Tag: Gut Support

Rhubarb is one of those plants that sits at an unusual crossroads between food and herbal medicine. Its tart stalks are cooked into pies,...

Red mulberry, Morus rubra, is one of those fruits that feels both wild and generous. Native to eastern North America, it produces soft, deep...

Red elm, more widely known as slippery elm, is one of the most respected soothing herbs in North American traditional medicine. The remedy comes...

Quebracho is one of those plant names that sound familiar yet often point to very different trees. In this article, the focus is Schinopsis...

Quamash, more commonly written as camas in much of the botanical and ethnographic literature, is a blue-flowering North American plant whose true value lies...

Purslane is one of those plants that often gets underestimated. In many gardens it is treated like a weed, yet in traditional food cultures...

Psyllium is one of the rare herbal remedies that feels both traditional and highly practical. Derived from the seeds and seed husks of Plantago...

Prickly pear, botanically known as Opuntia ficus-indica, is a cactus valued as both a traditional food and a modern functional ingredient. Its bright fruits...

Portulaca oleracea, better known as purslane, is a low-growing succulent herb that has long lived in the overlap between food and medicine. In many...

Peppermint is one of the rare herbs that feels instantly familiar yet still deserves a more careful look. A natural hybrid of watermint and...

Oyster plant, better known to many cooks as salsify, is a traditional root vegetable with a surprisingly complex health profile. Botanically identified as Tragopogon...

Onion is one of the few medicinal foods that almost everyone already uses, yet many people underestimate how biologically active it can be. The...

One-Blade, better known in Chinese herbal practice as Pseudostellaria heterophylla or Tai Zi Shen, is a gentle tonic root traditionally used to support energy,...

Oca, also called Oxalis tuberosa and sometimes “New Zealand yam,” is a brightly colored Andean tuber with a long history as both a staple...

Molokhia, also known as jute mallow, saluyot, and ewedu in different food traditions, is one of those rare plants that sits comfortably between nourishment...

Marshmallow is a soft, pale-flowered herb whose medicinal reputation comes mainly from its roots, though the leaves also have a long history of use....