A small, sour-sharp green fruit that's been part of the Ayurvedic kitchen and medicine chest for thousands of years: the fruit said to hold the tree's own long life.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
An Indigenous North American remedy that went on to become one of the most familiar bottles in the American medicine cabinet.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A tiny seed with a long Mesoamerican history, now a modern pantry regular for its fiber and omega-3s.
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.
Sage tea for sweating, a baking-soda paste, a greener plate, cotton instead of polyester: people have been finding their own ways to stay fresh for as long as there have been warm days. Here's the whole toolkit, old and new.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
One plant, three remedies: the soothing bath for itchy skin, the bowl for a healthy heart, and the milky green tops old herbalists gave to frazzled nerves.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The cup people reach for right after a big meal — two kitchen spices with a long history of settling things down.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Sweet, soft and gentler than peppermint, spearmint tea has become the cup women with PMOS talk about. Here's how to make it, why people reach for it twice a day, and how to enjoy it well.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A tiny blue-flowered creeper that has quietly carried one of Ayurveda's most famous names, the "memory herb" shankhapushpi. Here's what traditions use it for and why the name matters.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Triphala, "three fruits", is one of the best-known formulas in Ayurveda: a simple blend of three dried Indian fruits taken for generations as a gentle daily tonic for digestion and regularity. Here's what it's traditionally used for, what researchers are looking at, and how to use it well.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
