Herbs

Most people know the parsley plant as the sprig pushed to the side of the plate. That reputation sells it short. Parsley is a genuinely nutrient-dense plant — a strong …

Juniper plant berries are best known for giving gin its sharp, piney bite, but they also carry centuries of use as a folk remedy — and the honest picture of …

Eryngium campestre is a plant of the Umbelliferae family that looks like a thistle. It is sometimes called the “Watling Street” thistle because when the wind blows in the fall, …

Wild celery is an essential ingredient in all broths and depurative recipes, along with onion, nettle, cabbage, and lemon. The oil obtained from celery seeds and roots is said to …

When talking about the wild strawberry plant, we mean those blood-red tears that grow on bush slopes, giving an exquisite aroma, never those huge, “potato-sized” fruits with little flavor and …

When strolling through the fantastic valleys, there may still be a “non-owned” cherry tree that gives the walker and the birds their small but tasteful fruit without chemical insecticides or …

If you’re wondering whether sarsaparilla root can clear your skin, ease sore joints, or “purify” your blood, here’s the plain answer up front: people have leaned on this root for …

The first to describe the many medicinal properties of the goldenrod plant was Arnau DE Vilanova (Valencia, Spain, 1240- Genova, Italy, 1311), a great Middle Age physician among whose patients …

Corn silk — the soft, pale threads tucked under the husk of an ear of corn — has been brewed into teas and tinctures for hundreds of years, mostly for …

The cacao plant (Theobroma cacao) is the tropical tree behind cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter — and behind a long list of health claims, some solid and most not. The …