Tag: digestive herbs UK

Sweet Flag Root (Acorus calamus): The Aromatic Digestive…

Sweet Flag, Acorus calamus, is an aromatic aquatic plant found along rivers, ponds, and marshes across Europe and Asia, its sword-like leaves…

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Star Anise (Illicium verum): The Digestive and Antiviral…

Star Anis, Illicium verum, is the striking eight-pointed star-shaped fruit of a small Chinese tree, one of the most visually distinctive spices in…

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Spearmint (Mentha spicata): The Gentle Mint with a…

Spearmint, Mentha spicata, is the culinary mint most familiar in British kitchens, garden beds, and cocktail glasses. Its milder, sweeter character compared to…

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Southernwood Herb (Artemisia abrotanum): The Old Cottage Garden…

Southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum, is one of the most fragrant herbs of the traditional English cottage garden, its finely divided silvery-green leaves releasing…

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Prickly Ash Berry (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis): The Concentrated Fruit…

While Prickly Ash Bark is the more commonly used part in Western herbal practice, Prickly Ash Berry — the fruit of the…

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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…

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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…

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