Medicinal Plants Encyclopedia
Astragalus propinquus (Astragalus (Huang Qi))
Astragalus (huang qi) is one of the most important immune tonic herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine, used for over 2,000 years to strengthen the body's defensive energy (wei qi) and...
Astragalus propinquus (Astragalus (Huang Qi))
Astragalus (huang qi) is one of the most important immune tonic herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine, used for over 2,000 years to strengthen the body's defensive energy (wei qi) and...
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)
Taraxacum officinale is a cosmopolitan perennial weed whose root and leaf serve as complementary digestive medicines: the bitter root acts as a cholagogue and hepatoprotective, while the potassium-rich leaf is...
Taraxacum officinale (Dandelion)
Taraxacum officinale is a cosmopolitan perennial weed whose root and leaf serve as complementary digestive medicines: the bitter root acts as a cholagogue and hepatoprotective, while the potassium-rich leaf is...
Gelsemium sempervirens (Yellow Jessamine)
Gelsemium sempervirens contains the indole alkaloid gelsemine, a highly potent glycine receptor antagonist and partial GABA-A modulator that produces analgesic and anxiolytic effects at doses perilously close to the lethal...
Gelsemium sempervirens (Yellow Jessamine)
Gelsemium sempervirens contains the indole alkaloid gelsemine, a highly potent glycine receptor antagonist and partial GABA-A modulator that produces analgesic and anxiolytic effects at doses perilously close to the lethal...
Coleus forskohlii (Forskolin Plant)
Coleus forskohlii root contains forskolin, a unique labdane diterpene that directly activates adenylate cyclase independently of beta-adrenergic receptors, raising intracellular cAMP levels and producing vasodilation, positive inotropy, bronchodilation, and lipolysis....
Coleus forskohlii (Forskolin Plant)
Coleus forskohlii root contains forskolin, a unique labdane diterpene that directly activates adenylate cyclase independently of beta-adrenergic receptors, raising intracellular cAMP levels and producing vasodilation, positive inotropy, bronchodilation, and lipolysis....
Viola tricolor (Heartsease)
Viola tricolor aerial parts contain mucilage (10-15%), flavonoids (rutin, violanthin, scoparin at 1.5-3.5%), salicylate derivatives, and cyclotides (violacin A, kalata B1) that collectively provide anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and mild expectorant activity....
Viola tricolor (Heartsease)
Viola tricolor aerial parts contain mucilage (10-15%), flavonoids (rutin, violanthin, scoparin at 1.5-3.5%), salicylate derivatives, and cyclotides (violacin A, kalata B1) that collectively provide anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, and mild expectorant activity....
Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop)
Hyssopus officinalis is an aromatic subshrub of the mint family whose essential oil contains pinocamphone and isopinocamphone — monoterpene ketones with expectorant and antiseptic properties on the respiratory tract. Biblical...
Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop)
Hyssopus officinalis is an aromatic subshrub of the mint family whose essential oil contains pinocamphone and isopinocamphone — monoterpene ketones with expectorant and antiseptic properties on the respiratory tract. Biblical...