Tag: Stress Relief

Griffonia, botanically known as Griffonia simplicifolia, is a West African climbing shrub that has become globally known for one reason above all others: its...

Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis), often called Chinese skullcap or huang qin, is a root-based herb used for centuries in East Asian herbal traditions. Today...

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

Klip dagga is a striking tropical herb in the mint family, recognized by its tall stems and spiky orange flower whorls. In different regions...

Kava is a South Pacific plant best known for the calming drink made from its peeled root and rhizome. For centuries, it has been...

Kanna, also called Sceletium tortuosum, is a South African succulent herb traditionally chewed, sniffed, brewed, or prepared as fermented plant material known as kougoed....

Jujube, also called Chinese date or red date, sits at an interesting intersection of food and herbal medicine. The fruit is sweet, chewy, and...

Jiaogulan, the climbing herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum, is often called the “immortality herb,” but its real appeal is less mystical and more practical. Traditionally used...

Jatamansi, Nardostachys jatamansi, is a high-altitude Himalayan herb best known for its fragrant rhizome and root, which have been used for centuries in Ayurveda,...

Indian valerian, also known as Tagara, is a strongly aromatic Himalayan herb long used in Ayurveda and related traditions for sleep trouble, nervous tension,...

Indian spikenard, also called Nardostachys jatamansi or jatamansi, is a fragrant Himalayan herb valued in Ayurveda, Unani, and Tibetan traditions for its calming, aromatic...

Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora), sometimes called ghost plant or corpse plant, is one of the most unusual medicinal species found in North American forests....

Huang Qi is one of the best-known tonic roots in traditional Chinese medicine, valued for supporting resilience, recovery, appetite, and the body’s “protective qi.”...

Hops are best known as the cones that give beer its bitter edge and distinctive aroma, but the plant has a second life in...

Holy basil, widely known as tulsi, is one of the most respected herbs in South Asian traditional medicine. It is best known as a...

Garden heliotrope, in this context, refers to Valeriana officinalis—better known as valerian or garden valerian. It is not the same plant as the ornamental...

French lavender, the aromatic Mediterranean herb known botanically as Lavandula stoechas, is one of the most visually distinctive lavenders, with compact flower heads topped...

Freedom Flower, Leonotis leonurus, is a striking member of the mint family best known for its bright orange whorled flowers and its long 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...

Fever grass, better known internationally as lemongrass, is the fragrant leaf of Cymbopogon citratus, a tropical grass used both as a culinary herb and...

Evolvulus alsinoides is a small creeping herb from the morning glory family that has earned a much larger place in traditional medicine than its...

English lavender, botanically Lavandula angustifolia, is the classic lavender most people mean when they picture a calming herbal tea, a bedtime sachet, or a...

Eleuthero, also called Eleutherococcus senticosus and sometimes “Siberian ginseng,” is a woody shrub whose root has long been used as a tonic herb for...

“Drunken Monkey” is an unusual common name you may see on some herbal products, but the botanical name matters far more than the nickname....