Achillea millefolium is a common meadow plant of temperate zone of the Northern hemisphere. There are many closely related species of it and within it, their taxonomy is complex and not fully understood. A medicinal plant known since medieval times, it is good for digestion, soothes cramps and aids healing...

Althaea officinalis is a native of Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa. It has been collected from the wild and grown in gardens as food and medicine for thousand of years. A perennial of dry sunny places. As a medicinal plant it reduces the irritation of mucous membranes. As a food plant it has...

Arctium minus is a biennial native to Europe, and invasive on other continents. The way how its flowerheads attach to hair or fabric by its bracts inspired the invention of the hook&loop fastener. Its medicinal qualities include detoxifying, calming, antimicrobial and antifungal properties. The root,...

Hypericum perforatum grows across temperate areas of Eurasia. It has been introduced as an invasive weed to much of the Americas, South Africa and Australia. This plant has been used in folk medicine for centuries, and remains commercially cultivated in the 21st century. It helps skin to heal. A common...

Verbena officinalis is an European native. It thrives in dry, poor, shallow soil. Often it will grow by roadsides or on trampled ground. Grazing animals avoid it. It has long been associated with the supernatural, possibly as it does have real medical properties. It has been used in folk medicine since...