Materia Medica

Original botanical visualization: Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw climbing vine, hooks and foliage
Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa) — Una de Gato, Uña de Gato
A whole-plant guide to Cat’s Claw (Uncaria tomentosa), including vine identification, Amazonian traditional context, evidence limits, autoimmune, bleeding, surgery, pregnancy and medication cautions. Read more...
Capsicum annuum (Cayenne), realistic botanical photo
Cayenne (Capsicum annuum) — Chili Pepper, Red Pepper
A whole-plant guide to Cayenne-type Capsicum annuum peppers, including culinary use, capsaicin and TRPV1 research, topical pain products, irritation safety, cultivation and fiery folklore. Read more...
Matricaria chamomilla (Chamomile), realistic botanical photo
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) — German Chamomile, Wild Chamomile
A whole-plant guide to German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), distinguishing it from Roman chamomile, with tea tradition, anxiety and sleep research, Asteraceae allergy and medication cautions, cultivation and folklore. Read more...
Lycopodium clavatum (Club Moss), realistic botanical photo
Club Moss (Lycopodium clavatum) — Wolf's Claw, Ground Pine
A safety-forward guide to Club Moss (Lycopodium clavatum), covering identification, traditional spore and plant uses, alkaloid and look-alike concerns, limited clinical evidence, ecology and folklore. Read more...
Original Roosters Peacock illustration of cattail marsh plants and harvested rhizomes
Cattail — Typha latifolia
Cattail (Typha latifolia): hand-extracted rhizome starch flour, edible shoots and pollen, authentic history and folklore, wetland metal accumulation, growing and preservation. Read more...
Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Cordyceps), realistic photo
Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) — Caterpillar Fungus, Dong Chong Xia Cao
A guide to Cordyceps that distinguishes wild Ophiocordyceps sinensis from cultivated Cordyceps militaris, with traditional Chinese context, evidence limits, blood-sugar and bleeding cautions and sustainability concerns. Read more...
Symphytum officinale (Comfrey), realistic botanical photo
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) — Knitbone, Boneset
A practical whole-plant guide to comfrey, including identification, traditional external use, topical research, pyrrolizidine-alkaloid safety and folklore. Read more...
Coriandrum sativum (Coriander), realistic botanical photo
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) — Cilantro, Chinese Parsley
Explore coriander as a whole plant: cilantro leaf, coriander seed, culinary history, traditional digestive use, research limits, allergy cautions and folklore. Read more...
Zea mays (Corn Silk), realistic botanical photo
Corn Silk (Zea mays) — Maize Silk, Corn Hair
A clear guide to corn silk from Zea mays, covering plant biology, traditional urinary use, preparation, research limits, interaction cautions and folklore. Read more...
Viburnum opulus (Cramp Bark), realistic botanical photo
Cramp Bark (Viburnum opulus) — Guelder Rose, Snowball Tree
Learn about cramp bark, Viburnum opulus: botanical identity, traditional antispasmodic use, preparation, evidence limits, pregnancy cautions and folklore. Read more...
Vaccinium macrocarpon (Cranberry), realistic botanical photo
Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) — American Cranberry, Bog Cranberry
A whole-plant guide to American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), including bog ecology, food use, recurrent-UTI prevention research, why cranberry does not treat an active UTI, warfarin caution, cultivation and folklore. Read more...
Dill (Anethum graveolens) — Dill Weed, Dill Seed
A whole-plant guide to dill, including dill leaf and seed, culinary history, traditional digestive use, research limits, Apiaceae allergy cautions and folklore. Read more...