Tag: Skin Health

Candelilla is a desert shrub native to northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States, but most people know it for the wax...

Calendula, also called pot marigold, is one of the best-known traditional skin-soothing herbs in European herbal practice. Its bright orange and yellow petals are...

Burnet, most often referring to great burnet or Sanguisorba officinalis, is a traditional medicinal herb with a long history of use for bleeding, irritated...

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

Borage is a blue-flowered herb with a long history in food and traditional medicine, but most modern health interest centers on borage seed oil....

Blue flag is a striking wetland iris with a much stronger medicinal reputation than many people realize. The herb used in traditional practice is...

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is a striking North American woodland plant best known for its red-orange sap and a long, complicated medical history. It has...

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

Bhringraj, also known as Eclipta alba (and often listed as Eclipta prostrata), is a traditional herb used across Ayurveda and other healing systems for...

Benzoin resin is one of those traditional remedies that still makes practical sense in modern life—when you use the right form, for the right...

Benedict's Balsam, better known worldwide as garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina), sits at an unusual intersection of beauty and tradition. The same bright petals that...

Bay rum oil is the warm, spicy essential oil traditionally distilled from the leaves of the West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa). It is...

Barleria strigosa is a striking blue-flowered shrub in the Acanthaceae family that shows up in traditional healing systems across parts of Asia. While it...

Balsam of Peru is a dark, aromatic resin from the bark of Myroxylon pereirae, valued for its warm vanilla-cinnamon scent and its long history...

Balsam fir is the scent many people picture when they imagine a winter forest—clean, resinous, and bright. But beyond its familiar aroma, Abies balsamea...

Balm of Gilead is best known as the fragrant, sticky spring buds of a resinous poplar—often sold as whole buds, an infused oil, or...