Tag: Throat Soother

Belleric myrobalan (Terminalia bellirica) is the dried fruit of a large tree native to South and Southeast Asia. In Ayurveda it is commonly known...

Knotweed, more precisely Polygonum aviculare, is a low-growing annual herb better known in many herbal texts as common knotgrass. It has a long record...

Kinh Gioi, usually identified as Elsholtzia ciliata and often called Vietnamese balm, is an aromatic herb that sits comfortably between kitchen and clinic. In...

Japanese honeysuckle, or Lonicera japonica, is a fragrant climbing vine best known in herbal medicine for its flower buds and newly opened flowers. In...

Italian Bugloss, botanically known as Anchusa azurea, is a vivid blue-flowering herb from the borage family that has a longer folk-medicine history than most...

Island Mallow, traditionally known as Lavatera assurgentiflora and now often classified as Malva assurgentiflora, is a striking shrub native to California’s Channel Islands. Most...

Isatis, usually referring to Isatis tinctoria and commonly called woad or dyer’s woad, is one of those herbs with two very different histories. In...

Icelandic lichen, more often called Iceland moss, is not a true moss at all. It is a medicinal lichen traditionally used in Europe for...

Iceland moss is not a true moss at all. It is a medicinal lichen, a partnership between a fungus and an alga, long used...

Hollyhock, botanically known as Alcea rosea, is often admired as a cottage-garden flower, yet it also has a long medicinal history. Traditional systems have...

Hoary mountain mint, or Pycnanthemum incanum, is a strongly aromatic North American herb in the mint family, valued as both a traditional remedy and...

Ardisia crenata is an evergreen shrub better known in many botanic and horticultural references as coral ardisia, coralberry, or Christmas berry. The title term...

Hedge violet, botanically known as Viola reichenbachiana, is a small woodland violet best known as an early spring flower rather than a mainstream medicinal...

Hedge mustard, known botanically as Sisymbrium officinale, is a peppery wild herb in the cabbage and mustard family that has earned a long-standing reputation...

Guaiacum, more fully known as Guaiacum officinale, is a slow-growing Caribbean tree best known as one source of true lignum vitae. Historically, it was...

Green chiretta, also called Andrographis paniculata or kalmegh, is one of the best-known bitter herbs in traditional Asian medicine. It has long been used...

Great mullein is a tall, soft-leaved biennial herb best known for its long history in traditional respiratory care. Many people recognize it by its...

Golden bell, better known botanically as Forsythia suspensa, is the medicinal forsythia most often discussed in East Asian herbal practice. The part used is...

Globe amaranth is best known for its vivid, clover-like flower heads, but its appeal goes well beyond ornament. Botanically named Gomphrena globosa, it is...

Ginger mint is a lively, aromatic herb that combines the cooling brightness people expect from mint with a warmer, spicier edge that explains its...

Garden thyme is one of those rare herbs that sits comfortably in both the kitchen and the medicine cabinet. Known botanically as Thymus vulgaris,...

Fuzzy Weed, here referring to Salvia leucophylla, is a soft-leaved, strongly aromatic California sage more commonly known as purple sage or San Luis purple...

Frostweed, Helianthemum canadense, is a small North American wildflower with a much larger herbal story than its size suggests. Also known as Canada frostweed,...

French Rose, botanically known as Rosa gallica, is one of the oldest cultivated roses in Europe and a classic medicinal flower in traditional Western...