Latin Name: Chamaemelum nobile Uses: Inflammation, Pain  Description: Chamomile is valuable for irritabl

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Cayenne, also called capsicum, hot pepper, or red pepper, is a popular herb/spice. This shrub grows fruit in the fo

Hawthorn herbal medicines are made from the berries, leaves, and white flowers of this shrub. Hawthorn dilates coro

Bilberry, also known as European blueberry, is an herb from a shrub that produces dark purple berries toward the end

Ginger (ginger root) comes from ginger rhizome - the root. In herbal preparations it is used to cleanse the colon (b

Peppermint contains essential oils, menthol (active component), menthone, methyl acetate, tannic acid, terpenes (an

Cats claw is an herb native to tropical countries. The cats claw plant is a climbing shrub (vine-like) with claw-li

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Pau darco, also called lapacho or taheebo, comes from the inner bark of Tabebuia trees native to Central and South

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St. Johns Wort, or St. Johnswort, is a herbal preparation made from the leaves and flowers of this shrub-like plant

Latin Name: Hypericum perforatum Uses: Wounds, Neuralgia, Depression Description: St. Johns wort has recently become

Milk thistle is also known as Mary Thistle and Wild Artichoke. Herbal preparations are made from the seeds inside t

Lemon balm is from the same plant family as mint and contains tannins, eugenol, and terpenes. Tannins are antiviral—

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Stinging nettle is an herbaceous shrub covered by small stinging hairs. Herbal preparations are usually made from t

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Goldenseal, a small plant, contains essential oils, iron, manganese, potassium, and vitamins A, C, B-complex, and E