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Herb of the Month Archive
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Passionflower herb
Posted on February 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe vine of passionflower is used for its sedative, antispasmodic, and muscle-relaxing properties. Passionflower is often used in tea blends, tinctures, or capsules for anxiety, nervous tension, insomnia, heart palpitations... -
Cherry bark (Wild Cherry bark)
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe dried bark of the Wild Cherry tree (Prunus serotina) is used medicinally, and is best known for its ability to sedate the cough reflex. Found in herbal cough syrups... -
St. John’s wort
Posted on November 10, 2011 | No CommentsThis herb is probably one of the most familiar to people based on its name alone, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. It’s fame is due to... -
Gotu kola
Posted on September 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe upper parts of this creeping, low-growing green plant in the Apiaceae (Carrot/Umbel) family are used as medicine. The leaves are simple, ovate, and a medium green and can be... -
Ginger root
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsA classic and familiar herb in many culinary and medicinal traditions, ginger is a good example of the confluence of medicine and food. The benefits of ginger have long been... -
Pu-erh Tea
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsPu-erh (pronounced poo-air) is a uniquely fermented tea, made using an old, broad-leafed variety of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis), withered and then pan-fried to remove excess moisture like the... -
Healthy Skin Tea
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe general herbal approach to maladies of the skin, such as eczema, psoriasis, and acne, is to detoxify the other primary organs of detoxification – the liver, kidneys, and colon... -
Fenugreek seed
Posted on April 12, 2011 | No CommentsFenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a member of the legume family and the seed and leaves have long been used in food and medicine. Fenugreek seed powder is a component of... -
Yerba Santa
Posted on March 21, 2011 | No CommentsThis is an herb that grows primarily in California, dipping up into Oregon and east into Nevada and northern Arizona. Its Latin name is Eriodictyon californicum, the most common species... -
Rose hips: Herb of the Month
Posted on February 14, 2011 | No CommentsRose hips It seemed appropriate to choose an herb from the rose family, as Valentine’s Day approaches and rose has long been a symbolic plant for the heart and love....