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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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…
Galangal Root (Alpinia officinarum): The Warming Digestive Spice
Galangal — Alpinia officinarum (Lesser Galangal) — is a rhizomatous plant of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), native to South China and South-East Asia, widely…
Fennel Seed (Foeniculum vulgare): The Ultimate Digestive Carminative
Fennel — Foeniculum vulgare — is one of the oldest and most universally used culinary and medicinal herbs in the world. Its feathery leaves,…
Chamomile Roman (Anthemis nobilis): The Bitter Digestive Chamomile
By Anjela Jeganathan – Holistic Medical Herbalist | Herba Naturalle Roman Chamomile — Anthemis nobilis (reclassified as Chamaemelum nobile in modern taxonomy) — is the traditional British…
Avens Herb (Geum urbanum): Britain’s Underrated Digestive Tonic
Avens — Geum urbanum — is one of those quietly capable herbs that has been overshadowed by more exotic imports while remaining one of…
American Cranesbill (Geranium maculatum): The Western Herbal Astringent
American Cranesbill, Geranium maculatum, is one of the most powerful astringent herbs in the Western materia medica. Native to North America, where…