Herbs

The shepherd’s purse benefits that hold up best under modern study are narrower than herbal tradition suggests: the European Medicines Agency lists Capsella bursa-pastoris as a traditional herbal medicinal product …

The pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) is one of Europe’s earliest spring bloomers — a low-growing, silky-haired plant whose purple bell-shaped flowers push through chalky grassland while most everything else is …

Most of what circulates about the stinking weed plant is inherited folklore rather than tested medicine. And the effect that has been documented most consistently in humans is not a …

Storksbill weed is a humble plant highly appreciated as a forage for cattle. Storksbill Weed Scientific Facts Healing Properties Storksbill weed contains tannins, phenol, flavonoids, and potassium salts. How to …

Goats rue has been empirically used since the 16th century to heal diverse afflictions, such as poisonous animal bites. However, its actual properties have only been discovered in the last …

The dead nettle plant is the one that looks like a stinging nettle but can’t sting you. That’s the whole reason for the name — “dead” here means the stinging …

The Oswego tea plant has a pleasant aroma that resembles peppermint. In America, it has been used as a substitute for tea. North American natives, who lived in harmony with …

Common rue benefits are often described in traditional herbal books, but rue is not a gentle everyday remedy. The common rue plant, also called Ruta graveolens, has a long history …

The common groundsel plant (Senecio vulgaris L.) is a widespread weed with a long history in folk medicine, but it should not be treated as a safe home remedy. Older …

Wild betony (Stachys sylvatica) is a tall, hairy woodland plant in the mint family with a long folk-medicine history and very little modern clinical research behind it. In old European …