Herbs

The Ginkgo biloba, also known as maidenhair, is a tree native to China an ancient plant that has been used in China medicinally to heal various health ailments for thousands Read more >>

Barley tea, a roasted grain herbal tea which is very common in Japan, Korea and Chinese cuisines, originally, the barley seeds were used to make the tea, but it can Read more >>

Pellitory-of-the-wall is a member of the Urticaceae family of plants and so is related to nettles and hops but not pellitory.   The only member of its genus (Parietaria) that Read more >>

Melilot or sweet clover as it is popularly known is an herb. The flowering branches and leaves are used to make medicine. The blossoms of this melilot, or yellow clover, Read more >>

Lovage is a plant. The leaves and seeds of this overgrown parsley-type plant are used for medicinal and culinary uses. Lovage gets its name because it was reputed to be Read more >>

Foxglove scientifically known as digitalis lanata is a beautiful looking indigenous herb that is widely seen throughout Europe. The Foxglove is a favourite flower of the honey-bee, and is entirely Read more >>

Viper’s bugloss is closely related to the common bugloss and is a member of the Boraginaceae family of plants. It is native to Europe including the British Isles but is Read more >>

Bupleurum is a plant; its root is commonly used to make medicine. Native to East Asia, buplerum is a member of the Umbelliferae (or Apiaceae) family. Bupleurum has long been Read more >>

Chokeberry or Aronia is a small berry packed with health benefits especially its tea that can be found in the form of tea bags in health food stores. Fresh aronia Read more >>

Elaeagnus plants are deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees native to Asia including the Himalayan region, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, northern China and Japan. The fruit is a fleshy drupe Read more >>