Herbs

When the pasque flower is dry, the plant’s fruit forms a feathery bouquet that the wind blows away. The plant’s scientific name, Anemone, is derived from this fact since the …

The stinking weed plant has an unpleasant odor but is desirable because of its medicinal virtues. In Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and other Latin American countries, its seeds are used …

Storksbill weed is a humble plant highly appreciated as a forage for cattle. Storksbill Weed Scientific Facts Healing Properties Storksbill weed contains tannins, phenol, flavonoids, and potassium salts. How to …

Goats rue has been empirically used since the 16th century to heal diverse afflictions, such as poisonous animal bites. However, its actual properties have only been discovered in the last …

The dead nettle plant is also called blind nettle because, despite resembling the common nettle, it does not cause nettle rash or harm those who touch it—as if people who …

The Oswego tea plant has a pleasant aroma that resembles peppermint. In America, it has been used as a substitute for tea. North American natives, who lived in harmony with …

Dioscorides (1st century A.D.) already knew the many medicinal properties of the common rue plant. During the Middle Ages, it was cultivated in monastery cloisters because it was regarded as …

Dioscorides referred to the common groundsel plant as erigeron (“old in spring” in Greek) because of the aged appearance of its flower heads during the spring season. Common Groundsel Scientific …

The leaves of wild betony are like those of nettles; however, they lack rashing hairs. They have a slightly hot flavor and a fetid odor. Betony (Stachys officianalis [L.] Trevisan) …

Asparagus is the terminal area of the stems of the asparagus plant (young buds), which grow in the sunlight. They remain white since they do not contain chlorophyll. While asparagus …