It includes fungi, mushrooms, weeds, herbs, leaves, flowers, stems, barks, roots, seeds and whole plant also.
For the preparation of mother tinctures and mother powders different parts of plant is used for different medicines. For example, some medicines are prepared from the whole plant; some are prepared from roots, some from leaves, from flowers, etc.
1) From plants Sources:-
a) Medicines prepared from whole plant i.e.:
acalypha indica, aconite nap, arnica Montana, atropa belladonna, chamomilla, chelidonium majus, drosera rotundifolia, dulcamara, euphrasia off, hyoscyamus niger, hypericum nigra, ledum pal, pulsatilla, tribulus, ruta graveolens, alfalfa, lobelia inflate, ocimum sanctum, etc.
b) Roots i.e.:
Artemisia vul, arum triphyllum, bryonia alba, calotropis gigantea, aralia, ipecacuanha, paeonia off, rauwolfia serpentine, senega, etc( only from the roots ). Aletris farinosa, apocynum androsaemifolium, gentiana lutea, helonias dioica, leptandra virginica, sarsaparilla, etc (from roots and rhizomes). Tinospora cordifolia (from roots and stems).
c) Stem i.e.:
Rhus venenata, Sabina, saccharum officinarum.
d) Modified stem (rhizomes) i.e.:
Caulophyllum, cimicifuga racemosa, dioscorea villosa, filix mas, gelsemium, helleborus niger, hydrastis, valeriana officinalis, etc.
e) Bulb i.e.:
Allium cepa, allium sativum, colchicum autumnale, etc.
f) Woods i.e.:
Ostrya, virginica, quassia amara, santalum album, etc.
g) Bark i.e.:
Alstonia scholaris, azadirachta indica, cinchona officinalis, cundurango, jonosia ashoka, mezereum, rhamnus frangula, cinnamomum, prunus virginiana, baptisia tinctoria, berberis vulgaris, granatum, hamamelis virginica, gossypium herbaceum, etc.
h) Leaves i.e.:
Abroma augusta, abrotanum, cannabis indica, ceanothus americanus, coca, digitalis purpurea, kalmia latifolia, laurocerasus, oleander, rhus toxicodendron, tabacum, thuja occidentalis, etc.
i) Flowers i.e.:
Cina, calendula officinalis, eupatorium perfoliatum, grindelia robusta, absinthium, sambucus nigra, rhododendron, lupulus, cytisus scoparius, syringa vulgaris, crocus sativa, etc.
j) Spores i.e.:
Lycopodium clavatum.
k) Fruits i.e.:
Agnus cactus, crataegus oxy, viscum album (from berries).Aesculus hipp, aesculus glabra (from nuts). Terminalia chebula, apium graveolens, capsicum, carica papaya, colocynthis (from semimature fruits). Cubeba, sabal serrulata (from dry fruits). Ignatia amara (from beans).
l) Seeds i.e.:
Avena sativa, carduus marianus, chaulmoogra, cocculus indica, coffea, nux vomica, psoralia corylifolia, sabadilla, etc.
2) From Herbs Sources:
Ledum palustre, verbrscum thapsus, etc.
3) From Weeds Sources:
Fucus vesiculosus, etc.
4) From Fungi Sources:
Agaricus muscarius, bovista etc.
5) From Algae Sources:
Helminthochortos officinatrum.
6) From Juice Sources:
Aloe socotrina (from leaves), anacardium orientale (from seeds), elaterium (sediment of), myristica sebifera (red, puncturing bark), opium, euphrobium (specifically from latex resinous, dried), curare (from extracts), copaiva officinalis (especially from gum resin), etc.
7) From Oils Sources:
Croton tiglium (from seeds), oleum ricni (from seeds) etc. Oleum cajuputi, oil carophyllum (specifically from clove oil), oil cinnamonium, oil Eucalyptus, oil santali (from sandal wood) etc.
