Tag: Anti-inflammatory

Drymaria is a small, spreading herb group used in traditional medicine across parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, especially for cough, fever, pain,...

Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris), also known by the synonym Filipendula hexapetala, is a traditional European herb in the rose family that has long been used...

Drimys (Drimys winteri), often called canelo or Winter’s bark, is a South American medicinal tree with a long history of traditional use and a...

Dregea (Dregea volubilis), also known in many traditional sources as Wattakaka volubilis, is a climbing medicinal plant used in parts of South Asia and...

Dragonhead (Dracocephalum spp.) is a medicinal herb group in the mint family that includes several species used across Eurasia, especially Moldavian dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica)...

Dracunculus vulgaris, often called dragon arum, is one of the most visually striking plants in the aroid family. It is known for its deep...

Draba, often called whitlow-grass, is a large genus in the mustard family that includes many small alpine and arctic plants. It is not a...

Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis) is one of the best-known herbs in traditional East Asian medicine, often called a “women’s herb” because of its long...

Dombeya is a genus of flowering shrubs and trees used in several traditional medicine systems across Africa and nearby regions. In herbal practice, different...

Dolly Varden, used here as a common-name umbrella for Corydalis species, is a more complex herb than many quick summaries suggest. In practice, most...

Dolichos is a broad plant group in the legume family, but in herbal and food-based wellness practice, most discussion points to Dolichos lablab (also...

Dolichandra unguis-cati, often called cat's claw creeper or cat's claw vine, is a climbing plant in the Bignoniaceae family that appears in traditional medicine...

Dodonaea viscosa, often called hopbush, is a resinous evergreen shrub used in traditional medicine across Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and parts of the Americas....

Dodder, the common name for Cuscuta species, is one of the most unusual medicinal plants discussed in herbal medicine. It is a parasitic vine,...

Disporum is a small genus of woodland plants sometimes called fairy bells, and it sits in an unusual space between ornamental botany and traditional...

Dischidia is a lesser-known medicinal genus, and that is exactly why it deserves a careful, evidence-aware discussion. Many species are better known as ornamental...