Herbs

The wild daisy flower is pretty but as tough and resilient as few plants are. When the weather is cold, rains, or snows, it bows down and closes itself. When …

One of the most visited monuments in Spain and perhaps Europe is the Granada Alhambra, and it has a beautiful yard dedicated to the myrtle plant. In this yard, the …

All parts of the beautiful English yew tree are poisonous except the fleshy bell-shaped red berry covering its seeds. The great Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author Pedanius Dioscorides said …

The humble chickweed plant is highly appreciated by birds and poultry and by those who know nature and the gifts it offers human beings. Chickweed grows small leaves from its …

The soaproot plant earns its name the honest way: crush its root or leaves in water and it lathers like soap. That foam is the whole story. For centuries people …

Sugar cane is native to Southeast Asia. The Arabs spread its cultivation throughout the Mediterranean, and then the Spanish and Portuguese carried it to America in the 16th century. Cane …

If a seed packet, a bag of dried tea, and a 400-year-old herbal all mention Jerusalem sage, there is a fair chance they mean different plants. Two unrelated species carry …

Black cherry bark has one traditional job: quieting a cough. Appalachian households used the inner bark as a cough remedy, tonic, and sedative, and that flavor became a fixture of …

The primrose plant is one of the first to bloom in spring. Its flowers are highly appreciated as ornamental and aromatic. The great physicians and botanists of ancient times did …

If you’re looking into senega snakeroot for toenail fungus, here’s the part worth knowing before you buy anything: the snakeroot with research behind it for nail fungus probably isn’t the …