Herbal Glossary

H E R B A L // G L O S S A R Y: Goats Rue (Galaega officinalis)

Goats Rue is a cooling astringent herb known for its very specific use in the management of blood sugar metabolism and diabetes. Native to Europe a...

H E R B A L // G L O S S A R Y: Caraway Seed (Carum carvi)

Caraway is a spice with a wide variety of culinary and medicinal applications. This powerful little seed contains minerals and active plant compoun...

H E R B A L // G L O S S A R Y: Vervain (Verbena officinalis)

Vervain, also known as verbena and “herb of the cross”, is a perennial herb native to Europe and Asia. The plant belongs to the Verbenaceae family ...

H E R B A L // G L O S S A R Y: Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel is our well known beautifully aromatic and pungent herb most commonly known for its ability to calm most digestive upsets such as bloating a...

Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis)

Yerba mate is a traditional South American herb that is starting to gain popularity worldwide due to its several beneficial chemical compounds incl...

Withania (Wtihania somnifera)

Withania or Ashwaganda as its otherwise referred to, has really gained a lot of attention lately and its likely to have made an appearance or two i...

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

Valerian has been used in ancient Greece by Hippocrates and Dioscorides themselves as a sedative for nervousness, and to treat dyspepsia over 2000 ...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Long before Turmeric lattes were trendy, this incredible vibrant yellow coloured cousin of ginger, was used in traditional Chinese and Ayurveda med...

St Mary’s Thistle (Silybum marianum)

Happy liver, happy life. Or so the saying should go. The liver has a mammoth job(s) to do and we don’t always treat it so well. Good news is it doe...

Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

When our nervous systems just need a big warm squeeze, or the perfect herb to round out the restorative hatha yoga practice you just finished, that...

Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)

Another member of the adrenal loving club, Siberian Ginseng has a party trick - it also doubles as a cognitive performance enhancer. It can basical...

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

Medicinal mushrooms have been around a minute, but more recently have gained a reputation as the new cool kid on the block (just google it, it’s a-...

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

Is your skin needing a bit more TLC these days? Allow me to introduce Red Clover, she’s here to help you glow from the inside out. Traditionally Re...