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Fo-ti, also called He Shou Wu, is a traditional East Asian herb made from the root of Polygonum multiflorum. It has a long reputation...

Forget-me-not, especially Myosotis sylvatica, is best known as a soft blue woodland flower, but it also has a modest place in older folk herbal...

Forest Pepper, botanically known as Piper sylvaticum, is a lesser-known pepper vine from South and Southeast Asia that sits at an interesting crossroads between...

Flowering fern, better known botanically as Osmunda regalis and often called royal fern, is a striking wetland fern with a long but uneven medicinal...

Flame nettle, long known in gardens as Coleus blumei and now more often classified under Coleus scutellarioides or Plectranthus scutellarioides, is best known for...

Fitweed, botanically known as Eryngium foetidum, is a tropical herb better known in many kitchens as culantro, long coriander, or sawtooth coriander. It is...

Ferula, more precisely Ferula communis, is a tall Mediterranean plant in the carrot family that is often called giant fennel. It has a long...

Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, is one of those herbs that comfortably bridges the kitchen and the medicine cabinet. Its feathery leaves, crisp bulb, and fragrant...

False heather, botanically known as Cuphea hyssopifolia, is a small flowering shrub best known as an ornamental plant, especially in warm gardens and containers....

False gromwell, botanically known as Lithospermum officinale, is a traditional Boraginaceae herb with a long but very uneven medicinal record. It has been used...

False cardamom, Alpinia mutica, is an aromatic member of the ginger family that is valued more in regional traditional practice and botanical circles than...

False Ashoka, botanically known as Monoon longifolium and often listed in older research as Polyalthia longifolia, is an evergreen tree best known as an...

False acacia, better known botanically as Robinia pseudoacacia and commonly called black locust, is a fragrant flowering tree with a complicated herbal reputation. Its...

Eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis, is a small flowering herb long associated with eye comfort, watery irritation, seasonal congestion, and excess mucus. For centuries, European herbal...

Evolvulus alsinoides is a small creeping herb from the morning glory family that has earned a much larger place in traditional medicine than its...

Everlasting flower, Xerochrysum bracteatum, is best known for its papery, long-lasting blooms, but its appeal is not only ornamental. This Australian species, once widely...

Everlast, better known botanically as Helichrysum arenarium and often called sandy everlasting, is a bright yellow flowering herb with a long history in European...

Evergreen huckleberry, Vaccinium ovatum, is a glossy-leaved coastal shrub native to the Pacific Northwest and northern California, prized for its small dark berries, year-round...

Euryale ferox is an aquatic seed crop best known as makhana, fox nut, gorgon nut, or qian shi. Although many people know it as...

European pennyroyal, or Mentha pulegium, is a strongly aromatic mint-family herb with a long and uneasy history. For centuries it was used in teas,...

European mistletoe, or Viscum album, is an evergreen semiparasitic plant with a long history in traditional medicine and a more specialized modern role in...

European chestnut, Castanea sativa, occupies an unusual place in natural health. It is not just a woodland tree or a seasonal food. It also...

European ash, or Fraxinus excelsior, is best known as a tall woodland tree, yet its leaves and bark also have a long history in...

European alder, also called common alder or black alder, is a moisture-loving tree better known for riverbanks and wet woodlands than for kitchen-shelf herbal...