A small, bitter garden flower from the cabbage family. It’s the lead herb in Germany’s best-known stomach drops, a multi-herb formula that has been studied for bloating, fullness and IBS-type discomfort.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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Quercetin is the most common flavonoid in the human diet, the yellow pigment behind onion skins and apple peels. Here's how naturopaths use it, the traditional herbs that are rich in it, and what the research shows.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The cup people reach for right after a big meal — two kitchen spices with a long history of settling things down.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Tamarind is the sweet-sour pulp behind chutneys, pad thai, agua de tamarindo and a hundred other kitchen favourites, and in India, Africa and the tropics it has long been a home remedy for a sluggish gut. Members can read the traditions, what researchers are finding interesting, and the simple cautions.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Vitex is the peppery little berry of the chaste tree, used by women for over two thousand years and best known today for the days before a period. In Europe one vitex extract is an approved herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The world's most expensive spice is also one of the oldest mood herbs on record: Persian physicians called it a heart-gladdener, and modern trials have tested it for low mood and PMS. This profile covers how tradition uses it, what the research shows, and why "more" is not better with saffron.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Castor oil is one of the oldest plant oils in the home medicine cabinet, pressed from a bean that's actually dangerous on its own, which makes the oil's long history all the more interesting. Members can read where it comes from, what it's traditionally been used for, and what careful research says.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
