Horny Goat Weed (Epimedium sagittatum): The Libido and…
Horny Goat Weed — Epimedium sagittatum — has perhaps the most memorable common name in the herbal materia medica, said to originate from a…
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Hops (Humulus lupulus): The Calming Sedative Herb
Hops — Humulus lupulus — are most familiar as the bittering and preserving ingredient in beer, but the medicinal use of the strobiles (female…
Holy Thistle Herb (Carbenia benedicta): The Blessed Bitter
Holy Thistle — Carbenia benedicta (more commonly known as Cnicus benedictus, Blessed Thistle) — is a spiny annual herb of Mediterranean origin, grown widely in…
He Shou Wu / Fo-Ti: The Anti-Ageing Hair…
He Shou Wu — the root of Polygonum multiflorum (also known as Reynoutria multiflora) — is one of the most important anti-ageing herbs in Traditional…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…