Herbs

The Unbelievable Chinchorro Mummification Culture

The Chinchorro Mummification Culture: A long-buried corpse (about 5020 BC), preserved in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the driest places on Earth, with centuries-old skin, hair, and...

The Sweetly Scented Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley is every so often written lily-of-the-valley. Actually, its scientific name is “Convallaria majalis” and...

The Facts of Halesia tetraptera

The common silverbell is also known as the mountain silverbell, Carolina silverbell, or Halesia tetraptera. The Carolina silverbell...

Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis)

Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis) is mainly restricted to Tasmania and Bass Strait Islands. The Yellow-throated Honeyeater occurs through a...

Speckled Warbler (Sericornis sagittatus)

Family: The speckled warbler (Pyrrholaemus sagittatus) belongs to the family Acanthizidae. In 1801, English physician and ornithologist John...

Basil – It’s Not as Difficult as You Think

Basil has been a controversial herb since ancient times. Both the origin of its name and its reason for being have been constantly disputed....

The Reason Why We Love Fragrance and Aroma?

Fragrance and aroma are associated with beauty and smell with ugliness, yet both are odors. Is it nature’s way of warning us of possible...

The Increase Popularity of Herbs and Health

The increase in the popularity of Herbs and Health as medicinal remedies is less obvious. But it seems to have come partly from a...

The Powerful Benefits of Aloe Vera for Skin

Powerful Benefits of Aloe Vera for Skin An aloe vera plant should be placed on the windowsill of every kitchen. The use of aloe vera...

Stevia rebaudiana – An Incredibly Versatile Food Ingredient

Stevia rebaudiana No plant offers as much sweetness as stevia, and no plant produces as safe a sugar substitute for diabetics as Stevia rebaudiana. Stevia...

The Power of Herbs and Spices for Weight Loss and Health

This article discusses the often-overlooked Power of Herbs and Spices for Weight Loss and Health. It highlights a brief overview of using natural herbs...

Discover the Health Benefits of Common Spices

Health Benefits of Common Spices Keeping healthy doesn't have to cost a fortune. With the herbs and spices we already have at home, we can...

Five Important Spices of Life

You are stressed out and the nasal congestion troubles you, and toothaches and indigestion plague the system. You are definitely feeling out of sorts...

Mimosa pudica – The Shy Plants

Plants such as Mimosa pudica are also called sensitive plants, sleepy plants, action plants, touch-me-not, Shy Plants, and shameplant. This plant belongs to the...