I spend an inordinate amount of time shopping at the health food store with my wife, Kerry. Mostly, I’m bored. But last Sunday, I was delighted to discover that lots of nature’s most useful medicinal herbs have dirty-sounding names. Here are some of my favorites:

17. Dong Quai
16. Hoodia
15. Lobelia
14. Schizandra
13. Uva Ursi
12. Yucca
11. Anise
10. Chickweed
9. Sweet Rocket
8. Cumin
7. HoneyBush
6. Nard
5. Bladderwrack
4. Ma Huang
3. Horehound
2. Horny Goat Weed
1. Fucus