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Wild Yam Root (Dioscorea villosa): The Antispasmodic Herb

Wild Yam Root — Dioscorea villosa — is a North American climbing vine whose root carries one of the most discussed and most misunderstood…

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Rue Herb (Ruta graveolens): The Traditional Specialist Herb

Rue — Ruta graveolens — is a strongly aromatic, blue-grey subshrub of Mediterranean origin, one of the most ancient medicinal plants of the classical…

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Raspberry Leaf (Rubus idaeus): Britain’s Best-Known Pregnancy Herb

Raspberry Leaf — Rubus idaeus — is undoubtedly the most widely recognised herb for pregnancy support in the UK, with a cultural familiarity that…

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Motherwort Herb (Leonurus cardiaca): The Heart and Uterine…

Motherwort — Leonurus cardiaca — carries its clinical indications in its very name: Leonurus (lion heart) and cardiaca (of the heart). This tall, bitter, somewhat unassuming mint-family herb…

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Lady’s Mantle Leaf (Alchemilla vulgaris): The Woman’s Herb

Lady’s Mantle — Alchemilla vulgaris — is one of the most beautiful and most clinically important women’s herbs in the Western herbal tradition. Its…

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Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis): Chinese Medicine’s Female Ginseng

Dong Quai — Angelica sinensis — is the most important gynaecological herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, where it has been used continuously for over…

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