Tag: Anti-inflammatory

Although Ensete is often grouped with herbs in natural health guides, it is better understood as a giant banana relative, a traditional food crop,...

English yew, or Taxus baccata, is one of the most paradoxical plants in herbal and medical history. It is an elegant evergreen tree long...

English stonecrop, or Sedum anglicum, is a tiny, mat-forming succulent that grows on rocky coasts, walls, cliffs, and sandy soils across western Europe. It...

English ivy, or Hedera helix, is best known as a climbing ornamental vine, but its leaves also have a long medicinal history. In modern...

English daisy, or Bellis perennis, is the small lawn flower many people overlook until they learn how long it has been used in European...

Emblic, better known as amla or Indian gooseberry, is the fruit of Phyllanthus emblica, a tree long used in South Asian food and traditional...

Elsholtzia ciliata is an aromatic herb in the mint family that is valued both as a traditional remedy and as a strongly scented culinary...

Elettaria (Elettaria cardamomum), commonly known as green cardamom, is one of the world’s most prized spices. Native to South India and widely cultivated across...

Elephant’s ear refers to several striking tropical plants in the Alocasia genus, known for their large, heart-shaped leaves and dramatic ornamental appearance. Native to...

Elephantopus (Elephantopus scaber) is a traditional medicinal herb widely used across Asia, Africa, and parts of the Americas. Recognized by its rosette-like leaves and...

Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) is a tropical tuber widely used in South and Southeast Asian cuisine and traditional medicine. Recognizable by its large...

Elecampane is one of those old European herbs that still feels surprisingly relevant when discussed carefully. Botanically known as Inula helenium, it is a...

Elderflower, the fragrant cream-white blossom of Sambucus canadensis, has a long place in North American and European herbal practice. It is gentle in character,...

Edelweiss is one of those rare herbs that carries both cultural romance and real scientific interest. Best known as the small, white alpine flower...

Eclipta, botanically known as Eclipta prostrata and often called bhringraj or false daisy, is a small herb with an outsized reputation in traditional medicine....

Ecklonia cava is a brown seaweed native to the coastal waters of Japan and Korea. Long valued in traditional East Asian diets, it has...