Remedies

The great Greek physicians, pharmacologists, botanists, and authors Pedanius Dioscorides and Galen discussed the lesser periwinkle plant, to which pharmacological research has been dedicated with great interest over the past …

When the beautiful sunflower plant came to Europe from Central America in the early 16th century, it was used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks due to the …

If you’ve come across rauwolfia while researching natural options for blood pressure or anxiety, here’s the short version: it’s not a fringe herbal claim. The rauwolfia plant produced reserpine, one …

Mistletoe plant seeds are spread all over the forest by thrushes, doves, and other birds. After consuming its white berries, they carry them to the branches of different trees, to …

The evening primrose plant, whose flowers open at night, was introduced to Europe in the early 17th century and used as an ornamental plant. Soon, people noticed that its fleshy …

The olive tree is an essential part of Mediterranean culture. The Phoenicians and Romans spread it all over the Mediterranean coast. Olive oil is still the most popular edible fat …

Let’s be straight with you from the first line: no herb scrubs plaque out of your arteries. Not garlic, not ginkgo, not any tea or tincture. Once fatty plaque has …

The buckbean plant has been used in phytotherapy since the 16th century. As it was not a Mediterranean plant, it was not known to classical Greek physicians. Today, it is …

Wild marjoram is very similar to marjoram, though, unlike the latter, it grows wild, as its name points out. Wild marjoram is native to the Middle East and was introduced …

If you’re here for the short version: quassia (Quassia amara) is one of the most intensely bitter plants on earth, and that bitterness is the whole story. Its strongest modern …