Cumin for Digestion and Weight Loss
Updated 2/11/19 Cumin refers to the dried seed of Cuminum cyminum, a Middle Eastern plant in the parsley family. The warm, earthy, and...
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...
Orangutans Use Plants to Ease Pain
Humans are not the only species of animal that self-medicate. Cats and dogs, for example, chew grass to address gastrointestinal issues....
Turmeric Fights Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer
Curcumin, the active compound in turmeric root, has a long history of use in Chinese and Ayurvedic systems of healing. Recent research...
How to Make & Use Turmeric Paste
Turmeric, a flowering perennial in the ginger family, harbors curcuminoids and other antioxidant compounds in its gorgeous, deep orange...
How to Use Bentonite Clay
Bentonite clay is mined from deposits of volcanic ash – in the U.S., to the tune of 5 million tons annually, which represents 70% of the...