Tag: Liver Support

Chanca piedra, often called “stone breaker,” is a small tropical plant traditionally used to support urinary comfort and help manage kidney stone tendencies. In...

Bupleurum (Bupleurum chinense), often called chai hu or radix bupleuri, is a traditional East Asian herbal root best known for its role in classic...

Kutki, also called Picrorhiza kurroa, is a bitter alpine herb used for centuries in Ayurveda, especially for liver support, sluggish digestion, and occasional constipation....

Kudzu, best known scientifically as Pueraria montana var. lobata, is a fast-growing vine with a long history in East Asian food and herbal medicine....

Javanese turmeric, also known as temulawak, is a Southeast Asian rhizome in the ginger family that sits somewhere between a kitchen spice, a digestive...

Japanese knotweed, botanically known as Reynoutria japonica, is one of those plants that carries two very different reputations at once. In many countries it...

Jackfruit is a tropical fruit from the mulberry family that stands out for its size, versatility, and unusually broad nutrition profile. When ripe, it...

Indigo berry, the fruit of Randia echinocarpa, is a lesser-known medicinal food plant from Mexico and parts of Central America that deserves a careful,...

Indian sarsaparilla, better known botanically as Hemidesmus indicus, is a fragrant medicinal climber whose roots have been used for centuries in Ayurveda, Siddha, and...

Hu Zhang is the traditional Chinese medicine name for the root and rhizome of Reynoutria japonica, also known as Polygonum cuspidatum or Japanese knotweed....

Holy thistle is one of the older common names for Silybum marianum, the plant more widely known today as milk thistle. It is a...

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

He Shou Wu, also known as Polygonum multiflorum, Fo-Ti, and in newer taxonomy often as Fallopia multiflora, is one of the most recognizable tonic...

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....

Goldenberry, the bright yellow-orange fruit of Physalis peruviana, is one of those plants that sits naturally between food and herbal medicine. It is also...

Golden thistle is one of those Mediterranean plants that sits naturally between food and herbal medicine. Botanically known as Scolymus hispanicus, it is a...

Globe thistle, or Echinops ritro, is a spiny, blue-flowered herb best known as an ornamental plant, yet it also has a quieter medicinal history...

Five flavor berry, the fruit of Schisandra chinensis, is one of the best-known tonic berries in East Asian herbal traditions. It is also called...

Eclipta, botanically known as Eclipta prostrata and often called bhringraj or false daisy, is a small herb with an outsized reputation in traditional medicine....

Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale ) is one of those plants many people recognize from lawns, yet it has a long history as both a...

Coffee Arabica (Coffea arabica) is the familiar coffee plant behind many of the world’s most aromatic, smooth-tasting brews. While people often reach for Arabica...

Chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis), known as gan cao in traditional Chinese medicine, is a sweet, earthy root that shows up in everything from throat...

Chinese cinnamon is the bold, familiar “cinnamon” flavor found in many kitchens—warm, sweet-spicy, and aromatic. Botanically, it refers primarily to Cinnamomum aromaticum (often treated...