Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Family: Asteraceae By Gayle Engels Josef Brinckmann Introduction Dandelion is a low-growing perennial herb with a rosette of jaggedly toothed leaves and a… Read More »Article: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Introduction Native to parts of North Africa and Southeast Asia, Hibiscus sabdariffa is a shrubby tropical plant that produces light yellow flowers with reddish-purple centers.1 After the… Read More »Article: Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
The Cymbopogon genus includes about 50-60 species of perennial, tropical grasses. Some of them, such as West Indian lemongrass (C. citratus, Poaceae), are extremely aromatic with a… Read More »Article: Lemongrass
Editor’s Note: Each month, HerbalEGram highlights a conventional food and briefly explores its history, traditional uses, nutritional profile, and modern medicinal research. We also feature… Read More »Article: Food as Medicine | Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa, Rosaceae)
Fenugreek Seed Powder May Reduce Severity of Dysmenorrhea ISSUE: 105 Page: 27 By Amy C. Keller Reviewed: Younesy S, Amiraliakbari S, Esmaeili S, Alavimajd H,… Read More »Article: Fenugreek Seed Powder May Reduce Severity of Dysmenorrhea
Papaya (Carica papaya, Caricaceae), native to Central America, is a single stemmed, soft wood with hollow trunk perennial tree, growing from 6-32 feet in height,… Read More »Article: Papaya Leaf
Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis, Euphorbiaceae) is a Peruvian plant that grows from 330 ft. to about 6500 ft. above sea level.1 The wild and cultivated vine… Read More »Article: Sacha Inchi
INTRODUCTION Eurycoma longifolia is a slow-growing evergreen plant that belongs to the quassia family (Simaroubaceae) of shrubs and trees, which includes 19 or 20 genera… Read More »Article: Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia)
