Tag: Anti-inflammatory

Daisy (Bellis perennis), often called common daisy or English daisy, is best known as a lawn flower, but it also has a long history...

Dainty White is a white-flowered form of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, the familiar tropical hibiscus often grown for its large, showy blooms. While many people know...

Dahlia is best known as a striking ornamental flower, but it also has a quieter side that is drawing scientific interest. Research on Dahlia...

Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is a tall North American wildflower with a long folk-use history and a much thinner modern evidence base than many...

Curry leaf, from Murraya koenigii, is a fragrant culinary herb with a long history in South Asian cooking and traditional medicine. It is best...

Curcuma (Curcuma longa), better known globally as turmeric, is one of the most widely used herbal ingredients in both food and traditional medicine. Its...

Cupuacu, also written as cupuaçu, is a fragrant Amazonian fruit from the same botanical genus as cacao. It is best known for its creamy,...

Cumin is one of those herbs that sits at the crossroads of food and medicine. Most people know it as a warm, earthy kitchen...

Culantro (Eryngium foetidum) is a strongly aromatic tropical herb often mistaken for cilantro, but it is a different plant with a deeper, more intense...

Cudweed is a traditional herbal name used for several soft, woolly plants in and around the Gnaphalium group, and that naming detail matters more...

Cucumber herb, better known botanically as Borago officinalis and commonly called borage, is a traditional medicinal plant with a fresh cucumber-like aroma and a...

Cubeb berry, also called tailed pepper or Java pepper, is the dried fruit of Piper cubeba, a spice and medicinal plant in the pepper...

Crowfoot, better known as meadow buttercup or tall buttercup, is a bright yellow wildflower with a complicated medicinal reputation. In traditional folk use, species...

Croton (Croton tiglium), often called purging croton, is one of the most potent and controversial herbs in traditional medicine. It has a long history...

Crinum lily, also known as poison bulb or giant spider lily, is one of the more complex medicinal plants in traditional practice. It has...

Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a familiar yellow wildflower, but it is not a gentle kitchen herb. It has a long record in folk...