Botanical Name: Pimpinella saxifraga. Other Common Names: Burnet, saxifrage, salad burnet, small pimpernel, solidstem burnet saxifrage, lesser burnet, small burnet saxifrage, almindelig pimpinelle (Danish), Kleine Bibernelle (German), pimpinela blanca (Spanish), Boucage saxifrage (French), bakkablóm (Icelandic). Habitat: This plant is native to Europe and Asia. The species have been introduced and naturalized in New Zealand and […]
Medicinal Herb Profiles
Bugleweed – Health Benefits and Side Effects
Botanical Name:: Lycopus europaeus, Lycopus virginicus. Other Common Names: Gypsywort, gipsywort, water horehound, ou di sun, lycopus europaeus, lycopus virginicus, egyptian’s herb, famsyon maiy, menta de lobo, sicklewort, middle comfrey, water bugle. Habitat: Bugleweed is a rhizomatous herb endemic to Europe and Asia, and introduced in the United States. In the wild, it proliferates in […]
Buchu – Health Benefits and Side Effects
Botanical Name: Agathosma betulina, Barosma betulina. Other Common Names: Buku, bucco, round buchu, bookoo, bucku. Habitat: Commonly found in wet low elevations in the western portion of South Africa. The plant has been introduced into private gardens and nurseries but is not known to be native in any other part of the world. Plant Description: […]
Brooklime – Side Effects and Health Benefits
Botanical Name: Veronica beccabunga L. Other Common Names: European speedwell, mouth smart, neckweed, speed-well, water pimpernel, water purslane, bäckveronika (Swedish), bachbunge (German), la becabunga (Spanish), Véronique des ruisseaux (French). Habitat: This plant is native to almost all of Europe, western and northern Asia and northern Africa, and is naturalized in eastern North America. It grows […]
Boxwood – Health Benefits and Side Effects
Botanical Name: Buxus sempervirens. Other Common Names: Box, boxtree, buksbom (Danish), buis (French), Buchsbaum (German), boj (Spanish). Habitat: Boxwood is native to southern and western Europe (particularly the Mediterranean countries), West Asia and North Africa, but the plant is now cultivated worldwide. Description: Boxwood is an evergreen (the species name “sempervirens” means “always green”) shrub […]
Boswellia Serrata – Benefits and Side Effects
Botanical Name: Boswellia serrata. Other Common Names: Indian frankincense, salai guggal (guggul), shallaki. Habitat: Boswellia serrata is endemic to India and Pakistan. Description: The plant is a deciduous branching medium-sized tree of the Burseraceae family. The bract is gray and papery and the leaves are green and alternate. The tree produces white flowers. There are […]
Borage – Health Benefits and Side Effects
Botanical Name: Borago officinalis L. Other Common Names: Burrage, beebread, star-flower, talewort, hjulkrone (Danish), bourrache (French), gurkenkraut (German), borraja (Spanish). Habitat: Borage is endemic to the Mediterranean region but has spread from there to other parts of Europe and North America. The herb has for ages been cultivated as a garden plant for its ornamental […]
Boneset – Side Effects and Health Benefits
Botanical Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum. The genus name, Eupatorium, is derived from the ancient king Mithridates Eupator, who was the first to use a similar plant for medicinal purposes. Perfoliatum is a reference to the manner in which the stem appears to perforate the base of adjoining leaves. Other Common Names: Wood boneset, thoroughwort, sweating plant, […]
Boldo – Side Effects and Health Benefits
Botanical Name: Peumus boldus. Other Common Names: Boldo tree, Chilean boldo tree, boldu. Habitat: This plant is native to South America and is mainly found in Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It grows on sunny slopes and meadows in the Andes, where it is also cultivated on a large-scale. It has been introduced to […]
Bogbean – Health Benefits and Side Effects
Botanical Name: Menyanthes trifoliata. Other Common Names: Buckbean, beckbean, march trefoil, marsh clover, water shamrock, bog myrtle, Horblaðka (Icelandic), bukkeblad (Dansih), trébol de agua (Spanish), raate (Finish), trefle des marais (French), Bitterklee (German). Habitat: Bogbean grows wild in Europe, Asia, and North America. The plant grows in wet habitats and can be found in fens, […]