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Ashwagandha: The Night Shade That Calms

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is one of those herbs that has moved from traditional medicine obscurity to mainstream supplement shelves in the span of about a decade, which means there is now a great deal of information available about it, some of it accurate and...

Tulsi (Holy Basil): The Sacred Adaptogen

Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum, also called Ocimum sanctum and known in English as holy basil) is one of the most unusual plants in herbalism because it occupies two entirely different worlds simultaneously without contradiction. In the Hindu tradition, it is the most...

Calendula: Growing, Harvesting, and Using the Pot Marigold

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is the plant that most herbalists describe as the first herb to grow if you can only grow one. It is extraordinarily easy to grow from seed, flowers prolifically from early summer through first frost (giving it one of the longest...

Milk Thistle: The Herb That Looks After the Liver

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is the herb that most people who have been told their liver is under strain will eventually be directed toward, and for good reason. It is one of the most clinically studied plants in herbal medicine, and the research on its...

Rhodiola: The Arctic Adaptogen

Rhodiola rosea grows in the high-altitude arctic and sub-arctic regions of Siberia, Scandinavia, and the mountainous parts of Central Asia. It is a plant that has survived and thrived in some of the harshest conditions on earth: extreme cold, thin air, rocky soil with...

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