A Plant A Day

Tribulus (aka Gokshura, Puncturevine; Tribulus terrestris) is used for sexual support in Chinese Traditional <edicine, Ayurveda, and herbalism across south‑eastern […]

An herbaceous perennial native to North America, Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa, syn. Cimicifuga racemosa) has a rhizomous root system that

Today I am kicking off a month that will be *Hot and Heavy with Hormones. ➡️ A month of posts

Fish Mint (aka. The Chameleon Plant, Rainbow Plant; Houttuynia cordata) native to Southeast Asia is used as a leaf vegetable

Native to E. Asia, India, Japan, China, Korea and Vietnam, Mondograss (Ophiopogon japonicus) is a turf-forming perennial with linear grass-like

In a landmark study, researchers reconstructed what happened to South America’s flora after the fateful asteroid impact 66 million years

Prebiotics used to be easy to define: they were the fibers we couldn’t digest, but our microbes could. Today that

Though its scientific name is still unresolved, Chirata (Swertia chirayita) is an annual plant from the Himalayas that can grow

Botanists recently described Nicotiana insecticida, a remarkable new wild tobacco species found growing near a truck stop in Western Australia.

Post Series: Herbal Preparations In this post series, we explore the diverse ways botanicals can be prepared for culinary, wellness,