Herbs and Spices (A to Z)

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Rubia cordifolia Manjistha is the Sanskrit name for a creeper with blood red sap, also known as Indian ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis Calendula is a plant. The flower is used to make medicine. Calendula flower is us...

Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis Calendula is a plant. The flower is used to make medicine. Calendula flower is used to prevent muscle spasms...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Origanum majorana Marjoram is a plant. You probably recognize it as a common cooking spice. People make...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis Marshmallow is a plant. The leaves and the root are used to make medicine. Marshmal...

Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis Marshmallow is a plant. The leaves and the root are used to make medicine. Marshmallow leaf and root are used ...

Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis Marshmallow is a plant. The leaves and the root are used to make medicine. Marshmallow leaf and root are used f...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Pistacia lentiscus Mastic is a tree. People use the sap (resin) from the trunk to make medicine. Mastic...

Botanical Name: Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Meadowsweet is used for...

Botanical Name: Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. Meadowsweet is used for...

Botanical Name: Melilotus vulgaris Sweet clover (Melilot) is an herb. The flowering branches and leaves are used to make medicine. Sweet clover is ...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Silybum marianum Milk thistle is a plant. The above ground parts and seeds are used to make medicine. T...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Silybum marianum Milk thistle is a plant. The above ground parts and seeds are used to make medicine. T...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Silybum marianum Milk thistle is a plant. The above ground parts and seeds are used to make medicine. T...

Botanical Name: Silybum marianum Milk thistle is a plant. The above ground parts and seeds are used to make medicine. The seeds are more commonly u...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Silybum marianum Milk thistle is a plant. The above ground parts and seeds are used to make medicine. T...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Mimosa tenuiflora Mimosa tenuiflora is a perennial tree or shrub native to the northeastern region of B...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Viscum album European mistletoe is a plant that grows on several different trees. The berries, leaf, an...

Botanical Name: Viscum album European mistletoe is a plant that grows on several different trees. The berries, leaf, and stem of European mistletoe...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Moringa olefera Moringa is a plant that is native to the sub-Himalayan areas of India, Pakistan, Bangla...

Botanical Name: Moringa olefera Moringa is a plant that is native to the sub-Himalayan areas of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. It i...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Ipomoea tricolor Morning glory is a fast growing vine that produces beautiful flower. In ancient times,...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine...

Description Common Uses Botanical Name: Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine...