Levisticum officinale

Levisticum officinale W. D. J. Koch. Engl.: garden lovage, lovage. Deu.: Liebstöckel, Badekraut, Berg-Liebstöckel, Gebärmutterwurzel, Liebstock, Maggikraut. Suom.: liperi, lipstikka, rohtoliperi. Sven.: libbsticka, libsticka. Fran.: livèche. Ital.: levistico. Bot. syn.: Hipposelinum levisticum (L.) Britt. & Rose, Levisticum paludapifolium Asch., Ligusticum levisticum L.

Blog party post: sexy herbs.

Henriette's herbal blog: So it's blog party time over at Sean's. And he's chosen "Herbs for Sexual Health and Vitality" as a topic.

Liperi. — Libsticka.

Liperi. Libsticka.Vanhoja tekstejä: Tärkeimmät Kotimaiset Lääkekasvimme, 1913.

Ligusticum.

Classic texts: Scudder's Materia Medica, 1898: Stimulants.

Levisticum officinale.

Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.

Great herbal anti-stinker.

Henriette's herbal blog: We made deodorant powders last week.

Angelica pipe.

Henriette's herbal blog: Or, well, umbellifer pipe, really.

Sugared lovage stalks.

Henriette's herbal blog: The lovage was coming up, too, so I tried to candy the stalks.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 8.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 8. Spring growth, still young and reddish. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-27.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 9.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 9. Spring growth, still young and reddish. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-27.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 10.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 10. A bunch of young leaves, picked. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2005-04-27.

Photo: Deodorant powder 2.

Photo: Deodorant powder 2. A black tea and lovage deodorant powder bag. Perheniemi, Finland. Processed. 2005-02-18.

Photo: Deodorant powder 1.

Photo: Deodorant powder 1. Making deodorant powder thingies: black tea and powdered lovage root, ready for bundling up. Perheniemi, Finland. Processed. 2005-02-18.

Quick herbal bread-spread

Henriette's herbal blog: Yummy fast bread-spreads with herbs.

Low-fat herb butter

Henriette's herbal blog: You can make it full-fat, or you can dilute it 2:5 with water.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 7.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 7. A closer look at the dug-up root of a rather old plant, with the top of a leaf stalk for size comparison. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2004-09-17.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 6.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 6. Root of a rather old plant, dug up. It's enormous. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2004-09-17.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 3.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 3. Flowers. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-06-27.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 4.

Photo: Levisticum officinale 4. Flowering plant. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-06-27.