Tag: Anti-inflammatory

Woad, Isatis tinctoria, is one of the rare herbs whose identity spans both medicine and material culture. For centuries it was famous as a...

Witch hazel is one of the best-known traditional skin remedies in Western herbal medicine, yet it is often misunderstood. Derived from the bark, leaves,...

Wintergreen, Chimaphila umbellata, is a small evergreen woodland herb better known in traditional North American herbalism as pipsissewa or prince’s pine. Although the common...

Windflower, better known botanically as Anemone nemorosa and often called wood anemone, is one of those plants that looks gentler than it is. It...

Willowherb, usually identified botanically as Epilobium angustifolium and also known as fireweed or rosebay willowherb, is a striking pink-flowered herb with a long history...

Willow bark is one of the classic plant medicines behind the modern story of pain relief. Prepared from the bark of several Salix species,...

Wild sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis, is a woodland herb native to northern and eastern North America and one of the most misunderstood plants that carries...

Wild parsnip, botanically known as Pastinaca sativa, is a plant with a split identity. On one hand, it belongs to the same species as...

White Willow, botanically known as Salix alba, is one of the most historically important pain-relief herbs in Western herbal medicine. Its bark has been...

White Swallowwort, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, is a perennial herb from the dogbane family with a long and somewhat contradictory history. In older European medicine it...

White sage, or Salvia apiana, is a strongly aromatic shrub native to Southern California and Baja California. Many people know it first through its...

White peony root is the processed root used in traditional East Asian herbal medicine from a plant now more commonly listed under the accepted...

White mustard is one of those old botanical remedies that sits between food, spice, and traditional medicine. Best known for its pale yellow seeds...

White clover, Trifolium repens, is one of those plants people often know before they truly notice it. It spreads through lawns, meadows, and field...

White baneberry, also known as doll’s-eyes, is a striking woodland plant native to eastern North America. Its bright white berries and red stalks make...

White ash, botanically known as Fraxinus americana, is best known as a strong North American tree prized for timber, but its bark, leaves, and...

Wheatgrass is the young green shoot of common wheat, usually harvested before the grain forms. At this stage, the plant is prized not for...

Watercress is one of those greens that feels both humble and surprisingly powerful. It grows in and around clean flowing water, has a peppery...

Zhi-mu, the dried rhizome of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, is a longstanding herb in East Asian medicine, especially in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese traditions. It is...

Zedoary, also known as Curcuma zedoaria or white turmeric, is an aromatic rhizome in the ginger family with a long history in Ayurveda, Unani...