Sweet flag is an aromatic marsh plant with a long history in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Indigenous North American medicine. It’s also one of the few herbs banned from food in the US, because its oil contains beta-asarone, which caused cancer in rodent studies.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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A common weed with a long life in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, musta is used for loose stools, digestion, fever and period discomfort. Here's the tradition, the thin research, and the cautions.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A flowering orchid tree whose bark is the heart of Kanchanar guggulu, one of Ayurveda's best-known formulas for swellings and glands. Here's what tradition says about it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A red seaweed from rocky North Atlantic shores that Irish families boiled into a soothing drink for coughs and colds, and that Caribbean kitchens turned into a thick, spiced milk drink for strength. Today it's a popular gel and gummy sold as a mineral-rich "superfood".
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Ginseng has been the prized "root of strength" in Chinese medicine for centuries, and American ginseng was a woodland medicine of Indigenous peoples before it became a major export to China. Here's how the two ginsengs differ in tradition, what modern studies show for energy and fatigue, and who should be careful with it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Glutathione is the body's own main antioxidant, and detoxers take it as a supplement to back up the liver's natural clean-up work. Members get the full entry: what the small trials found about whether swallowed glutathione even gets absorbed, typical amounts, and the safety points to know first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Three of the oldest names in the kitchen, in one warm cup. Garlic, lemon and oats have each been passed down as "good for the heart" foods for generations, and people still make this cup when they want a simple daily habit to go with a healthy way of eating.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
