Reference Encyclopedia

Remedy Atlas

Herbs, minerals, vitamins, adaptogens, and compounds — safety, dosage, interactions, and evidence in one place.

All types Herb Mineral Vitamin Adaptogen Compound Formula

All traditions Ayurveda TCM Japanese Kampo Korean Medicine Unani Medicine European Herbalism Tibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Herb

Valerian

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is a flowering plant whose dried root is one of the most widely used herbal sleep aids in the world.

Strong EvidenceEuropean HerbalismAyurvedaTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)TCMJapanese KampoUnani

A full moon seen through parted dark curtains, the sky shading from deep blue to orange near the horizon.

Compound

Melatonin

Melatonin is a hormone your own pineal gland (a small gland deep in your brain) makes at night to help set your internal clock.

Strong Evidence

Herb

Rhodiola

Rhodiola is a group of hardy, cold-climate plants used to make herbal extracts marketed for stress and fatigue.

Strong EvidenceTCMEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Herb

Green Tea

Green tea comes from the leaves of Camellia sinensis, picked and heated quickly to stop the oxidation that turns leaves into black or oolong tea.

Strong EvidenceTCMJapanese KampoKorean MedicineUnaniTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Several fresh ginseng roots with fine rootlets, held in a cloth in both hands.

Adaptogen

Korean Ginseng

Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng, often processed into "Korean Red Ginseng" by steaming and drying) is a root long used across East Asia as a general tonic.

Strong EvidenceTCMJapanese KampoKorean MedicineEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Herb

Licorice

Licorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a plant whose sweet, fibrous root has been used across several traditional medical systems and is now studied in modern clinical trials.

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaTCMJapanese KampoKorean MedicineUnaniEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Herb

Ginger

Ginger is the rhizome (underground stem) of Zingiber officinale, a plant used both as a kitchen spice and as a remedy across several traditional medical systems.

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaTCMJapanese KampoKorean MedicineUnaniEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Herb

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is the aromatic inner bark of trees in the genus Cinnamomum, most often Cinnamomum verum ("true" or Ceylon cinnamon) or related species, dried and sold as sticks, powder, or extract.

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaTCMJapanese KampoKorean MedicineUnaniEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Formula

Triphala

Triphala is not one plant but a trio — a classic Ayurvedic blend of three dried fruits: Terminalia chebula (haritaki), Terminalia bellirica (bibhitaki), and Phyllanthus emblica (amla).

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaTCMKorean MedicineUnaniEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Herb

Turmeric

Turmeric is the bright yellow rhizome of Curcuma longa, a plant in the ginger family, and its best-studied active compound is curcumin.

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaTCMKorean MedicineUnaniEuropean HerbalismTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)

Mineral

Magnesium

Magnesium is a mineral your body needs for hundreds of basic jobs, including energy production and the activity of enzymes involved in oxidative…

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaJapanese KampoKorean MedicineUnaniEuropean Herbalism

Adaptogen

Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal) is a shrub used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine and known there as a "rasayana" — a tonic meant to restore…

Strong EvidenceAyurvedaUnaniTibetan Medicine (Sowa Rigpa)