A tiny blue-flowered creeper that has quietly carried one of Ayurveda’s most famous names, the “memory herb” shankhapushpi. Here’s what traditions use it for and why the name matters.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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Psyllium, known in India as isabgol, is the plant fibre behind many everyday fibre supplements, and it has some of the strongest research of any herb in the vault. Here's how traditions use it, what the newest guidelines say, and how to take it safely.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
For nearly 2,000 years hawthorn has been Europe's best-known heart herb, and in Chinese medicine its tart red fruit is a classic digestive. Here's what tradition uses it for, what the studies show, and why anyone on heart medicine needs to check before taking it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Most probiotics are bacteria. This one is a friendly yeast first found on tropical fruit nearly a century ago, and it has become one of the most-studied companions for a gut that's having a rough week.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A small Florida palm whose dark berries were food for the Seminole and Ais peoples and became the best-known men's herb in Europe and North America. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and who should be careful.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Evening primrose is a tall North American wildflower whose yellow blooms open at dusk. Indigenous peoples ate its roots and greens and used it on bruises and sore skin, and today its seed oil is one of the best-known "women's" and skin supplements.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A bright yellow summer flower named after St. John, gathered around Midsummer and steeped in oil until it turns blood-red. Europe has used it for low spirits, nerves and skin for centuries, and today it's one of the most-studied herbs for mood. It also has more drug interactions than almost any other herb, so this page starts its Safety section there.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
