Patchouli and hippies go together like bread and butter. Rumor has it that the reason this essential oil was so popular in the 60's was because it could cover-u...
What is ashwagandha? Is this “Indian ginseng” the same as regular ginseng?
Nope.
This plant, the Withania somnifera, is a nightshade which is a totally di...
Is cinnamon bad for you? To even propose that question is sacrilegious according to many sources. They tout the laundry list of benefits associated with this sp...
For about a decade, this leaf has been hailed as the healthiest salad green around. How accurate that is, we will answer in a moment.
Regardless, perhaps tha...
The other day, a chef on TV was talking about how to fix too much tarragon after it's been added to a dish. Rather than try to counteract or neutralize the extr...
Since the Central Valley of California is responsible for nearly 80% of the world's almond crop, when the drought hit high gear a few years back, plant-based mi...
This substance can be used outside the body or inside of it.
Its most common use is outside the body, as a membrane for filtering gas and liquids. Everyone i...
Despite lemons being a staple food in many households, few are aware of the myriad of health benefits that can come from drinking lemon water. Although unproven...
Resveratrol is what's known as a sirtuin-activating compounds (STAC). These influence sirtuins. In plain English, they slows down cell aging.
A lesser discus...
Theoretically speaking, you could make tea with anything. The definition of tea is a beverage made by infusing parts of a plant in hot water. The definition doe...
Huang Qi, which is the name for astragalus in Chinese, is one of the most popular herbs in traditional medicine.
Historically and even today, they use it for...
