Herbs

Yerba santa earned its reputation honestly. Indigenous Californian communities, and later American physicians, used its resinous leaves to loosen chest congestion and quiet coughs — and that traditional role as …

Wild yam, or Dioscorea villosa, is a tuber vegetable used for centuries in traditional medicine. Rich in essential vitamins and minerals, wild yam has several health benefits, from treating menopausal …

The uva ursi benefits are plenty. It is a specific herbal remedy for bladder and kidney infections. Combine it with marshmallow root to help eliminate stones from those particular organs. …

The powdered root of the American spikenard plant is helpful for coughs, asthma, and rheumatism. If taken before labor, it can make childbirth easier. Native Americans used the herb to …

Partridge berry has one of the strongest reputations in North American herbal tradition and one of the thinnest evidence bases behind it. If you landed here because someone recommended partridge …

There are many benefits of spearmint. The Mentha spicata is a species of spearmint that shares several of the properties of peppermint. The herb is customarily given for women’s problems …

Slippery elm bark benefits are real, but they are narrower than most herbal websites suggest. The bark of the slippery elm tree (Ulmus rubra) is best known as a sore-throat …

The skullcap plant is one of the best herbs for any nervous problem and should be in everyone’s herbal collection. It is a very reliable and safe nerve sedative. It …

Pros: Positives of Consumption CANCER (Soy pros and cons): Soy consumption reduces the risk of various types of cancer, mainly the following: Soy has been identified as a source of …

Cedar nut oil pressed from the Siberian pine is a pleasant, fat-dense culinary oil containing one genuinely unusual compound — pinolenic acid. Human research on it exists, and some of …