What is Botany?

[David K]

Im trying to study plants and flowers, learn where they come from, how to grow them, and how to get herbs or extracts from them. So I would also need to know the effects they have if injested somehow. The only example I can think of is I read somewhere that Red Spider Lily, when injested orally (after extracting certain parts a certain way) will give you lucid dreams while you sleep.

I want to know what part of the plant to use, the extraction process, dosage, etc. Only I want to know all these things about all plants and flowers. I would rather not use chemicals though, I would like to be able to extract the plants the way that the Native Americans, and Western civilizations used to, making it all natural, with no chemicals.

Any help on books, or websites that provide good info and alot of it, maybe even a forum, any help with these would be greatly appreciated. I just dont know what Im trying to learn is called, therefore cant find anything on it. Thanks.