Aloe vera

Aloe barbadensis miller

La suculenta cuyo gel ha sido un remedio casero para quemaduras e irritaciones de la piel durante miles de años.

Digestión · Piel · Primeros auxilios

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Amla / Indian Gooseberry

Phyllanthus emblica

Ayurveda's sour green fruit — a vitamin C powerhouse and the backbone of Triphala and chyawanprash.

Antioxidante · Corazón · Digestión

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Basil

Ocimum basilicum

The sweet, clove-and-anise scented leaf of summer — at its best torn fresh over tomatoes and never cooked for long.

Antioxidante · Digestión · Especia de cocina

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Black Pepper

Piper nigrum

The king of spices, best ground fresh at the table — and a quiet booster of how much of some nutrients and drugs your body absorbs.

Antioxidante · Digestión · Especia de cocina

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Cardamom

Elettaria cardamomum

Little green pods of sweet, eucalyptus-bright perfume — the soul of chai, Arabic coffee and Scandinavian buns.

Digestión · Especia de cocina · Infusión

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Chia Seeds

Salvia hispanica

The ancient Aztec seed that swells into a pudding in minutes — a great fibre source, as long as you soak it first.

Corazón · Digestión · Planta comestible

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Coriander / Cilantro

Coriandrum sativum

One plant, two kitchens: bright citrusy leaves that some people swear taste of soap, and warm seeds that soothe a bloated belly.

Digestión · Especia de cocina

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Cumin

Cuminum cyminum

The warm, earthy seed behind curries, chilli and falafel — best bloomed in hot oil until it crackles and smells toasty.

Digestión · Especia de cocina

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Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

The lawn "weed" that's actually a salad green, coffee substitute and one of herbal medicine's oldest digestive bitters.

Digestión · Hígado · Planta comestible

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Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Crisp aniseed bulb, feathery fronds and sweet digestive seeds — one plant that covers salad, spice rack and after-dinner tea.

Digestión · Especia de cocina · Planta comestible

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Flaxseed

Linum usitatissimum

Humble brown seeds with a trio of talents — fibre, plant omega-3 and lignans — but only if you grind them first.

Corazón · Digestión · Planta comestible

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Jengibre

Zingiber officinale

El remedio más fiable del mundo para el malestar estomacal, con los ensayos clínicos que lo respaldan.

Digestión · Especia de cocina · Náuseas

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Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

The lemon-scented mint that takes the edge off stress — beloved by bees, herbalists and anxious students alike.

Calma · Digestión · Sueño

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Licorice Root

Glycyrrhiza glabra

An intensely sweet root (its key compound is some fifty times sweeter than sugar) that soothes throats and stomachs — and quietly raises blood pressure if you overdo it.

Digestión · Infusión · Respiratorio

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Marshmallow Root

Althaea officinalis

The original marshmallow — a slippery, soothing root for scratchy throats and dry coughs, best made with cold water.

Digestión · Infusión · Respiratorio

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Menta piperita

Mentha × piperita

Una menta de jardín vigorosa cuyo aceite es uno de los tratamientos herbales mejor documentados para el síndrome del intestino irritable.

Digestión · Dolor de cabeza · Infusión

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Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

The warm, sweet spice that once caused wars — lovely by the pinch, genuinely poisonous by the spoonful.

Digestión · Especia de cocina

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Oregano

Origanum vulgare

The sun-baked Mediterranean herb that tastes better dried than fresh — and whose concentrated oil is a very different thing.

Antioxidante · Digestión · Especia de cocina

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Slippery Elm

Ulmus rubra

A North American tree whose inner bark turns into a soothing gruel — gentle on sore throats and stomachs, but hard on the trees.

Digestión · Respiratorio · Salud intestinal

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Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

The feathery-leaved wound herb named after Achilles — a bitter tea for sluggish digestion, and one to avoid in pregnancy.

Digestión · Menstruación · Primeros auxilios

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