Tag: Digestive Aid

Hyptis suaveolens is an aromatic herb in the mint family that grows widely across tropical and subtropical regions, where it is known by names...

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) is a flowering plant admired for its vibrant, fragrant blooms and long history of ornamental cultivation. Beyond its visual appeal, hyacinth...

Huo Xiang, here referring specifically to Agastache rugosa, is an aromatic East Asian herb best known for easing nausea, bloating, poor appetite, loose stools,...

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

Coptis deltoidea is a bitter, yellow-rhizomed medicinal plant in the buttercup family and one of the accepted botanical sources of Coptidis Rhizoma, the classic...

Huang Shi, commonly known as Poria cocos, is a medicinal fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine for its unique therapeutic properties. It is a...

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

Huang Qi is one of the best-known tonic roots in traditional Chinese medicine, valued for supporting resilience, recovery, appetite, and the body’s “protective qi.”...

Huang Lian, most closely associated with Coptis chinensis, is one of the most intensely bitter herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. For centuries, it has...

Huang Bai is the dried bark of Phellodendron chinense, a bitter yellow medicinal plant used for centuries in East Asian herbal practice. In traditional...

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

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 balm, better known botanically as Monarda punctata, is one of those North American herbs that deserves more thoughtful attention than it usually gets....

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 hornbeam, also called ironwood or leverwood, is a small North American tree with a much bigger folk-medicine story than most people realize. Traditionally,...

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...

Hoodia is a spiny, cactus-like succulent from southern Africa that became famous as a “natural appetite suppressant.” For years, it was promoted as a...

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...

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...

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

Hoary mountain mint, or Pycnanthemum incanum, is a strongly aromatic North American herb in the mint family, valued as both a traditional remedy and...