Packera aurea also known as Golden Ragwort belongs to the Aster family Asteraceae. The common names of Golden Ragwort are…
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Health benefits using herbs and spices.
Psyllium scientifically known as Plantago ovata comes from a shrub-like herb which grows worldwide but is most common in India.…
Hoarhound is a herbaceous and perennial plant commonly known from its common names such as Houndsbane, White Horehound, Marrubium, Common…
Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) commonly known as centella is a small, slender, low-growing perennial, creeping herb from the Apiaceae family…
Lady’s Slipper commonly known as Cypripedium parviflorum, is found all over Canada and United States from Alaska to Georgia. It…
Native to Central America, the West Indies and Florida, it could also be found in Texas, Mexico and Northern part…
Hydrangea is a shrub which belongs to the family Hydrangeaceae that grows upto 5-6 feet high. The stems bear thin…
Black horehound is a perennial plant which belongs to Lamiaceae family. Native to Mediterranean region and Central Asia, this plant…
Hop (Humulus lupulus), a member of the Cannabaceae family, is an herb that was traditionally used to provide relaxation, sedation…
Holy thistle is highly reputed as cure all. Other names of Holy Thistle include St. Benedicts Thistle, Holy Thistle, Cardin,…
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly called Gravel root, Green-stemmed joe-pye-weed, Joe-pye, Joe-pye weed, Marsh-milkweed, Purple Joe-pye-weed, Purple Boneset, Queen-of-the-meadow, Sweet joe-pye-weed, bluestem,…
Gentian scientifically known as Gentiana lutea L is also known as Great Yellow Gentian, bitter root, bitterwort, centiyane, genciana, pale…
Commonly known as Roughbark Lignum-vitae, Gaïacwood, Guaiacwood, Guayacan, Pockholz, Lignum Vitae and Tree of Life, Guaiacum is a small, slow…
Fumitory is an annual growing plant that grows as a low and trailing shrub with gray and pointed leaves. The…
Bladder wrack scientifically known as Fucus vesiculosus, is a seaweed found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western…
Scientifically known as Scrophularia nodosa, figwort is inherent to open woodlands of Northern Hemisphere. The name refers to the use…
Alder buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), also called Black Dogwood. Frangula Bark, Glossy Buckthorn, Alder Buckthorn, Fernleaf Buckthorn, Tallhedge Buckthorn, Alder Dogwood,…
Eyebright is an herb with the botanical name Euphrasis officinalis and belongs to the family of Orobanchaceae which was earlier…
Fenugreek is the oldest and useful herb that is known to humans many years ago. Archaeologists recorded that fenugreek was…
Chamaelirium luteum commonly known as False Unicorn, Blazing-Star, Devil’s Bit, False Unicorn, Fairy Wand, Helonias, Devil’s Claw, helionas dioica, helonias…
Chamaesyce hirta is a strange and herbaceous plant which is considered to be inherent in India and has become pantropical…
Ephedra is also called Chinese ephedra, Ma Huang and herbal ecstasy. Botanically known as Ephedra sinica, it is a perennial…
Elecampane, Inula helenium, also called horse-heal, marchalan, Elecampagne Inula, Horse Yellowhead, Wild Sunflower, Scabwort, marchalan, elf dock, velvet dock, alanroot…
Drosera also known as Round-leaved sundew and common sundew has got its scientific name Drosera rotundifolia. Drosera could be found…
Devil’s Claw also called Devil’s Claw Root Tuber, Devil’s Claw Secondary Root, Kalahari devil’s claw, Grapple plant, Harpago, Wood Spider,…
Primula veris, commonly called cowslip, is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial plant of the primrose family that is noted for its…
Also referred as Damiana Leaves, Wild Countryside Damiana Leaves, herba de la pastora, old woman’s broom, Mexican damiana, oreganello and…
Zea mays also known as corn is an annual grass which was originated in Central America and belongs to the…
Couch grass scientifically known as Elymus repens is a diuretic herb that is native to Europe, Asia as well as…
Comfrey with its scientific name as Symphytum officinale, is a plant which is mostly grown for an ornamental purposes due…