Tag: Digestive Aid

Cinnamon basil is a fragrant basil cultivar with warm, spicy notes that resemble cinnamon, but its value goes beyond flavor. Like other basils, it...

Cilantro is one of the few herbs that sits at the crossroads of food and traditional medicine. In everyday cooking, it adds a fresh,...

Chocolate mint is a peppermint cultivar, which means it belongs to the same species group as common peppermint but has a sweeter aroma that...

Chives are often treated like a garnish, but they deserve more respect than that. This slender green herb from the onion family brings a...

Chinese yam—often called shan yao, Huai shan, or nagaimo—sits in a rare middle ground: it is both a traditional remedy and an everyday food....

Chinese skullcap, also called Scutellaria baicalensis or Huang Qin, is a traditional East Asian medicinal root with a long history of use for inflammatory...

Chinese licorice, often called Gan Cao in traditional East Asian practice, is one of the most widely used herbs in classical formulas and modern...

Chicory is one of those plants that quietly does several jobs well. Depending on the part used, it can be a leafy vegetable, a...

Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a small seed with an unusually large nutritional and functional profile. It is widely used as a food, but it...

Chervil is a delicate, parsley-like herb with a soft anise note, but it is more than a garnish. In traditional kitchen medicine, it has...

Cheeseweed, also called little mallow, is a humble wild plant that often grows in gardens, roadsides, and disturbed soil, but it has a long...

Chamomile is one of the most familiar herbal remedies in the world, but its popularity can hide how nuanced it really is. The flower...

Cerasee, commonly identified with Momordica charantia (also known as bitter melon or bitter gourd), is one of those herbs that sits at the crossroads...

Centaury is a classic bitter herb that has been used in European herbal medicine for generations, especially for poor appetite and mild digestive complaints....

Greater celandine, usually shortened to celandine, is a striking yellow-flowered herb with bright orange sap and a long history in European and Asian herbal...

Catmint, better known in many places as catnip, is one of those herbs that people recognize for its effect on cats but often overlook...