Herbs Encyclopedia

Triačka lúčna (Filipendula ulmaria)

The plant that gave the world aspirin — yet gentler on the stomach than its pharmaceutical offspring. Frothy, cream-white, honey-scented flower heads perfume wet meadows and riverbanks all summer. Needs...

Triačka lúčna (Filipendula ulmaria)

The plant that gave the world aspirin — yet gentler on the stomach than its pharmaceutical offspring. Frothy, cream-white, honey-scented flower heads perfume wet meadows and riverbanks all summer. Needs...

Verbena officinalis (ľubostorka obyčajná)

Europe's most sacred herb — revered by Druids, Romans, and medieval monks for two millennia. A wiry, unassuming roadside perennial with tiny lavender flowers and genuine nervine properties. Grows in...

Verbena officinalis (ľubostorka obyčajná)

Europe's most sacred herb — revered by Druids, Romans, and medieval monks for two millennia. A wiry, unassuming roadside perennial with tiny lavender flowers and genuine nervine properties. Grows in...

Scutellaria lateriflora (Americký hluchavka)

North America's nervine herb — a delicate, blue-flowered wetland perennial with genuine anxiolytic properties. Harvest the aerial parts at peak bloom for calming tea and tincture. Needs moist, partly shaded...

Scutellaria lateriflora (Americký hluchavka)

North America's nervine herb — a delicate, blue-flowered wetland perennial with genuine anxiolytic properties. Harvest the aerial parts at peak bloom for calming tea and tincture. Needs moist, partly shaded...

Šišmáka bajkalská (Scutellaria baicalensis)

A pillar of Chinese medicine for 2,000 years — the golden root contains baicalin, a flavonoid under intense modern pharmacological study. Hardy to −35 °C, with attractive blue flowers. Plant...

Šišmáka bajkalská (Scutellaria baicalensis)

A pillar of Chinese medicine for 2,000 years — the golden root contains baicalin, a flavonoid under intense modern pharmacological study. Hardy to −35 °C, with attractive blue flowers. Plant...

Andrographis paniculata (Andrographis (Kráľ hor...

The 'King of Bitters' — a weedy annual with clinical evidence for cold and flu symptom reduction. Grows easily from seed, deters every pest, and tastes so bitter you'll want...

Andrographis paniculata (Andrographis (Kráľ hor...

The 'King of Bitters' — a weedy annual with clinical evidence for cold and flu symptom reduction. Grows easily from seed, deters every pest, and tastes so bitter you'll want...

Moringa oleifera (Moringa (stromček drumstick))

The 'miracle tree' of tropical nutrition — leaves richer in vitamins than most vegetables, a growth rate of 3 metres per year, and the ability to thrive on neglect. Coppice...

Moringa oleifera (Moringa (stromček drumstick))

The 'miracle tree' of tropical nutrition — leaves richer in vitamins than most vegetables, a growth rate of 3 metres per year, and the ability to thrive on neglect. Coppice...