Berry Pigments May Help to Treat Cancer
Berries get their color from anthocyanins, pigments that lend the fruits red, blue or purple color. Years of research has shown that...
How to Use Tangerine Essential Oil
The sweet and tangy scent of tangerine essential oil is calming and grounding, thanks to a high concentration of a terpene called...
Schisandra Berry
Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis), also known as Chinese magnolia, is a woody wine indigenous to China and Russia. In traditional Chinese...
Rhodiola: The Artic Rose
Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea), also known as golden root, king’s crown and artic rose, is a perennial succulent naturally distributed...
Red Clover All Over
Red clover (Trifolium pretense) is a perennial herb native to Europe, Asia and Africa and naturalized in North America. The flowers have...
Oatstraw: Good for the Body, Skin and Bones
Oatstraw (Avena sativa), also known as oat grass and avena, consists of the aerial parts of the oat plant, namely the leaves, stems and...
Holy Basil (Rama) Chai
Holy Basil, Rama (Ocimum tenuiflorum), also called Tulsi Rama, is one of three varieties of Asian basils used in tea blends. The herb’s...
Motherwort: An Herb of the Heart
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiac), also known as lion’s ear, lion’s tail and throw-wort, is a perennial plant that is native to Europe,...
Virtual Weed Walk: Knotgrass
Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare), also known as knotweed, is an annual summer herb and type of buckwheat that is native to Europe and Asia...
Virtual Weed Walk: Plantain
Plantain is a perennial “weed” original to Eurasia and now naturalized throughout most of the world. It was introduced to North America...
