Month: June 2026

Hawthorn Tops (Crataegus laevigata tops): The Cardiac Nervine

Where Hawthorn Berries are primarily valued as a cardiac tonic for the physical heart muscle, Hawthorn Tops — the leaves and flowers…

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Hawthorn Berries (Crataegus laevigata): The Heart Herb

Hawthorn Berries (Crataegus laevigata): The Heart Herb Hawthorn — Crataegus laevigata (and the closely related C. monogyna) — is Britain’s most important hedgerow tree and…

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Haritaki Fruit (Terminalia chebula): The King of Ayurvedic…

Haritaki — Terminalia chebula — is considered by the Ayurvedic tradition to be the most important of all medicinal fruits. Known as the “King…

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Gurmar (Gymnema sylvestre): The Sugar Destroyer

Gurmar — Gymnema sylvestre — has one of the most evocative and clinically revealing names in the herbal materia medica. Gurmar means “sugar destroyer” in Hindi…

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Gulna — Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia): The Ayurvedic Immune…

Guduchi — Tinospora cordifolia — known in the Herba Naturalle herb index as “Gulna,” is one of the three most important Ayurvedic rasayanas (rejuvenative…

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Guggul (Commiphora mukul): Ayurveda’s Cholesterol Herb

Guggul — the resin extracted from Commiphora mukul, a small thorny tree native to the arid regions of India — is one of…

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Guarana Seed (Paullinia cupana): The Amazon Energy Seed

Guarana — Paullinia cupana — is a climbing vine native to the Amazon basin, particularly the Maués region of Brazil. Its seeds — the…

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Guaiac Wood (Guaiacum officinale): The Antirheumatic Wood

Guaiac — Guaiacum officinale — is a slow-growing tropical tree native to the Caribbean and Central America, producing some of the world’s hardest, heaviest…

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Ground Ivy Herb (Glechoma hederacea): The Catarrhal Clearing…

Ground Ivy — Glechoma hederacea — is a low-creeping aromatic perennial, common in shaded gardens, hedgerows, and woodland margins across Britain. Its small kidney-shaped…

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