PLANTS, FOODS & FUNGI

The catalog

Prefer grocery and cultivated sources. Wild identification belongs with living experts, not an app.

Store only

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Nausea and motion-sickness comfort

Grocery

Peppermint

Mentha × piperita

Tea for digestion; concentrated oil requires caution

Grocery

Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Traditional calming tea; ragweed-family allergy caution

Grocery

Garlic

Allium sativum

Food first; supplements can interact with blood thinners

Grocery

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Culinary spice; supplement evidence is mixed

Grocery

Honey

Apis mellifera honey

Cough comfort after age one; never for infants

Grocery

Oatmeal

Avena sativa grain

Soluble fiber for nourishment and cholesterol support

Store only

Psyllium

Plantago ovata husk

Fiber for constipation; take with ample water

Store only

Elderberry

Sambucus species

Buy prepared products; raw parts can be toxic

Expert ID

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Deadly hemlock lookalikes make wild harvest unsafe

Expert ID

Ramps

Allium tricoccum

Overharvested; death camas and lily-of-the-valley lookalikes

Store only

Reishi

Ganoderma species

Commercial extracts only; not a beginner forage

Store only

Lion’s mane

Hericium erinaceus

Cultivated culinary mushroom

Expert only

Willow bark

Salix species

Aspirin-like risks and interactions

Store only

St. John’s wort

Hypericum perforatum

Many serious drug interactions

Experienced

Nettle

Urtica dioica

Traditional food and tea; handling stings

Grocery

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Culinary use; concentrated oil is not food

Grocery

Thyme

Thymus vulgaris

Culinary herb and traditional tea

Grocery

Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

May reduce some recurrent UTIs; not an antibiotic

Grocery

Bone broth

Prepared food

Nourishing food, not a disease treatment