Tag: Skin Health

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

Eastern prickly pear is a low-growing, cold-hardy cactus with a tougher reputation than its health profile first suggests. Known botanically as Opuntia humifusa, it...

Devil’s walkingstick (Aralia spinosa), also known as Hercules’ club or angelica tree, is a spiny, aromatic shrub or small tree native to the eastern...

Devil’s Backbone (Kalanchoe daigremontiana) is a striking succulent best known for producing tiny plantlets along the edges of its leaves—one reason it’s also called...

Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) is a flowering shrub or small tree native to the American Southwest and northern Mexico, celebrated for its trumpet-shaped blooms...

Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara), also known as Himalayan cedar, is an aromatic evergreen prized for its warm, resinous scent and long history in traditional...

Daphne-berry, most often referring to Daphne mezereum (also called mezereon or February daphne), is a fragrant ornamental shrub known for its early flowers and...

The common daisy (Bellis perennis) is one of those plants many people recognize instantly, yet few think of as a traditional remedy. In European...

Cupuacu (Theobroma grandiflorum) is an Amazonian fruit closely related to cacao, prized for its fragrant, tangy pulp and its rich, cocoa-like seed fat known...

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is often treated as a simple salad ingredient, yet it functions as something more useful: a high-water, low-calorie food that reliably...

Crowfoot (Ranunculus acris), often called meadow buttercup or tall buttercup, is a familiar yellow wildflower in many temperate fields and roadsides. It belongs to...

Crinum lily, also known as Crinum asiaticum, is a dramatic, tropical-looking plant with long strap-like leaves and showy, starry flowers. In many places it...

Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a common meadow and lawn plant with cheerful yellow flowers and a less cheerful reality: its fresh sap can...

Cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) is a large, native North American member of the carrot family (Apiaceae) that grows in moist meadows, stream edges, forest...

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), sometimes called bachelor’s button or bluebottle, is best known as a vivid blue edible flower—but its value goes beyond decoration. Traditionally,...

Copperleaf (Acalypha wilkesiana) is a tropical shrub best known for its vivid, coppery-red foliage—but in many traditional systems it is also valued as a...

Copaiba is a fragrant plant resin (often called copaiba oil-resin or oleoresin) traditionally tapped from Copaifera trees in South America. Unlike many “herbal oils,”...

Comptonia peregrina—better known as sweetfern—is a fragrant, fern-like shrub native to eastern North America. Despite its delicate appearance, it’s a surprisingly sturdy plant with...

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a traditional European herb with a reputation for “knitting” tissues back together—an idea rooted in its long history of topical...

Coconut is a remarkably versatile tropical fruit that shows up in kitchens and medicine cabinets alike—think coconut water for hydration, coconut meat for fiber...

Cleavers (Galium aparine) is a humble, sticky spring plant that clings to clothing and fur—yet it has earned a long-standing place in Western herbal...

Citronella is best known for one job: helping people spend time outdoors with fewer mosquito distractions. The plant Cymbopogon nardus—often called citronella grass—produces an...

Calendula, often called pot marigold, is a bright orange-yellow flower long used in traditional herbal care for the skin and mucous membranes. Modern interest...

Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), often called great burnet, is a traditional astringent herb valued for its “tightening” and cooling character. In European folk practice and...