Speedwell (Veronica officinalis): The Forgotten British Tonic
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis, is a low-growing, blue-flowered perennial of grasslands, heaths, and open woodland throughout Britain. Once widely used as a European…
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis, is a low-growing, blue-flowered perennial of grasslands, heaths, and open woodland throughout Britain. Once widely used as a European…
Spearmint, Mentha spicata, is the culinary mint most familiar in British kitchens, garden beds, and cocktail glasses. Its milder, sweeter character compared to…
Southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum, is one of the most fragrant herbs of the traditional English cottage garden, its finely divided silvery-green leaves releasing…
Slippery Elm — Ulmus fulva (also Ulmus rubra) — is, for many clinical herbalists and their patients, the single most effective herb for the inflamed,…
Siberian Ginseng — Eleutherococcus senticosus (also known as Eleuthero) — is not a true ginseng (not a Panax species), but was given the “ginseng” name by…
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.…