Tag: Diuretic

Downy birch is a familiar northern tree, but its medicinal use is more specific than many people realize. In herbal medicine, the leaf is...

Dolichandra unguis-cati, often called cat's claw creeper or cat's claw vine, is a climbing plant in the Bignoniaceae family that appears in traditional medicine...

Dogbane, also called Indian hemp, is one of those plants that deserves both respect and caution. It has a long history in North America...

Diervilla, often called bush honeysuckle, is a small North American shrub genus with a surprisingly rich traditional-use history and a much thinner modern clinical...

Dianthus is best known as the genus that includes pinks and carnations, but in herbal medicine, the most important species are usually Dianthus superbus...

Daphne is one of the most misunderstood medicinal plant groups. Many people recognize it as a fragrant ornamental shrub, but in herbal medicine the...

Dandelion is one of the most familiar medicinal plants in the world, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people know...

Couch grass, also called quackgrass, is one of those herbs that is often better known as a stubborn garden weed than as a traditional...

Corn silk is the fine, thread-like stigma of the corn plant, and it has a much longer medicinal history than most people expect. In...

Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata), also called five-leaf akebia, is a climbing plant used in East Asian herbal traditions and increasingly discussed in modern phytochemistry...

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

Buchu is a fragrant South African herb best known for its long traditional use in urinary and digestive complaints, but it is also one...

Broom, also called Scotch broom, is a yellow-flowering shrub with a long history in European folk medicine. Herbal texts describe its flowering tops and...

Blazing Star, most often referring to Liatris spicata, is better known as a striking ornamental flower than as a modern herbal remedy. Still, it...

Birch is one of those herbs that is easy to overlook because it is also a familiar tree. In herbal medicine, though, birch has...

Bailan melon (Benincasa hispida) is better known globally as winter melon, wax gourd, or ash gourd—a mild, water-rich fruit often treated like a vegetable...