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 …

When the pasque flower is dry, the plant’s fruit forms a feathery bouquet that the wind blows away. The plant’s scientific name, Anemone, is derived from this fact since the …

The stinking weed plant has an unpleasant odor but is desirable because of its medicinal virtues. In Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and other Latin American countries, its seeds are used …

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 also called blind nettle because, despite resembling the common nettle, it does not cause nettle rash or harm those who touch it—as if people who …

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 …