Self-Heal Plant
Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) is an edible flowering plant that is useful for treating many illnesses. For many centuries, the Prunella vulgaris exists as an important herb and elixir in folk…
How to Make Herbal Ice Cubes
Herbal ice cubes are great. They’re not only easy to make but they contain added nutrients that your drink otherwise would not have. They also taste great and make a…
Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Turmeric Ice Cream
With summer already here, there is no better way to celebrate than with ice cream. This homemade Anti-Inflammatory Turmeric Ice Cream is packed full of goodness, tastes delicious, and you…
Fennel
Fennel is a hardy but short-lived perennial and a member of the broad plant family that includes carrots, dill, celery, and parsley. Like many plants that have both herbal and…
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is in the same group of peppers as jalapeños and bell peppers. It is widely used in cooking in many countries. Common names include Bird’s Beak…
50 Ways to Use Yarrow
Yarrow is an easy herb to find and something that many herbalists keep in their stockpile. It’s useful for its use in blocking bleeding, toning skin, treating cold and flu,…
10 Remedies You Can Find In Your Kitchen
When you begin to explore natural remedies you quickly realize that many herbs and spices that we use in our everyday cooking can also be medicinal. The idea of food…
Cabbage
The name Cabbage covers several cultivars of Brassica oleracea all of which are popular annual vegetables. These plants are closely related to cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, and broccoli. This leafy…
20 Edible And Medicinal Plants You Can Forage In March
After the long cold winter, nothing is more exciting than the first green shoots popping up in the spring. In March we see the first hints that the long months…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Comfrey
Many of us are not aware of the hidden wonders in our garden. There are a lot of plants that we take for granted because we didn’t know how useful…