🌼 Asteraceae: the wild and wondrous sunflower family. This is the lineage of yarrow, echinacea, dandelion, boneset, and chamomile—plants that have healed wounds, broken fevers, calmed nerves, and moved stuck livers for generations. With over 25,000 to 32,000 species, this is one (the second largest!) of the most abundant and medicinal plant families on Earth. And yet, most people only know a handful. Inside Medical Botany, I guide you deep into the heart of this family—so you learn to recognize