Plant Medicine

The most widely sold and studied medicinal herb in the world, Echinacea purpurea — Purple Coneflower — is a native prairie plant whose spectacular ...

Used by over 40 Plains Nations tribes for whom it was both sacred medicine and ceremonial plant, Echinacea angustifolia — Narrow-Leaf Echinacea — i...

Clinging to the rocky, wave-lashed coastlines of the North Atlantic — from the craggy shores of Iceland and Ireland to the cold Canadian Maritime p...

One of the oldest cultivated herbs in recorded history, Anethum graveolens — Dill — appears in Egyptian medical papyri from 3,000 BCE and was found...

Formed over millions of years from the fossilized shells of microscopic algae called diatoms — creatures whose silica-based cell walls accumulated ...

Grown at elevations of 6,000–10,000 feet in the misty, cool Himalayan foothills of West Bengal, India, Camellia sinensis — Darjeeling Tea — is ofte...

Impossible to eradicate, thriving everywhere from lawns to mountaintops, Taraxacum officinale — Dandelion — may be the most universally available m...

A small, fragrant shrub native to the subtropical regions of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, Turnera diffusa — Damiana — has been used ...

The fine, silky threads that most of us discard without a second thought when shucking corn are, in fact, one of the gentlest and most effective ur...

Known across medieval Europe as 'knitbone,' 'boneset,' and 'bruisewort,' Symphytum officinale — Comfrey — has one of the most evocative names in th...

One of the earliest flowers of the European spring — its cheerful yellow blooms often appearing through late winter snow before the leaves have eme...

The dried flower buds of a tropical tree native to the Maluku Islands (Spice Islands) of Indonesia, Syzygium aromaticum — Cloves — were so precious...

Harvested from the ancient mineral-rich earth of Morocco, Moroccan Red Clay is a naturally occurring mineral clay prized for centuries in North Afr...

French Green Clay is a natural mineral-rich clay known for its purifying and detoxifying properties. Ideal for skincare, it gently absorbs impuriti...

Citrus Green is a vibrant, energizing herbal blend that brings together the antioxidant richness of green tea leaves with the bright, zesty vitalit...

Harvested from the inner bark of trees grown in the lush lowlands of Sri Lanka — the island once known as Ceylon — Cinnamomum verum is 'true cinnam...

A single-celled green algae that has thrived in fresh water for over 2 billion years, Chlorella vulgaris — Chlorella — is one of the most nutrient-...

A bold, sky-blue wildflower of European roadsides and meadows, Cichorium intybus — Chicory — has been used as both food and medicine since ancient ...

A delicate, sprawling annual that appears as a 'weed' in gardens and lawns across the temperate world, Stellaria media — Chickweed — is one of herb...

Rising from the ancient desert floors of the American Southwest, the Sonoran and Mojave, and Baja California, Larrea tridentata — Chaparral, or Cre...

Born from the tropical soils of the Americas and carried by human hands to every corner of the globe, Capsicum annuum — Cayenne — has been one of t...

Famous for its intoxicating effect on felines, Nepeta cataria — Catnip — has a quite different, deeply soothing action on the human nervous system....

Gathered from the bark of a small tree native to the Pacific Northwest, Frangula purshiana — Cascara Sagrada, meaning 'sacred bark' in Spanish — wa...

Native to the Mediterranean region and cultivated worldwide, Phalaris canariensis — Canary Seed — has been most familiar in the West as bird feed, ...