Tag: Urinary System

Cranberry is one of the most widely used medicinal berries, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. Many people know it as...

Couch grass, also called quackgrass, is one of those herbs that is often better known as a stubborn garden weed than as a traditional...

Cleavers (Galium aparine) is the clingy, fast-growing hedge plant many people recognize by touch before sight: its stems and leaves catch on sleeves, gloves,...

Chocolate vine (Akebia quinata), also called five-leaf akebia, is a climbing plant used in East Asian herbal traditions and increasingly discussed in modern phytochemistry...

Buchu is a fragrant South African herb best known for its long traditional use in urinary and digestive complaints, but it is also one...

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

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

Bearberry, also known as uva-ursi, is a small evergreen shrub whose leathery leaves have a long reputation as a “urinary herb.” Today, it is...

Angelica (Angelica archangelica), often called garden angelica or European angelica, is a classic medicinal herb with a long history in digestive and respiratory herbal...