Tag: Antioxidant

Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa), often called black chokeberry, is a dark purple berry known for its intensely astringent taste and unusually high polyphenol content. While...

Artemisia annua—often called sweet wormwood or qing hao—is a fragrant Artemisia species best known as the original plant source of artemisinin, the breakthrough compound...

Kyuri is the Japanese name for cucumber, and in many English-speaking kitchens it often refers to the slim, thin-skinned Japanese type that stays crisp,...

Kutjura, also known as bush tomato, desert raisin, or akudjura, is the dried ripe fruit of Solanum centrale, an Australian desert plant with deep...

Kura Kura, or Durio testudinarius, is not a classic medicinal herb in the usual sense. It is a rare wild durian species native to...

Kundangan, more widely known across Southeast Asia as kundang, maprang, marian plum, or plum mango, is the fruit-bearing tree Bouea macrophylla. Although it is...

Kumquat is a small citrus fruit with a rare advantage: you can eat the whole thing, peel and all. That detail matters more than...

Kukicha is a distinctive Japanese tea made mostly from the stems, twigs, and stalks of Camellia sinensis, the same plant used for green, black,...

Kudum puli, better known in many kitchens as Malabar tamarind, is the dried sour rind of Garcinia gummi-gutta, a tropical fruit long used in...

Kradung Chaang, commonly identified as Argyreia collinsae, is a tropical climbing vine in the morning-glory family with a long history of regional traditional use....

Koseret, commonly identified with Lippia abyssinica in popular writing and Ethiopian herbal use, is an aromatic East African herb valued both as a food...

Korean mint, better known by its botanical name Agastache rugosa, is an aromatic herb in the mint family that has long been used in...

Korarima, also called Ethiopian cardamom or false cardamom, is an aromatic seed spice from the ginger family that has shaped Ethiopian cooking and traditional...

Kokum is a deep red to purple fruit from India’s western coastal belt, especially the Konkan and Western Ghats. Its dried rind gives a...

Knutweed, better known as Japanese knotweed or hu zhang, is a fast-growing perennial plant whose underground rhizome has a long history in traditional East...

Knotweed, more precisely Polygonum aviculare, is a low-growing annual herb better known in many herbal texts as common knotgrass. It has a long record...

Knapweed is not one single herb with one single story. The name can refer to several Centaurea species, but two that often come up...

Klip dagga is a striking tropical herb in the mint family, recognized by its tall stems and spiky orange flower whorls. In different regions...

Kinkeliba, or Combretum micranthum, is one of West Africa’s best-known medicinal leaf teas and has been used for generations as a daily wellness drink...

Kinh Gioi, usually identified as Elsholtzia ciliata and often called Vietnamese balm, is an aromatic herb that sits comfortably between kitchen and clinic. In...

Kidney vetch, or Anthyllis vulneraria, is a bright yellow wildflower from the pea family with a much older medicinal reputation than its modest size...

Kidney tea plant, often called Java tea, cat’s whiskers, or misai kucing, is a Southeast Asian medicinal herb best known for its traditional role...

Khella, the dried fruit of Ammi visnaga, is one of those old medicinal plants that still feels surprisingly modern once you look at what...

Keruing Belimbing, Dipterocarpus grandiflorus, is a large resinous tree from Southeast Asia, known in some regions as apitong. Unlike familiar kitchen herbs or standardized...