Tag: digestive herbs

Senna Pods (Cassia angustifolia pod): The Gentler Laxative…

Senna Pods — the fruit pods of Cassia angustifolia — contain the same sennoside anthraquinone compounds as Senna Leaf, but in slightly different proportions…

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Prickly Ash Bark (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis): The Circulatory Stimulant

Prickly Ash Bark — Zanthoxylum clava-herculis — known evocatively as “Toothache Tree” for its traditional use in numbing dental pain, is a North American…

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Plantain (Plantago major): The Universal Roadside Healer

Plantain — Plantago major — is perhaps the most underestimated herb growing beneath our feet. This unassuming broad-leaved plant of lawns, paths, and waste…

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Peppermint Leaf (Mentha piperita): The Most Clinically Validated…

Peppermint — Mentha piperita — is the most clinically researched herb for irritable bowel syndrome in the world, with a Cochrane systematic review and…

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Pennyroyal Herb (Mentha pulegium): A Herb Requiring Extreme…

Pennyroyal — Mentha pulegium — is a small, aromatic member of the mint family with a long traditional history in European and British folk…

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Mugwort Herb (Artemisia vulgaris): Britain’s Aromatic Bitter

Mugwort — Artemisia vulgaris — is one of the most ancient and widely used medicinal plants in Britain and across the Northern Hemisphere. Its…

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Meadowsweet Herb (Filipendula ulmaria): The Plant That Inspired…

Meadowsweet — Filipendula ulmaria — is a beautiful tall perennial of damp meadows, river banks, and marshy ground across Britain, whose foamy clusters of…

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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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Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis): The Warming Urinary Herb

Juniper Berry — Juniperus communis — is one of the most distinctive and familiar aromatics in the Western herbal tradition. The small, fleshy blue-black…

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