Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): The Universal Healer
Yarrow — Achillea millefolium — is named after the hero Achilles, who according to legend used it to staunch the bleeding wounds of his…
Yarrow — Achillea millefolium — is named after the hero Achilles, who according to legend used it to staunch the bleeding wounds of his…
Vervain — Verbena officinalis — holds one of the most ancient and reverent places in the history of European herbal medicine. Used in Greek…
Musta — Cyperus rotundus, also known as Nut Grass — is one of the most ancient and widely used herbs in the Ayurvedic…
Meadowsweet — Filipendula ulmaria — is a beautiful tall perennial of damp meadows, river banks, and marshy ground across Britain, whose foamy clusters of…
Lemongrass — Cymbopogon citratus — is a tall, tropical grass native to South-East Asia and widely used in both the kitchens and the medicine…
Holy Thistle — Carbenia benedicta (more commonly known as Cnicus benedictus, Blessed Thistle) — is a spiny annual herb of Mediterranean origin, grown widely in…
Feverfew — Tanacetum parthenium — is a small, strongly aromatic perennial herb of the daisy family, found growing in gardens, walls, and roadsides across…
Elder Flower — the dried flower clusters of Sambucus nigra — is one of the most beloved and versatile medicinal herbs in the British…