Mullein is the tall, velvety roadside plant that peoples from Spain to Turkey to the Canadian Interior have turned to for tight, irritated chests. Members can read every traditional use, how its soothing compounds are believed to work, and what the small body of research shows.
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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.
Lavender
Lavender is the classic calming flower, sipped as a gentle evening tea, added to baths and breathed in from the oil. In Europe the flower tea is an approved traditional remedy for mild stress and to help with sleep.
Pau d’Arco
Pau d'arco is a South American tree bark that shows up in many candida and parasite cleanses. Members get the full entry: what the lab studies do and don't show, how people take the tea, and why anyone on a blood thinner should skip it.
Bone Broth
Grandmothers, Maimonides and Ayurvedic cooks all reached for long-cooked broth when someone was ill or run down. Here's what's known about bone broth today: what's really in the pot, what the research does and doesn't show, and how to make and store it safely.
Lion’s Mane Mushroom
Lion's mane is the shaggy white "monkey head" mushroom of Chinese and Japanese tradition, eaten as a delicacy and used for centuries to support the stomach and, more recently, memory and mood. Here's what tradition says, what the early research shows, and who should be careful with it.
Lemon Balm
For more than two thousand years, lemon balm has been the herb people reach for to “gladden the heart” and calm a racing mind. Here's how tradition uses it for nerves, sleep, digestion and cold sores, what the research shows, and why people with thyroid conditions should check first.
