
Herbs T-Z
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Turmeric – Curcuma longa
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$5.30 – $25.60Turmeric is an ancient spice, a native of South East Asia, used from antiquity as dye and a condiment. It is cultivated primarily in Bengal, China, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Java, Peru, Australia and the West Indies. It is still used in rituals of the Hindu religion, and as a dye for holy robes, being natural, unsynthesized and cheap. Turmeric is in fact one of the cheapest spices. Although as a dye it is used similarly to saffron, the culinary uses of the two spices should not be confused and should never replace saffron in food dishes Its use dates back nearly 4000 years, to the Vedic culture in India where it was used as a culinary spice and had some religious significance.
The name derives from the Latin terra merita “meritorious earth” referring to the colour of ground turmeric which resembles a mineral pigment. In many languages turmeric is simply named as “yellow root”
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Zizyphus (Dried) – Zizyphis spinosa
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$13.80 – $46.50Ziziphus first appeared in Chinese medical texts in around 300 BC.
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Yucca – Yucca elata
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$13.80 – $55.90Yucca’s most impressive action is its ability to boost immune function.
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Yellow Dock – Rumex crispus
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$10.75 – $49.95Traditionally, yellow dock root has been used as a blood purifier and general detoxifier, especially for the liver.
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Yerba Mate – Ilex paraguariensis
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$6.10 – $29.80Yerba mate has been used as a beverage since the time of the ancient Indians of Brazil and Paraguay.
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Yarrow – Achillea millifolium
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$9.00 – $43.20This herb plant was first used by ancient Greeks over 3,000 years ago for treating external wounds on the skin.
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Wormwood – Artemisia absinthium
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$8.95 – $42.65Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is the key ingredient in the famous European beverage Absinthe.
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Withania – Withania somnifera
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$8.70 – $42.35Withania is also known as Ashwaganda (Hindi), winter cherry and Ayurvedic ginseng.
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Wild Yam – Dioscorea villosa
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$9.10 – $43.95Early Americans used wild yam to treat colic, a reason for another name for the plant, colic root.
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White Willow Bark – Salix alba
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$7.70 – $37.40White willow bark is a herb that works excellently on all aches and pains.
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Vervain – Verbena officinalis
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$7.90 – $38.50Vervain’s reputation as a sacred plant dates at least to ancient Egypt, where it was thought to have sprung from the tears of the goddess Isis as she mourned the death of the God Osiris.
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Valerian – Valeriana officinalis
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$9.95 – $49.75Valerian has been used to ease insomnia, anxiety, and nervous restlessness since the second century A.D.
It became popular in Europe in the 17th century.