In the 16th century, an outstanding Italian botanist, Mattioli, translated and commented on Dioscorides’s work. He said that the Tuscans called the belladonna plant herba bella donna. During the Medieval …
A squeeze of lemon won’t detox your body, rebalance your pH, or melt away fat — so you can let go of any guilt about skipping the 6 a.m. lemon-water …
According to an ancient Inca legend, Manco Capac, the son of the Sun and founder of the Inca empire, gave the coca plant leaves to humans as a divine remedy …
The Arabs spread the habit of consuming coffee to the known world in the 16th century. Despite the effects of coffee on the body, more than one million tons of …
German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is one of the most-studied calming herbs on the market — and one of the most oversold. The research holds up best for two things: mild-to-moderate …
Onions are worth eating. They cost almost nothing, they make plain food taste like cooking, and they carry a real load of fibre, vitamin C and plant compounds — quercetin …
The most common variety of blue spirulina, Spirulina maxima, is native to the salt lakes of the Mexican plains, such as the Totalcingo and Texcoco lakes. In their waters, there …
So, you want to know all about eggs? Well, you have come to the right place. You will learn scientific facts, facts about its cooking, and much more. The egg …
Rhubarb means two different things depending on which part of the plant — and which tradition — you’re asking about. In North American and European kitchens, it’s the tart, pink-to-green …
The remains of the pomegranate tree have been found in Egyptian tombs that are over 4000 years old. Israelites appreciated this fruit, too. Greeks regarded pomegranates as the symbol of …