Tag: Throat Soother

Coltsfoot is a traditional herbal remedy best known for cough, throat irritation, and respiratory discomfort, but it is also one of the clearest examples...

Chinese licorice, often called Gan Cao in traditional East Asian practice, is one of the most widely used herbs in classical formulas and modern...

Cherry bark, usually taken from wild black cherry (Prunus serotina), is a traditional herbal remedy best known for its role in cough syrups, throat...

Cheeseweed, also called little mallow, is a humble wild plant that often grows in gardens, roadsides, and disturbed soil, but it has a long...

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...

Blazing Star, most often referring to Liatris spicata, is better known as a striking ornamental flower than as a modern herbal remedy. Still, it...

Bladder cherry, often called Chinese lantern, is a striking medicinal plant known for its papery orange-red husk and long history in traditional herbal practice....

Blackberry is one of those plants that sits in two worlds at once: a familiar fruit in the kitchen and a traditional herbal remedy...

Betony (Stachys officinalis), often called wood betony, is a traditional European herb from the mint family that has been used for centuries as a...

Beech drops, also called beechdrops, is a small woodland plant with an unusual life strategy: it survives by attaching to beech tree roots rather...

Bee balm is a vivid, citrus-minty herb best known for its scarlet flowers and its old name, “Oswego tea.” Behind the pretty blooms is...

Bayberry (Myrica cerifera), also known as wax myrtle or southern bayberry, is a fragrant coastal shrub with a long history in North American herbal...

Basswood—more often labeled linden or lime blossom in tea shops—is one of those gentle herbs people return to when they want comfort without caffeine....

Avens (Geum urbanum), often called wood avens or herb bennet, is a traditional European herb best known for its “drying” or astringent feel. That...

Althaea officinalis—better known as marshmallow root—has earned its reputation the old-fashioned way: by being reliably soothing. When you steep the root, its natural mucilage...

Agrimony, the delicate yellow-flowered herb also known as Agrimonia eupatoria, has a long history in European herbal traditions for a simple reason: it behaves...