Herbs

Sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) is one of the oldest European herbs used for circulatory complaints — heavy legs, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids. It has a pleasant hay-like aroma, bright yellow …

Physicians of the 17th century prescribed hedge mustard as a remedy for singers, actors, and speakers to help keep a clear and powerful voice. Hedge Mustard Scientific Facts Healing Properties …

Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium, also placed in the genus Chamaenerion) is a tall, magenta-flowered plant best known today for one purpose: easing the urinary symptoms that come with an enlarged …

Oak bark benefits are mostly tied to one chemistry trick: the bark of Quercus species (oak trees) is packed with tannins, and tannins are powerful astringents that bind to proteins …

The goldenseal plant is a popular remedy in the United States and Canada. Due to its fascinating properties, it is starting to be used in the rest of the American …

The wayfaring tree is a beautiful European shrub that attracts attention because of a curious fact. Its berries do not ripen all at once. It is usual to find red …

The rhizome of the bistort plant is very difficult to uproot and forms two angles, as its name shows: bistort means twice crooked. It is reddish and presents a high …

Rhatany extract is a tannin-rich preparation made from the dried root and root bark of Krameria lappacea (older name Krameria triandra), a low shrub from the dry Andean highlands of …

Ceanothus Americanus – botanically written Ceanothus americanus – is better known as New Jersey tea or red root. It has genuine historical use as a beverage and traditional remedy, but …

Agrimony flower essence and agrimony herbal tea share a name and a plant, yet they are not the same product, and treating them as interchangeable is where most of the …