Materia Medica

Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) — Cape Jasmine, Zhi Zi
A whole-plant guide to gardenia separating its fragrant ornamental flowers from the medicinal dried fruit known as Zhizi, with traditional use, chemistry, research, cultivation, and safety. Read more...
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Rose of Jericho (Selaginella lepidophylla) — Resurrection Plant, Jericho Rose
Rose of Jericho or resurrection plant (Selaginella lepidophylla) is a desert lycophyte that opens after rehydration. Explore identification, Mexican herbal history, safe display care and spiritual symbolism, with a link... Read more...
Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) — Sweet-Scented Geranium, Pelargonium
Rose geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) is a fragrant South African pelargonium used in cooking, traditional herbal practice, perfumery and essential-oil production. This full guide covers botanical identity and commercial hybrids, leaf tea and culinary uses, oil chemistry, human and preclinical research, cultivation, harvesting, folklore and safety. Read more...
Sage (Salvia officinalis) — Garden Sage, Common Sage
A guide to Salvia officinalis covering sage culinary use, menopause and cognition research, thujone, essential-oil seizure risk and folklore. Read more...
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) — Alehoof, Gill-Over-the-Ground, Creeping Charlie
A whole-plant guide to ground ivy covering identification, alehoof brewing history, traditional herbal use, modern research, aggressive growth, foraging context, and safety. Read more...
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) — Sabal, American Dwarf Palm
A guide to Serenoa repens covering saw palmetto berry tradition, large BPH trials, urinary red flags, product variability and safety. Read more...
Guggul (Commiphora wightii) — Indian Bdellium, Mukul
A whole-plant guide to guggul covering Commiphora wightii resin, Ayurvedic tradition, human research, drug-interaction concerns, CITES trade regulation, threatened wild populations, and responsible sourcing. Read more...
Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis) — Five-Flavor Berry, Wu Wei Zi
A guide to Schisandra chinensis covering five-flavor berry tradition, lignan research, CYP3A/P-glycoprotein interactions, pregnancy caution and safety. Read more...
Heartsease (Viola tricolor) — Wild Pansy, Johnny Jump Up, Love-in-Idleness
A whole-plant guide to heartsease, also called wild pansy and Johnny-jump-up, covering identification, edible flowers, European herbal tradition, modern research, safety, cultivation, and folklore. Read more...
Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) — Mad-Dog Skullcap, Blue Skullcap
A guide to Scutellaria lateriflora covering American skullcap's calming tradition, limited research, germander adulteration, sedation and liver-safety context. Read more...
Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) — Deadly Hemlock, Spotted Hemlock
A poison-first guide to Conium maculatum covering lethal alkaloids, identification, dangerous edible look-alikes, poisoning symptoms, safe handling and removal, Washington legal restrictions, and history. Read more...
Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) — Red Elm, Indian Elm
A guide to Ulmus rubra covering slippery elm inner bark, mucilage, traditional throat and digestive use, medication spacing and sustainable sourcing. Read more...