Tag: Decongestant

Osha, botanically known as Ligusticum porteri, is a high-altitude North American herb whose root has been valued for generations in Indigenous and Hispano herbal...

Ma huang, usually prepared from the dried stems of Ephedra sinica, is one of the most active and most debated herbs in East Asian...

Horseradish is a hardy perennial root in the cabbage family, prized for a sharp heat that rises into the nose rather than lingering like...

Himalayan fir, botanically known as Abies spectabilis, is a high-altitude conifer native to the Himalayas and long valued in regional healing traditions. Its needles,...

Fuzzy Weed, here referring to Salvia leucophylla, is a soft-leaved, strongly aromatic California sage more commonly known as purple sage or San Luis purple...

Fang Feng, the dried root of Saposhnikovia divaricata, is a long-used East Asian medicinal herb best known for its role in traditional formulas for...

Eucalyptus is one of those herbs people think they already know, usually because of its sharp, cooling aroma. But medicinal eucalyptus is more than...

Ephedra, best known in traditional East Asian medicine as ma huang, is one of the most pharmacologically active herbs in common herbal history. Unlike...

Desert sage (Salvia dorrii) is a hardy, aromatic shrub native to the dry landscapes of the western United States. Its silver-gray leaves and purple...

Bai Zhi, the dried root of Angelica dahurica, is a traditional East Asian herb best known for supporting the head and nasal passages, easing...