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Beta-Carotene

Alternative Name:
all-trans-beta-carotene, beta-carotene
Scientific Name:
all-trans-beta-carotene, (all-E)-1,1'-(3,7,12,16-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaene-1,18-diyl)bis(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene)

Beta-carotene is a carotenoid. Carotenoids are red, yellow, and orange pigments naturally found in many vegetables and fruits. Beta-carotene is also known as…

Bilberry

Alternative Name:
bilberry, European blueberry, whortleberry, huckleberry
Scientific Name:
Vaccinium myrtillus

Bilberry is a fruit related to the blueberry and is sometimes called the European blueberry.

Biotin

Alternative Name:
biotin, biocytin, coenzyme R, rhizobium growth factor, vitamin H, W factor, vitamin B7
Scientific Name:
cis-hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thieno[3,4-d]-imidazole-4-valeric acid

Biotin is part of the B complex of vitamins and plays an important role in growth and the maintenance of good health. You can get it by eating foods containing…

Birch

Alternative Name:
birch, European white birch, silver birch, weeping birch, downy birch, white birch
Scientific Name:
Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Betula alba

Birch is a tree found throughout North America and parts of Asia and Europe. The leaves of the tree contain vitamin C and are used to make medicine.

Bitter Orange

Alternative Name:
bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange, Zhi shi
Scientific Name:
Citrus aurantium

Bitter orange can be found throughout the world including in Africa, Asia, the Mediterranean region, as well as North America. It is used in various foods…

Black Cohosh

Alternative Name:
black cohosh, black snakeroot, macrotys, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, rattleweed
Scientific Name:
Actaea racemosa, Cimicifuga racemosa

Black cohosh was used in Native American medicine and was used as a home remedy since the late 19th century.

Black Horehound

Alternative Name:
black horehound, ballotta, black stinking horehound, Marrubium nigrum
Scientific Name:
Ballota nigra L. (Lamiaceae)

Black horehound is a perennial plant that is widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and eastern United States. The part of the plant that grows above ground is…

Blessed Thistle

Alternative Name:
holy thistle, spotted thistle, St. Benedict thistle, carbenia benedicta, cardo bendito, cardo santo, carduus, carduus benedictus, chardon béni, chardon bénit, cnici benedicti herba, cnicus
Scientific Name:
Cnicus benedictus L. (Asteraceae)

The blessed thistle plant was used historically to treat bubonic plague sores and for symptoms related to poor digestion. Today it is more likely to be…

Boldo

Alternative Name:
boldo, boldus, boldine, boldo folium, boldoak boldea, boldus boldus
Scientific Name:
Peumus boldus

Boldo is an evergreen shrub found in some regions of Chile and Peru, and it is also native to parts of Morocco. Boldo has been used in South America as…

Burdock

Alternative Name:
burdock, burr seed, cocklebur, hardock, harebur, gobo, goboshi, great burdock, lappa
Scientific Name:
Arctium lappa L. (Asteraceae)

Burdock root has been used for centuries in Europe, North America, and Asia for a variety of ailments. In some parts of the world, the root is consumed as food.