Tag: Demulcent

Molokhia, also known as jute mallow, saluyot, and ewedu in different food traditions, is one of those rare plants that sits comfortably between nourishment...

Marshmallow is a soft, pale-flowered herb whose medicinal reputation comes mainly from its roots, though the leaves also have a long history of use....

Mallow is one of those herbs that feels gentle from the first cup. Best known in modern herbal practice as Malva sylvestris or common...

Maidenhair fern is a delicate-looking fern with dark wiry stems and soft fan-shaped leaflets, yet its medicinal story is more substantial than its appearance...

Licorice is one of those herbs that seems simple until you look more closely. The sweet root of Glycyrrhiza glabra has a long history...

Ilima, botanically known as Sida fallax, is a small flowering shrub in the mallow family that holds a special place in Hawaiian culture and...

Icelandic lichen, more often called Iceland moss, is not a true moss at all. It is a medicinal lichen traditionally used in Europe for...

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...

Althaea officinalis—more commonly called marshmallow root—is a soothing, mucilage-rich herb traditionally used when tissues feel dry, irritated, or inflamed. The root (and, less often,...

Abutilon is a large plant genus best known to gardeners for its bell-shaped flowers, yet several species have a long history in traditional herbal...