Plant Medicine

First documented as a medicinal plant by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder and cultivated in monastery gardens throughout medieval Europe, Humul...

Cultivated across West Africa, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Southeast Asia for centuries, Hibiscus sabdariffa — Hibiscus Flower — has been a beloved ...

With a recorded history spanning over 5,000 years, Lawsonia inermis — Henna — is one of humanity's oldest plant cosmetics, used for adornment, cere...

For millennia, the thorny hedgerows of Europe sheltered a berry that Celtic, Greek, and Chinese healers all independently recognized as a profound ...

Originating in the ancient forests of Yunnan Province, China, Camellia sinensis — Green Tea — has been cultivated and revered for over 5,000 years,...

Prized by Indigenous peoples of Eastern North America for generations, Eutrochium purpureum — commonly known as Gravel Root or Queen of the Meadow ...

Long revered by the Cherokee, Haudenosaunee, and other Eastern Woodlands peoples of North America, Hydrastis canadensis — Goldenseal — was so prize...

Native to meadows and open woodlands across North America and Europe, Solidago canadensis — Goldenrod — has served as a cornerstone of Indigenous N...

The root of Panax ginseng — Asian Ginseng — is the most revered and extensively studied medicinal plant in human history. Its genus name 'Panax' de...

A living fossil unchanged for 270 million years, Ginkgo biloba — the Maidenhair Tree — has outlasted the dinosaurs, survived multiple mass extincti...

Originating in the lush tropical forests of Southeast Asia — likely present-day India and China — Zingiber officinale — Ginger Root — has been in c...

Ginger Black Tea is a bold, warming blend that marries the full-bodied depth and natural caffeine of oxidized Camellia sinensis black tea leaves wi...

The king of bitters, Gentiana lutea — Yellow Gentian — grows in the alpine meadows and rocky slopes of the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Carpathians,...

The oldest prescription in human history may have included garlic. Found in ancient Egyptian medical papyri, Mesopotamian clay tablets, Chinese med...

A daisy-like perennial native to the rocky mountain slopes of southeastern Europe, Tanacetum parthenium — Feverfew — was known to ancient Greek phy...

Gathered from the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun and documented in the Ebers Papyrus — the oldest known medical text, dated to 1550 BCE —...

One of the oldest cultivated herbs in recorded history, Foeniculum vulgare — Fennel — was grown in the hanging gardens of ancient Babylon and worsh...

A woodland wildflower native to the rich, moist forests of eastern North America, Chamaelirium luteum — False Unicorn Root — has been one of the mo...

A small, delicate wildflower of Europe's chalk meadows and high alpine pastures, Euphrasia officinalis — Eyebright — was first brought to the atten...

Towering over the Australian landscape and deeply embedded in the dreamtime knowledge of Aboriginal peoples who have inhabited the continent for ov...

Elecampane is a traditional herb valued for its support of respiratory health and digestive wellness. Known for its gentle yet effective properties...

The dark, jewel-like berries of the Elder tree — Sambucus nigra — ripen to a deep purple-black each autumn across the hedgerows of Europe and North...

The Elder tree — Sambucus nigra — is one of the most sacred plants in European folk tradition, woven through thousands of years of myth, medicine, ...

Revered in ancient Egypt for over 5,000 years — offered to the sun god Ra, woven into funeral garlands, and used in the embalming of pharaohs — Mat...