Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris): The Haemostatic Herb
Shepherd’s Purse — Capsella bursa-pastoris — is a small annual herb found in gardens, fields, and disturbed ground across Britain, named for the distinctive…
Shepherd’s Purse — Capsella bursa-pastoris — is a small annual herb found in gardens, fields, and disturbed ground across Britain, named for the distinctive…
Shatavari — Asparagus racemosa — is the most important female tonic herb in the entire Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia. Its Sanskrit name translates as “she who…
Senna Pods — the fruit pods of Cassia angustifolia — contain the same sennoside anthraquinone compounds as Senna Leaf, but in slightly different proportions…
Senna, Cassia angustifolia, is the world’s most widely used herbal laxative, and one of the few herbal medicines with both a long…
Scullcap — Scutellaria lateriflora (American Skullcap) — is, for many clinical Western herbalists, the single most important nervine herb in the entire materia medica.…
Schisandra — Schisandra chinensis — is one of the most remarkable herbs in the Chinese materia medica, known as Wu Wei Zi (“Five Taste Fruit”) because…
Saw Palmetto — Serenoa repens — is a small palm native to the coastal southeastern United States, whose berries carry one of the most…
Sarsaparilla — Smilax ornata (and related Smilax species) — is a climbing vine native to Central and South America, whose root has been used…
Sandalwood — Santalum album, Indian Sandalwood — is one of the most precious aromatic substances in the world, used in religious ceremonies, meditation…
Sage — Salvia officinalis — takes its genus name from the Latin salvare (“to save”) — a reflection of the enormous esteem in which the ancient…