Tag: Digestive Aid

Cassia, often sold simply as “cinnamon,” is the bold, sweet-spicy bark most people know from baking, tea, and spice blends. It comes from Cinnamomum...

Cassava is a major staple crop for hundreds of millions of people, but it is often misunderstood in wellness content. It is not a...

Cascara sagrada is a traditional herbal laxative made from the aged bark of Rhamnus purshiana, a tree native to western North America. It is...

Carrot is one of the rare medicinal foods that is both familiar and genuinely useful. Most people know it as a kitchen staple, but...

Carqueja (Baccharis trimera) is a bitter South American herb traditionally used for digestion, especially after heavy meals, and it remains one of the best-known...

Carob is a Mediterranean pod fruit with a long history as both a food and a practical remedy. Today, it sits in an interesting...

Cardoon is a Mediterranean plant in the same species group as globe artichoke, and that shared botanical background explains why people often ask about...

Cardamom is more than a fragrant kitchen spice. The green pods of Elettaria cardamomum have a long history in traditional digestive care, breath-freshening remedies,...

Caraway is one of the oldest culinary and medicinal herbs in regular use, yet it is still widely misunderstood. Many people know the warm,...

Cape Aloe, also called Aloe ferox or bitter aloe, is one of the most traditional medicinal aloe species and a close relative of the...

Canella (Canella winterana), often called wild cinnamon or pepper cinnamon, is a fragrant Caribbean and South Florida tree whose inner bark has a long...

Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) is best known as a low, white-flowering ornamental plant, but many readers search for it as a medicinal herb. That is...

Calamus, also called sweet flag, is one of the most debated herbs in traditional medicine. It has a long history of use for digestion,...

Calamint, most often identified today as Clinopodium nepeta (and historically listed as Calamintha nepeta), is a fragrant Mediterranean herb in the mint family with...

Butternut, also called white walnut, is a North American tree with a long history in traditional herbal practice. While most people know walnuts for...

Burdock is one of those herbs that sits at the crossroads of food and medicine. In many kitchens, it is a root vegetable (often...