5 ‘Miracle Trees’ The Native Americans Used For Medicine
Native Americans have used herbs, trees, and plants for thousands of years to cure themselves as well as to purify their spirits and bring balance and harmony into their lives…
Lemon Verbena
Lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora) is a perennial flowering shrub of the verbena family. This dainty, lemon-scented flower is used as a culinary spice, an herbal medicine, aromatherapy essential oil, and…
Healthy Foods That Can Cause Kidney Stones
Did you just start eating healthy foods and instead of getting an extra spring in your step, you find that you are suffering from joint pains, mental fatigue, gut problems,…
Plant of The Week: Borage
Borage (Borago officinalis), or starflower, is a fuzzy and herbaceous plant that belongs to the forget-me-not family. It bears beautiful star-shaped blue flowers that bloom from summer to late fall.…
How to Make Medicinal Blooming Tea
Blooming Teas are among the neatest new trends surrounding today’s tea scene. You can purchase them already made in assorted flavors and flower patterns, each dried ball unfolding into a…
Feverfew
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a useful healing plant. As its name suggests, this herb is beneficial in reducing fever. This weedy perennial shrub bears a cluster of white florets with…
Plant of The Week: Lovage
Lovage (Levisticum officinale) is an aromatic herbaceous perennial also known as Smellage or Maggi plant. Large in size and usefulness, lovage has edible leaves, stalks, seeds, and roots. Easy to…
Dong Quai
Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) is one of the popular herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is referred to as female ginseng. It has been used for thousands of years…
Sitting is Dangerous
There is always a question about sitting and health. Now, recent events have found more people sitting for work or leisure but the question still remains, is sitting dangerous to…
Devil’s Claw
Devil’s claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) is a flowering shrub represented by its fearsome-looking hook-like fruits that resemble a claw. These claws or pods are notorious hitchhikers that can cling to clothing…