Tag: Digestive Aid

Himalayan Zingiber, botanically Zingiber capitatum, is a lesser-known wild ginger from the Himalayan to eastern Indian belt. It belongs to the same family as...

Himalayan Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria, is an aromatic rhizome from the ginger family that has long been valued across South and Southeast Asian healing traditions....

Himalayan Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylum alatum, is a prickly aromatic shrub or small tree native to the Himalayan region and valued both as a spice and...

Himalayan yellow poppy, Meconopsis paniculata, is a high-altitude medicinal and edible herb from the poppy family that grows across parts of the Himalayas and...

Himalayan saltbush, botanically Atriplex hortensis, is better known in many parts of the world as garden orache or mountain spinach. In Himalayan and trans-Himalayan...

Himalayan rhubarb, Rheum australe, is a striking high-altitude herb from the Himalayas with a long record in traditional medicine. Older literature often calls it...

Himalayan raspberry, also called yellow Himalayan raspberry, is the fruit of Rubus ellipticus, a thorny shrub that grows across parts of the Himalayas and...

Himalayan nettle, botanically known as Girardinia diversifolia, is a striking wild plant of the Himalayan region that has long served two very different roles....

Himalayan indigo, Indigofera heterantha, is a flowering shrub from the pea family that grows across parts of the western and central Himalayas. Many people...

Himalayan gentian, or Gentiana kurroo, is a bitter alpine herb from the northwestern Himalayas that has long been valued in traditional medicine for digestive...

Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa), often known as roselle, is a vibrant flowering plant widely used in herbal teas, traditional medicine, and culinary preparations around the...

Heron's bill refers to a group of small flowering plants from the genus Erodium, belonging to the geranium family. These modest herbs grow widely...

Hemp agrimony, or Eupatorium cannabinum, is a tall pink-flowering herb from the daisy family with a long history in European folk medicine. Traditional herbalists...

Hedge woundwort is a tall, strongly scented woodland herb from the mint family that has been valued more in folk medicine than in modern...

Hedge garlic, better known in many regions as garlic mustard, is a sharp-tasting biennial herb in the mustard family. Despite its name, it is...

Hedge bindweed is a fast-growing perennial vine in the morning glory family that is better known as a garden weed than as a mainstream...

Haritaki is the dried fruit of Terminalia chebula, a tree long valued in Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, and other traditional systems. It is best known...

Hare's ear, best known in herbal practice as Bupleurum falcatum, is a traditional medicinal root with a long history in East Asian herbal systems....

Hardy orange, better known botanically as Poncirus trifoliata, is a thorny citrus relative valued more in herbal traditions than at the table. Its fresh...

Hairy bittercress is the kind of plant many people pull up before realizing it is edible. This small mustard-family herb appears in garden beds,...

Hackberry is a lesser-known North American tree whose small purple-brown fruits have long been used as seasonal food and, in some traditions, as simple...

Guava, Psidium guajava, is a tropical fruit tree valued not only for its fragrant fruit but also for its leaves, which have a long...

Guar gum is a soluble fiber made from the endosperm of the guar bean, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba, a drought-tolerant legume grown widely in India and...

Ground ivy is a low-growing, aromatic herb from the mint family that has been used for centuries in European folk medicine. Also known as...