Amaranth
Botanical Name: Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Other Names: Princes feather
Family: Amaranthaceae
Other Names: Amaranthus melancholicus
Description: Flowers: minute, crimson bracts August onwards
Parts Used: Flowering herb
Actions: Astringent
Constituents: Trisodium 3-hydroxy-4-(4 sulphonaphth 1 ylazo) –napthalene-2-7-disulphonate, saponins
Other Notes: Legend has it that if harvest under a full moon on a Friday and worn by on the breast than the wearer becomes bullet proof