Tag: Gut Support

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....

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

Boldo is a Chilean medicinal plant best known for its aromatic leaves, which are commonly prepared as an herbal tea for digestive complaints. In...

Blueberry is one of the few “medicinal foods” that works well in both everyday nutrition and evidence-based wellness planning. The highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum,...

Avocado is one of the few fruits that behaves like a “built-in dressing”: creamy, satisfying, and naturally low in sugar. That texture comes from...

Asafoetida—often called hing—is a pungent resin harvested from Ferula plants and used in both cooking and traditional medicine. In tiny amounts, it adds deep,...

Arrowroot is best known as a gentle, gluten-free starch that turns soups glossy, pie fillings silky, and sauces stable without a “floury” taste. It...

Agave is often marketed as a “natural” wellness ingredient, but it is really a family of desert plants that can be turned into very...

Absinth wormwood is a fiercely bitter herb with a long, complicated relationship to both medicine and culture. In herbal practice, it is best understood...