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.
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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.
Potassium is the mineral most of us eat too little of — and the one behind the electrolyte drinks, powders and salt substitutes on every shelf. Here's what it does, who runs low, the foods richest in it, and why the supplement aisle caps it at 99 mg.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Peppermint has settled stomachs and freshened breath since ancient Egypt, and today it's one of the few herbs with solid research behind it, especially for an irritable gut. Here's how tradition uses the leaf and the oil, what the studies show, and who should skip it.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A coated tongue is one of the oldest things a healer ever looked at: Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners have been reading the tongue for centuries, and plenty of people today still start their morning with a scrape and a look. Here's what tends to put a coating there, and what people reach for once they see one.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A tall woodland plant with white flower spikes, used by Indigenous peoples of eastern North America and by 19th-century Eclectic doctors, and now one of the best-known herbs for hot flushes. Here's what the tradition used it for, what the menopause studies really show, the EU amounts, and why its rare liver warning matters.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A trace mineral most people have never thought about, found in prunes, avocados and raisins, and getting a lot of attention for joints, bones and hormones. Here's what it does, how much is in food, and where the safe ceiling sits.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
