Bladderwrack
Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) is a type of brown seaweed that’s tied to traditional medicine. It’s also known as rockweed, red fucus, dyers fucus, rock wrack,…
Burdock Root
Burdock root is a vegetable that’s native to northern Asia and Europe, though it now grows in the United States, too. The deep roots of…
Burdock Root
Origin: United States Botanical Name: Arctium lappa Common Names: beggar’s buttons, thorny burr What parts of burdock root are used? Appropriately named, the roots of…
Chamomile
Origin: Mexico Botanical Name: Matricaria Chamomilla Common Name: Roman chamomile, chamomile noble, noble chamomile, Anthemis fragrant, Anjou chamomile. What part of the chamomile plant is…
Cocolmeca
Origin: Mexico Botanical Family: Smilax subpubescens What parts of the cocolmeca plant are used? Herbalists use the roots and the underground stems, otherwise known as…
Cocolmeca
Origin: Mexico Botanical Family: Smilax subpubescens What parts of the cocolmeca plant are used? Herbalists use the roots and the underground stems, otherwise known as…
Cuachalalate
Cuachalalate: What is It? Known mainly for its healing properties, Cuachalalate (pronounced “kwah-cha-lah-lah-tay”) is a broad-leaved Mexican tree. The bark from the tree is the…