This site's main purpose is to inform people of ordinary everyday plants and their significance.  For each plant, there is information about its basic description, latin name, family, parts used, and habitat.  In addition, its traditional and medical uses is provided.  The pictures for the plants are hand-drawn and scanned.  The rest of the pictures are taken from Santa Cruz this summer.  Another purpose of this site is to provide the visitors an enjoyable stay.  So thank you for taking your time surfing through Medicines in Nature and hopefully you enjoy it.