Tag: Anti-inflammatory

Chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata) is a strongly aromatic herb native to East Asia and widely used as both food and traditional medicine. You may...

Celosia (Celosia argentea) is best known as a striking ornamental plant, but many cultures also value it as a leafy vegetable and a traditional...

Celandine—more precisely greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)—is a vivid yellow-flowering plant known for its bright orange sap. For centuries, people have used that latex on...

Cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a bright, spicy chili often used as a culinary heat source and a traditional “warming” remedy. What makes it...

Cat’s claw is the common name for Uncaria tomentosa, a woody vine native to the Amazon region and parts of Central and South America....

Capers are the small, unopened flower buds of Capparis spinosa, a hardy Mediterranean shrub whose intensely tangy, salty taste comes from curing in brine...

Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides) is best known as a fragrant ornamental plant with waxy white flowers, yet its traditional medicinal value comes mainly from...

Calendula, often called pot marigold, is a bright orange-yellow flower long used in traditional herbal care for the skin and mucous membranes. Modern interest...

Calamus (Acorus calamus), often called sweet flag, is an aromatic wetland plant whose rhizome has a long history in traditional systems for digestion, respiratory...

Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) is a marsh-loving plant in the daisy family that has drawn modern attention for two very specific reasons: migraine prevention and...

Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), often called great burnet, is a traditional astringent herb valued for its “tightening” and cooling character. In European folk practice and...

Burdock (Arctium lappa) is a biennial plant in the daisy family whose long, earthy root is both a traditional remedy and a familiar food...

Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) is a prickly biennial plant best known as a pasture weed, yet it has a quieter history as a traditional...

Broccoli is a familiar vegetable with an unusually “medicinal” nutrient profile: it delivers fiber, vitamin C, folate, potassium, and vitamin K, alongside sulfur-containing plant...

Broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) is one of the most familiar “accidental herbs” in the world—an unassuming lawn plant that has been used for centuries...

Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) is a South American tree whose bright red berries are often sold as “pink peppercorns,” and whose bark and leaves...