Our dictionary is alphabetized by scientific name (in italics), followed by the author. Then comes the family name, followed by local names in quotation marks and occasionally an English name, in bold face. Finally we provide succinct comments on use. Interspersed with the utilitarian notes are three-letter abbreviations, indicating our major sources. POISON and TOXIC have been capitalized as a warning. We do not endorse self-diagnosis and self-medication. If an author said a plant was purgative we used histher words citing our source. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of our sources, but we have tried to cite them faithfully. The reader is advised to view this as folklore, which may or may not prove out.