strength, stability

Passion, attention, cleansing

Grounding, discharge, Mother Earth

Vulnerability; authenticity and appearance

Centredness, concentration, gathering of scattered forces, clarity at the core

Expansive power, dynamism, strength, simplicity

Rhythm, cooling, efficiency

Compassion, presence, alertness, energetic permeation of metabolic functions

Discrimination, recognition of the essential

Overcoming, digestion, breakdown

Soften, dissolve, soothe, warm