Herbs and Spices (A to Z)

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis Lemon balm is a perennial herb from the mint family. The leaves, which have a mild ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Citrus limon Lemon is a plant. The fruit, juice, and peel are used to make medicine. Lemon is used to t...

Botanical Name: Aloysia triphyla Lemon verbena is a plant. The leaves and the flowering tops are used to make medicine. Lemon verbena is used for ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Andropogon citratus Lemongrass is a plant. The leaves and the oil are used to make medicine. Lemongrass...

Botanical Name: Andropogon citratus Lemongrass is a plant. The leaves and the oil are used to make medicine. Lemongrass is used for treating digest...

Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice is a plant. You are probably most familiar with it as a flavoring in foods, beverages, and tobacco. Th...

Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice is a plant. You are probably most familiar with it as a flavoring in foods, beverages, and tobacco. The...

Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Licorice is a plant. You are probably most familiar with it as a flavoring in foods, beverages, and tobacco. The...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Ligustrum lucidum Glossy privet is a plant. The ripe fruit is used to make medicine. Glossy privet is u...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley is a plant. The root, underground stem (rhizome), and dried flow...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Tilia europea Linden is a tree. The dried flower, leaves, and wood are used for medicine. Linden leaf i...

Botanical Name: Tilia europea Linden is a tree. The dried flower, leaves, and wood are used for medicine. Linden leaf is used for colds, stuffy no...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Lobielia inflate Lobelia is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Lobelia is used ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Lobielia inflate Lobelia is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Lobelia is used ...

Botanical Name: Lobielia inflate Lobelia is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Herbal tea such as Lobelia Herb Tea Bag is ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Symplocos racemosa The bark from the symplocos racemosa tree, called Lodhra in Sanskrit, is an ancient ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Ligusticum levisticum Lovage is a plant. The root and underground stem (rhizome) are used to make medic...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Ligusticum levisticum Lovage is a plant. The root and underground stem (rhizome) are used to make medic...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Pulmonaria officinalis Lungwort is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medic...

Botanical Name: Pulmonaria officinalis Lungwort is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Lungwort Herb Tea Bag ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Lycium barbarium Lycium is a native Chinese deciduous shrub with bright red berries. The dried berries ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Lepidum mayenil Maca is a plant that grows in central Peru in the high plateaus of the Andes mountains....

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Lepidum mayenil Maca is a plant that grows in central Peru in the high plateaus of the Andes mountains....

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Myristica fragrans Nutmeg and mace are plant products. Nutmeg is the shelled, dried seed of the plant M...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Rubia tinctoria Madder is a plant. The root is used to make medicine. People take madder for preventing...

Description Common Uses As a food additive magnesium carbonate is known as E504, for which the only known side effect is that it may work as a ...

For purposes of cellular detoxification and tissue purification, the most effective form of magnesium is magnesium chloride, which has a strong exc...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Magnolia glauca Magnolia is a plant. People use the bark and flower buds to make medicine. Magnolia is ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Quercus infectoria Quercus infectoria is a small tree or shrub. Majuphal also known as Quercus infector...

Botanical Name: Aspidium filix mas Male fern is a very poisonous plant. Taking it by mouth can cause death. Despite these serious safety concerns, ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Malva silvestris Mallow is a plant. People use the flower and leaf to make medicine. Mallow is used for...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum is a plant. The root and underground stem (rhizome) are used to make m...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Mangifera indica Mangifera indica is a large evergreen tree. The bark is used in treatment of of leucor...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Mangifera indica Mangifera indica is a large evergreen tree. The bark is used in treatment of of leucor...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Mangifera indica Amchoor or amchur, also referred to as mango powder, is a fruity spice powder made fro...

Botanical Name: Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen is a tropical fruit. The fruit, fruit juice, rind, twig, and bark are used as medicine. Mangosteen i...