Herbs

The calaguala plant is a fern native to America and was highly valued by the Mayan people long before the arrival of the Spaniards. From the 17th century onwards, it …

Ground cherry is a small plant that grows on roadsides in Mexico and most areas in America. Its fruits are a pleasant gift for walkers. Ground Cherry Scientific Facts Healing …

A dye similar to the lacquer color is obtained from the pokeweed plant. This plant possesses minimal medicinal properties since it presents toxic effects when taken in high doses. When …

The tiny flowers of the pansy plant, with their large peduncle and variegated colors, are genuinely exuberant. The combination of the internal and external uses of its internal and external …

The sanicle plant (Sanicula europaea) is a shade-loving woodland herb from the carrot family that has been used in European folk medicine for centuries — most often as a gentle …

The livelong plant belongs to the same family as the houseleek plant. Both plants have fleshy leaves and a hot-spicy flavor and were valued in the Middle Ages and the …

If you have come across a plant labelled allgood and wondered whether it is food, medicine, or just a weed, the honest answer is: mostly food. Good King Henry, the …

If you’re looking into bittersweet nightshade health benefits, here’s the straight answer before anything else: this plant has a long folk-medicine history, but modern human evidence that it treats anything …

Pedanius Dioscorides, the Greek physician, pharmacologist, botanist, and author (1st century A.D.), already warned that the flowers and leaves of the oleander plant are “deadly” poisonous for dogs, donkeys, mules, …

The poisonberry plant (Solanum nigrum), known to botanists as black nightshade, is a common weed with a confusing reputation. Parts of it are eaten as a cooked vegetable in some …