Tag: Anti-inflammatory

Lady’s Bedstraw, or Galium verum, is a fragrant yellow-flowering meadow herb with a long history in European folk medicine. Traditionally, people prepared it as...

Labrador tea is an aromatic evergreen shrub native to bogs, peatlands, and cool northern forests. The species most often discussed in North America is...

Labdanum is the dark, sticky resin obtained from Cistus ladanifer, a Mediterranean shrub often called gum rockrose. It has a long history in incense,...

Ku Shen, the dried root of Sophora flavescens, is a classic East Asian medicinal herb best known for its bitter taste, strong topical tradition,...

Kradung Chaang, commonly identified as Argyreia collinsae, is a tropical climbing vine in the morning-glory family with a long history of regional traditional use....

Korean mint, better known by its botanical name Agastache rugosa, is an aromatic herb in the mint family that has long been used in...

Kokum is a deep red to purple fruit from India’s western coastal belt, especially the Konkan and Western Ghats. Its dried rind gives a...

Knutweed, better known as Japanese knotweed or hu zhang, is a fast-growing perennial plant whose underground rhizome has a long history in traditional East...

Knotweed, more precisely Polygonum aviculare, is a low-growing annual herb better known in many herbal texts as common knotgrass. It has a long record...

Klip dagga is a striking tropical herb in the mint family, recognized by its tall stems and spiky orange flower whorls. In different regions...

Kinkeliba, or Combretum micranthum, is one of West Africa’s best-known medicinal leaf teas and has been used for generations as a daily wellness drink...

Kinh Gioi, usually identified as Elsholtzia ciliata and often called Vietnamese balm, is an aromatic herb that sits comfortably between kitchen and clinic. In...

Keruing Kerut, identified botanically as Dipterocarpus sublamellatus, is a towering rainforest tree from the dipterocarp family rather than a familiar kitchen herb or common...

Keruing Belimbing, Dipterocarpus grandiflorus, is a large resinous tree from Southeast Asia, known in some regions as apitong. Unlike familiar kitchen herbs or standardized...

Kepel, also known as Stelechocarpus burahol, is a rare tropical fruit tree best known from Java and wider Southeast Asia. It has long carried...

Kencur, or Kaempferia galanga, is a small aromatic rhizome from the ginger family that holds a distinctive place in Southeast Asian kitchens and traditional...

Kenaf is a fast-growing flowering plant in the mallow family that has long lived two parallel lives. In one, it is a valuable fiber...

Kemenyan, the aromatic benzoin resin obtained from Styrax trees, holds a distinctive place between medicine, ritual, and daily practical care. In Indonesia, it is...

Keladi Rimau, the Malay name often used for Alocasia longiloba, is a striking tropical aroid known for bold arrow-shaped leaves and a much quieter...

Keladi payau, or Cryptocoryne ciliata, is a salt-tolerant wetland herb from the arum family that grows along muddy coasts, mangrove edges, and brackish waterways...