Psyllium, known in India as isabgol, is the plant fibre behind many everyday fibre supplements, and it has some of the strongest research of any herb in the vault. Here’s how traditions use it, what the newest guidelines say, and how to take it safely.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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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.
The seed in your mustard jar was once the go-to chest plaster and digestive spice. Here's how it was used, what the research says, and why mustard plasters can burn.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
One of the oldest and most widely used herbs on earth, licorice root is the sweet "harmonizer" of Chinese formulas and a soothing tonic in Ayurveda. Here's what traditions use it for, what the research shows, and why it's one herb you need to respect.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Tormentil is a small yellow-flowered moorland plant whose red, tannin-rich root has been a European standby for loose stools and sore mouths for centuries. Here's what tradition and the EU monograph say, and how to use it carefully.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Peppermint oil, caraway and fennel, low-FODMAP, belly breathing, enzymes and gut-directed hypnotherapy: the vault's full guide to the natural options people use for bloating, with each one labelled by how good the evidence is and the warning signs that mean see a doctor first.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A striped, fan-shaped mushroom that grows on fallen logs across North America, Europe and Asia, turkey tail is one of the most studied medicinal mushrooms in the world. It has a long history in Chinese and Japanese medicine as an immune tonic, and its extracts are used in hospitals in Japan and China.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
