The flower behind the famous blue tea that turns purple with a squeeze of lemon has a much older life in Ayurveda as a “brain herb”. Here’s how butterfly pea is traditionally used, what researchers are exploring, and how to enjoy the tea well.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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People have used vinegar as a kitchen remedy for thousands of years, from Hippocrates' wound care to the honey-and-vinegar tonics of Persian medicine. Here's what tradition says, what the small modern studies found, and how to take it without hurting your throat.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
PCOS has a new name, PMOS, because it's about far more than the ovaries: hormones, blood sugar, weight, skin, mood and long-term heart health are all part of it. This guide walks through every natural option people use, from daily habits and spearmint tea to inositol and acupuncture, with the evidence and safety for each laid out plainly.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A hardy Arctic and mountain root that Scandinavian, Siberian and Russian folk medicine have long used for endurance, cold winters and recovering strength. Today it's one of the best-known "adaptogens" for everyday stress and tiredness.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
An ancient, jointed plant that looks like a little green bottle brush, horsetail is so rich in silica that people once used it to scrub pots and sand canoes. Here's what tradition and research say about it, and why it should be used carefully.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A B-complex bundles the eight B vitamins your body uses to turn food into energy and keep nerves and blood healthy. Here's what each one does, who tends to run low, what the research on stress and energy shows, and why "more" on the label isn't always better.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Vidari is a sweet, cooling Ayurvedic root used as a strength-building rejuvenative, a traditional aid for new mothers' milk, and a pitta-soothing herb in acid-indigestion regimes. Here's what the tradition says, the (mostly animal) research on its isoflavones, why it's often mixed up with other "vidari" roots, and who should skip it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
