Category: Herbs

Lovage Root (Levisticum officinale): The Forgotten Digestive and…

Lovage — Levisticum officinale — is one of the great forgotten herbs of the British and European culinary and medicinal traditions. A tall, celery-scented…

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Lime Flowers (Tilia europaea): The European Nervous System…

Lime Flowers — the blossoms of Tilia europaea (European Linden or Common Lime Tree) — are one of the most beautiful and evocatively fragrant…

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Glycyrrhiza glabra: Uses, Active Compounds, Benefits and Safety

Glycyrrhiza glabra, commonly known as licorice or liquorice root, is one of the most thoroughly documented medicinal plants in the history of…

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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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