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Used for many hundreds of years, ledebouriella is a prized herb in Oriental medicine, to help heal painful diarrhea, sore throats, headaches, chills and fevers all associated with colds. It is also used for treating tremors and painful swollen joints and arthritis....

Vervain has a long history of being held sacred by many ancient cultures. It has calming properties that make it useful for soothing anxiety, easing depression, and aiding sleep. It can relieve menstrual cramps, improve lactation, and act as a liver tonic. It is also...

This is an herb that both Eastern and Western herbalists have long learned about due to its long history as a respected healing herb. Among its many applications it is excellent for treating congested coughs, asthma, pneumonia, and liver disease. However, it is now...

There are two popular varieties of quince. Chinese quince, Fructus Chaenomelis Lagenariae, is native to Asia and Pseudocydonia sinensis is the variety popular in the West. Both varieties have similar properties and are enjoyed as a food and medicine that can be used...

Lovage has been used for centuries. It has many attributes, including its ability to treat pain, inflammation, indigestion, and joint pain. It is used both as a culinary herb and as a medicine. Lovage root, young stalks, leaves, and seeds have a tasty celery flavor....

Maca is native to the high mountain plateaus of the Andes Mountains in Peru where it has been grown for thousand of years as a vegetable crop and for its medicinal properties. It is known for building stamina and energy and is used by athletes and those suffering from...

Dill is both a culinary and medicinal herb. It has been used for thousands of years as an aid to digestion and to support proper bowel function. Now dill seed extract has been found to have anticancer properties useful against specific tumor cells and cancer causing...

Hyssop’s bitter minty leaves are used in cooking and herbal medicine. This herb is used to soothe sore throats, to treat colds and flus, allergies, bronchitis, chronic respiratory ailments, wheezing, shortness of breath, and to ease asthma. Hyssop has been used for...

Solomon’s seal is best known for its ability to heal sprains, joint injuries, connective tissue, cartilage injuries, bruising, arthritis, and low back pain. It is also used effectively to treat dry coughs, chronic respiratory ailments, and digestive issues. It can be...

Yellow dock is an excellent blood purifier. It is especially effective at treating those conditions associated with poor digestion or liver toxicity such as skin rashes, joint pain, constipation, and acne. In Europe, it is cultivated as a vegetable. The leaves can be...

Myrtle is one of the oldest and historically important medicinal herbs. The leaves and berries are commonly used in Middle Eastern culinary dishes to season lamb. Other regions use myrtle to season lamb and pork dishes. The herb has curative and restorative...

Cordyceps is a fungus that lives on certain caterpillars in the mountains of China. It is now cultivated in laboratories. Cordyceps is a powerful adaptogenic and immune building herb, considered to have excellent anti-aging properties. It is also frequently used to...

The rowan is a sacred Tree of Life in Celtic mythology. The entire shrub/tree is useful, including the bark, leaves, and fruit (berries). Often called mountain ash, it is not a true ash, even though it has similar leaves. The bark can be used to treat diarrhea and as...

Passion flower (also written passionflower) is best known for its calming and sedating properties. It is used to treat anxiety, stress, insomnia, inflammation, and muscle spasms. It is excellent for treating conditions associated with underlying stress or anxiety that...

Among cat’s claw many applications, it is most commonly used to treat conditions associated with inflammation, most especially osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis but also digestive issues with inflammation as a key component, such as diverticulitis, colitis,...

Among cat’s claw many applications, it is most commonly used to treat conditions associated with inflammation, most especially osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis but also digestive issues with inflammation as a key component, such as diverticulitis, colitis,...

Lemon balm is widely used to calm nerves and soothe anxiety and the symptoms associated with stress, including palpitations. It is also used to treat digestive disorders from bloating, to intestinal gas, to vomiting and even menstrual cramping. Lemon balm is used to...