Holy Thistle Herb (Carbenia benedicta): The Blessed Bitter
Holy Thistle — Carbenia benedicta (more commonly known as Cnicus benedictus, Blessed Thistle) — is a spiny annual herb of Mediterranean origin, grown widely in…
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Gulna — Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia): The Ayurvedic Immune…
Guduchi — Tinospora cordifolia — known in the Herba Naturalle herb index as “Gulna,” is one of the three most important Ayurvedic rasayanas (rejuvenative…
Gentian Root (Gentiana lutea): The King of Bitters
Gentian — Gentiana lutea — is the most bitter herb in the Western materia medica. Its bitterness index is extraordinary — solutions of gentian…
Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica): The Respiratory and Detox Fruit
Bibhitaki — Terminalia bellirica — is one of the three great Ayurvedic fruits that compose Triphala, the most widely used herbal formula in the Ayurvedic…