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Dogfennel, also called Eupatorium capillifolium, is one of those plants that sits at the edge of “herb” and “hazard.” It has a long history...

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

Desert willow is best known as a striking desert tree, but it also has a long record of traditional use in the U.S. Southwest...

Copperleaf, also called Acalypha wilkesiana, is best known as a colorful ornamental plant, but it also has a long history in traditional medicine in...

Codonopsis clematidea, sometimes misspelled as “Condonopsis,” is a high-altitude medicinal herb used in parts of Central Asia and the trans-Himalayan region, especially in local...

Clove is one of those rare herbs and spices that sits comfortably in both the kitchen and traditional medicine cabinet. The dried flower bud...

Christmas Bush (Alchornea floribunda), sometimes called niando in trade contexts, is a traditional African medicinal plant with a long history of use for inflammatory...