This perennial flowerless plant is most commonly called horsetail herb but is also known as bottle brush, horse willow, Dutch rushes, toadpipe, Corn Horsetail, Atkuyrugu, Quyroughi, and Shavegrass. The value of this herb is found in the hollow, jointed stems. Its history goes back to the Roman physician Galen who recommended its use for kidney [...]

Comfrey Leaf has been known for centuries as a healing plant. Its various aliases include boneset, nipbone, knitbone, and healing herb. It is especially known for its ability to knit bones together.
The leafy stem of comfrey is 2 to 3 feet high, stout, and covered with bristly hairs. The lower, leaves are as long [...]

Have you ever heard of Indian tobacco? It is an old name for lobelia (officially lobelia inflata). The herb was commonly prescribed by early North American doctors for healing respiratory ailments such as bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, and coughs. The plant stem has only a few branches. It is smooth on top but rough and hairy [...]

If you have ever walked through an open field and ended up with socks or pant legs covered with burrs, you have already met burdock. Officially Arctium lappa, the root, seeds, and leaves of this pant are very medicinal! A native of Europe, Asia, and North America, the burdock root has a gummy consistency and [...]

Rosmarinus officinalis is a Latin name for rosemary. It means dew-of-the-sea. Rosemary is a small evergreen shrub that can be found growing in Portugal and the Mediterranean areas of Spain, Morocco, France, and Tunisia. The woody plant has rigid branches and a fissured bark. The valuable leathery leaves are needle-like and dark green and it [...]