Month: June 2026

Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus): The Citrus Digestive Herb

Lemongrass — Cymbopogon citratus — is a tall, tropical grass native to South-East Asia and widely used in both the kitchens and the medicine…

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Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis): The Calm and Gentle…

Lemon Balm — Melissa officinalis — is one of the most beloved herbs in the European herbal tradition. This lemon-scented perennial, familiar in herb…

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Lavender Flowers (Lavandula officinalis): The World’s Favourite Nervine

Lavender Flowers — Lavandula officinalis (also Lavandula angustifolia) — need little introduction. The lilac-blue flower spikes of this sun-loving Mediterranean shrub have been used medicinally…

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Lady’s Mantle Leaf (Alchemilla vulgaris): The Woman’s Herb

Lady’s Mantle — Alchemilla vulgaris — is one of the most beautiful and most clinically important women’s herbs in the Western herbal tradition. Its…

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Kola Nuts (Kola nitida): The Original Energy Nut

Kola Nuts — the seeds of Kola nitida (and related Kola acuminata) — are large, bitter-tasting seeds from West African rainforest trees that have been…

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Khella Fruits (Ammi visnaga): The Bronchodilating Antispasmodic

Khella — Ammi visnaga — is a North African and Mediterranean umbelliferous plant whose fruits carry one of the most remarkable pharmacological stories in…

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Kapikachhu (Mucuna pruriens): The Dopamine Herb

Kapikachhu — Mucuna pruriens — is one of the most pharmacologically remarkable herbs in the Ayurvedic tradition. Known also as Velvet Bean, Cowhage, and…

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Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis): The Warming Urinary Herb

Juniper Berry — Juniperus communis — is one of the most distinctive and familiar aromatics in the Western herbal tradition. The small, fleshy blue-black…

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Jamaican Dogwood Bark (Piscidia erythrina): The Potent Pain…

Jamaican Dogwood — Piscidia erythrina (also Piscidia piscipula) — is a tree native to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. Known as “fish poison tree”…

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