Complaint drawer
What is the body asking for?
Type a complaint — cough, sleep, skin — or tap chips. Matching plates and cups rise by how many of those traditional uses they carry. A folk index, not a diagnosis.
12 plates for sore throat
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
Pot marigold — the herbalist's everyday skin flower.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Dog rose
Rosa canina
The hedgerow rose — hips for winter vitamin C, petals for a cooling, fragrant cup.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Garden sage
Salvia officinalis
The grey kitchen sage — a drying, aromatic leaf for sore throats and rich food.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Goldenseal
Hydrastis canadensis
A threatened woodland root, bitter and berberine-yellow — not an everyday immune tonic.
sore throat
1/1RegulatedCaution
Licorice
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Sweet root that soothes mucosa and supports adrenals — and can raise blood pressure if overused.
sore throat
1/1OpenCaution
Linden
Tilia cordata
Heart-shaped leaves and a honey-bract blossom — the classic European calm-and-cold tea.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Marshmallow
Althaea officinalis
A velvety marsh mallow whose root and leaf soothe raw mucosa.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
A hot Mediterranean mint — pizza leaf, and a traditional winter antimicrobial tea.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Prairie coneflower taken at the first scratch of a cold — immune-modulating, not a daily tonic.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Raspberry leaf
Rubus idaeus
The cane you grow for fruit — the leaf is an astringent tea with a long midwifery folklore.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris
The purple lawn mint you already step on — a traditional throat gargle and wound wash.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
A low cushion of thymol — the classic kitchen antimicrobial for coughs.
sore throat
1/1OpenGentle
Cups for the same complaint
Medicinal teas
Calendula petal cup
A golden, slightly peppery flower tea for a scratchy throat or a dull, irritated gut.
sore throat
Elderberry winter kettle
A dark, tart pot for the first scratch of a cold — food-like, not an antiviral claim.
sore throat
Linden night blossom
A honeyed European street-tree tea for a tense evening or a dry, tight cold.
sore throat
Marshmallow cold cup
A slippery, almost flavorless coat for a raw throat or irritated gut — mucilage, not spice.
sore throat
Raspberry-leaf pot
A pleasant astringent women’s tea with a long midwifery folklore — not a labor plan.
sore throat
Sage gargle
A dry, aromatic rinse for a scratchy throat — spit or a small swallow, not a pint.
sore throat
Thyme-and-honey chest cup
A short, warm cup for a wet or rattling cough — not pneumonia.
sore throat