Description: Alfalfa is an age-old herb, cultivated since before the era of ancient Greeks and Romans for use as livestock fodder. Once known to Arabians in the Middle East as the “father of all herbs”, alfalfa is said to co..
Description: During the Great Plague of London in the late-mid 1600’s, a monk claimed an angel visited him in his dreams and presented Angelica as the cure for the epidemic.After this, it was regarded as “the antidote” to the plague. Royal publicatio..
Description: Ashwagandha has been long praised as a longevity and vitality tonic by those who practice Ayurveda. It grows in the sunny, dry regions of India but can also be found growing in Nepal. In Sanskrit, Ashwagandha means “horse’s smell”, ..
Description: Historically cultivated for its tart berries for culinary use, barberries were traditionally used in pickled dishes, jams, candies, and more. The root itself was used to make antipyretics, tonics, and other natural medicines. Due to..
Description: Ocimum sanctum, or holy basil, is an aromatic plant that is native to the tropics of Asia and Africa, and is widespread as a cultivated plant and weed. It is a small shrub with many branches and strongly scented green leaves. The le..
Description: Some historical societies praised Basil as “kingly” and even considered it a token of love for the dead. It was cherished in India by those who practiced Ayurveda and was often used in tonics and salves. Contrarily, in many cultures..
Description: Some historical societies praised Basil as “kingly” and even considered it a token of love for the dead. It was cherished in India by those who practiced Ayurveda and was often used in tonics and salves. Contrarily, in many cultures..
Description: Birch trees are known for their papery white bark and their beautiful red Autumn leaves. Historically, birch trees had an important role in the lives of indigenous people. Their bark was used to create wigwams, tee-pees, canoes, buc..
Description: Black Cohosh is a woodland perennial with deeply toothed compound leaves and racemes of pungent cream flowers in the summer.The large, creeping, knotting rootstock, scarred with the remains of old growth, produces a stem up to 9 fee..
Description: Here in North America, blackberry bushes can be found growing naturally as an invasive weed. The prickly part is covered in delicious berries that can be to prepare jams, jellies, pies and more, while its leaves are typically enjoye..
Description: Bladderwrack was the original source of iodine (discovered in 1811), and is one of the most common type of seaweed found in the oceans. The name Bladderwrack, refers to the bladder-like air pods (vesicles) that keep the plant a..
Description: Cnicus benedictus (St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle or spotted thistle), is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east..
Description: Cnicus benedictus (St. Benedict's thistle, blessed thistle, holy thistle or spotted thistle), is a thistle-like plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, from Portugal north to southern France and east..
Description: Bloodroot is a popular natural red dye used by Native American artists, historically it was often used in tinctures and extracts to treats a variety of ailments. Bloodroot has one large basal leaf, up to 12 cm across, with 5-9 lobes..
Description: From the single stalk rising from the ground, there is a single, large, three-branched leaf plus a fruiting stalk. The bluish-green leaflets are tulip-shaped, entire at the base, but serrated at the tip. Its species name,&..
Description: Blueberry leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and 1–8 cm (0.39–3.15 in) long and 0.5–3.5 cm (0.20–1.38 in) broad.The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish. The fruit is ..
Description: Eupatorium perfoliatum or (common) boneset
is a common North American perennial plant in the sunflower family. It is
native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to
Florida, west as far as Texas, Ne..
Description: Rhamnus is a genus of about 110 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns in the family Rhamnaceae. Its species range from 1 to 10 meters tall (rarely to 15 m) and are native mainly in east Asia an..
Description: In Japan, burdock root is known as “Gobo” and is regularly enjoyed as a staple vegetable in their diet. It is affectionately referred to as the “poor-man’s potatoes”.In medieval Germany, the herb was thought to treat numerous health cond..
Description: In Japan, burdock root is known as “Gobo” and is regularly enjoyed as a staple vegetable in their diet. It is affectionately referred to as the “poor-man’s potatoes”.In medieval Germany, the herb was thought to treat numerous health cond..
Description: Ruscus aculeatus, known as butcher's-broom, is a low evergreen Eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spine-tipped leaves. Small greenish flowers appear in spring, and are borne singly ..
Description: The sharp-edged calamus is a perennial semi-aquatic plant that grows in marshes and on muddy banks of streams. Calamus root was discussed in the DivineHusbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica. This revered Chinese herbal text was writt..
Description: Catnip is famous for its drug-like effects on house cats, but it also has a variety of other uses. The extracted ingredient, iridodial, is used as an attractant for lacewing flies, which eat aphids and mites. Another ingre..
Description: Larrea tridentata is known as creosote bush and greasewood as a plant, chaparral as a medicinal herb, and as gobernadora in Mexico, Spanish for "governess", due to its ability to secure more water by inhibiting the growth of ne..
Description: Stellaria media, chickweed, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, but naturalized in many parts of North America. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. The plant..
Description: Cleavers are annuals with creeping straggling stems which branch and grow along the ground and over other plants.They attach themselves with the small hooked hairs which grow out of the stems and leaves. The stems can reach up to th..
Description: Coltsfoot is a perennial herbaceous plant that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Tussilago is often found in colonies of dozens of plants. The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions, appear in early spring before dandelions a..