Tag: Wound Healing

Cheeseweed (Malva parviflora) is a humble mallow-family plant often found along roadsides and garden edges, yet it has a long history as both a...

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...

Broadleaf plantain (Plantago major) is one of the most familiar “accidental herbs” in the world—an unassuming lawn plant that has been used for centuries...

Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) is a South American tree whose bright red berries are often sold as “pink peppercorns,” and whose bark and leaves...

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is a woodland wildflower native to eastern North America, best known for the bright red-orange sap that seeps from its rhizome...

Beth root—also known as birthroot, wake-robin, or red trillium—is the rhizome of Trillium erectum, a woodland plant native to North America. In traditional Western...

Benzoin resin (Styrax benzoin) is a fragrant, balsamic resin that seeps from Styrax trees after the bark is wounded and then hardens into amber-brown...

Balsam of Peru is an aromatic resin obtained from the bark of Myroxylon pereirae, a tree native to Central America. It has a long...

Balm of Gilead is a traditional herbal preparation most often made from the sticky spring buds of certain poplar trees—commonly Populus candicans and closely...

Australian tea tree (Leptospermum scoparium) is a fragrant shrub in the myrtle family whose leaves and nectar have become well known through two modern...

Anthyllis vulneraria—often called kidney vetch or woundwort—is a flowering herb in the pea family traditionally used in parts of Europe for skin care and...

Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis miller) is a succulent plant best known for the clear gel inside its leaves—a soothing, water-rich substance used for centuries...

Alkanet (Alkanna tinctoria) is a Mediterranean and European herb best known for its deep red root pigments—historically used as a natural dye, and still...