Overview Buckwheat is a plant. People make flour from the leaves and flowers. This flour can be used either as food (usually in bread, pancakes, an...

Overview St. John's wort is a plant with yellow, star-shaped flowers and five petals that grows in Europe, North and South America, Australia, New ...

Overview Malic acid is a chemical found in certain fruits and wines. It is sometimes used as medicine. Malic acid is used most commonly for dry mo...

Overview Polydextrose is a type of carbohydrate. It's made in laboratories. Polydextrose is taken by mouth for constipation, prediabetes, and diab...

Overview L-tryptophan is an amino acid. Amino acids are protein building blocks. L-tryptophan is called an "essential" amino acid because the body ...

Overview Coconut is the fruit of the coconut palm. It can be eaten as food or used as medicine. Coconut is taken by mouth for bladder stones, diabe...

Overview Biotin is a vitamin. Foods such as eggs, milk, or bananas contain small amounts of biotin. Biotin is used for biotin deficiency. It is al...

Overview Fennel is a perennial, pleasant-smelling herb with yellow flowers. It is native to the Mediterranean, but is now found throughout the worl...

Overview Cassava is a root vegetable. People use the root as a food and to make medicine. Cassava is used for tiredness, dehydration in people with...

Overview Sodium bicarbonate is a salt that breaks down to form sodium and bicarbonate in water. This breakdown makes a solution alkaline, meaning i...