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The hummingbird plant (Dicliptera suberecta) is a striking perennial herb admired for its vivid orange tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Native to...

Huito, also known in different regions as jagua or genipap, is a tropical fruit tree with a long life in food, folk medicine, and...

Huang Qin, the dried root of Scutellaria baicalensis, is one of the classic herbs of East Asian medicine and one of the more chemically...

Huai Hua is the dried flower of the pagoda tree, a traditional East Asian medicinal herb best known for its long association with bleeding...

Hu Zhang is the traditional Chinese medicine name for the root and rhizome of Reynoutria japonica, also known as Polygonum cuspidatum or Japanese knotweed....

Houttuynia is a distinctive medicinal and culinary herb native to East and Southeast Asia, where it is valued as both food and traditional medicine....

Houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum, is a hardy succulent best known for growing on stone walls, dry roofs, and sunny garden edges, but its story is...

Horsetail, Equisetum arvense, is one of the oldest surviving plant species on earth, a reed-like herb valued for both its unusual silica content and...

Horse mint, also called spotted beebalm, is one of those North American herbs that feels both familiar and slightly overlooked. It belongs to the...

Horse chestnut is a large European tree whose glossy brown seeds have shaped one of the better-known herbal remedies for vein-related symptoms. In modern...

Horny goat weed, most often associated with the species Epimedium sagittatum and several close botanical relatives, is a traditional East Asian herb best known...

Hornwort, also called coontail, is a fully submerged freshwater plant better known in ponds and aquariums than in modern herbal cabinets. That alone makes...

Horned melilot, Melilotus albus, is a fragrant legume more widely recognized as white sweet clover. It has a long history as a traditional herb,...

Horehound, also called white horehound, is a bitter member of the mint family that has been used for centuries as a household remedy for...

Hops are best known as the cones that give beer its bitter edge and distinctive aroma, but the plant has a second life in...

Hop tree, also called wafer ash, is a small North American tree in the citrus family that has a much bigger herbal reputation than...

Hop clover, also called golden clover or large hop trefoil, is a small yellow-flowering legume that often looks unremarkable in a field until you...

Honeysuckle, in this case Lonicera caprifolium, is the fragrant European climbing species often called Italian honeysuckle or perfoliate honeysuckle. Many people know it as...

Honeybush, made from Cyclopia intermedia, is a naturally sweet South African herbal tea that has moved from regional tradition to global wellness shelves without...

Holy thistle is one of the older common names for Silybum marianum, the plant more widely known today as milk thistle. It is a...

Holy basil, widely known as tulsi, is one of the most respected herbs in South Asian traditional medicine. It is best known as a...

Hollyhock, botanically known as Alcea rosea, is often admired as a cottage-garden flower, yet it also has a long medicinal history. Traditional systems have...

Holly, or Ilex aquifolium, is best known as the glossy evergreen with spiny leaves and bright red berries that appears in winter gardens and...

Hogsweed, better known botanically as Heracleum sphondylium and more commonly called common hogweed, is a traditional European herb from the carrot family. It has...