Herbs

Native to Mediterranean countries, caraway benefits have been known and used for centuries as a seasoning plant. Vegetables, bread, pies, cheese, and many other meals and sauces take advantage of …

A half-cup of raw sweet red pepper carries about 95 mg of vitamin C — more than a medium orange, and more than a full day’s target for most adults …

Roman chamomile was known because it was cultivated in Rome during the 16th and 17th centuries. There is no proof that ancient Romans or Greeks knew the plant. Despite its …

Along with the many dill health benefits, this plant is one of the oldest medicinal herbs. The Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans knew and appreciated its medicinal properties and …

Hemp agrimony carries a long European folk record — bile complaints, coughs and colds, slow-healing wounds, aching joints. Herbals have recommended it for centuries, and the plant is common enough …

Search for windflower plant health benefits and you’ll find promises about liver support, wound healing, and blood purification. None of them are established. What the windflower does have is a …

The dodder plant is a true vegetal vampire. With its delicate stems, it sticks to its victim and sucks the sap until it kills the host. Its favorite victims are …

Most claims about artichoke health benefits trace back to two things the plant actually does in humans: it can ease the bloating and discomfort of indigestion, and it can modestly …

Boldo is a South American shrub whose leaves have flavored liver and gallbladder remedies in Chile for generations, and you’ll still find it in pharmacies across Europe and Latin America …

Both Dioscorides and Theophrastus were aware of female fern benefits and laxative properties. In the 16th century, Andrés de Laguna, a Spanish physician, said, “the female fern purges quite easily; …