Now is an ideal time to be scrolling through the plethora of seed, plant and gardening books arriving daily in this winter period for most of us in U.S. It’s also a great time to have a companion planting guide to figure out which plants complement each other. One wants to create a [...]
Article on Herbfest web site introducing how herbs were introduced into the U.S. and why it was felt important to do so. From a European background of only the wealthy could afford spices the use of herbs expanded seasonings to the working class.
New post on Caraway on Herbfest web site. Learn more about the historical uses, care of and how to use today as a culinary herb or spice.
Dandelion root dissolved my gallstones. Is there an herb that will do the same with kidney stones? Here is my response to her and below you see her answer back.
Q. what are the trade names for the herbs “Hypericum Mysorense” and “Hypericum Hookeranum”, and where can I purchase them? A: Hi Kim Hypericum is a large family of plants of which the most popular is the plant we call “St. John’s Wort”. That is only 1 species of the family though and the other [...]
One of the greatest things about the internet is the news gathering applications. Was reading one of my favorite ones, Zite, and came across an article on winter herb gardening. So, if you can’t wait for HerbFest to get your herbs, try growing a herb garden in your kitchen. If the click through doesn’t work [...]
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Hi Lara, Basically I don’t know but let me give you an educated guess. 1. Some teas are “astringent” meaning they remove fluids from the skin surface as well as possibly slightly below the surface. That can be good on topical bacteria. 2. Some teas have chemicals to soften the skin, and that can help [...]
For many pains can apply topically it’s the mint family. Example when you look at most topical products you will find, generally in first or second place, on list of ingredients the word “mentha” which is mint oil. Peppers are often next and “capsacin” will be that ingredient. Most topical use varying degrees (%’s) of [...]
Here is an article found by one of our Herbanites, Sandy, in response to the previous request on what herbs can help with radiation burns following cancer therapy. This is general information our Herbanites find and it’s not a recommendation but a chance to exercise one’s own mental energy deciding if beneficial or not. That [...]
