Herbs

Blood flower is a tender evergreen perennial in the dogbane and milkweed family. It is native to South America, but has naturalized worldwide in many tropical and subtropical areas. Additional Read more >>

Long pepper (Piper longum), sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. Long pepper is a slender aromatic climber, with a large perennial woody root Read more >>

Winter savory is an herb. The leaves and stems are commonly used to make medicine. Savory is a carminative herb recommend for gas and digestive upsets, including colic, diarrhoea and Read more >>

Vervain, (verbena officinalis) is a perennial herb from the mint family used by Ancient Romans to sanitize their temples and homes; it can be described as a slender plant with Read more >>

Alehoof (Glechoma hederacea) is a perennial herb native to Europe. The tea of the dried plant is high in Vitamin C and is often used to treat minor wounds and Read more >>

Blessed thistle is a popular plant and was commonly used during the middle Ages to treat the bubonic plague and as a tonic for monks. Blessed thistle is prepared as Read more >>

Echinacea is a very popular herb and can be found in several species that are used to make medicine from its leaves, flower, and root and are native to North Read more >>

Horehound is a perennial, aromatic herb of the mint family. The plant has oval leaves covered with white, woolly hairs, and bears small, white flowers and is native to Europe Read more >>

Astragalus is a perennial herb originally comes from China but it has quickly integrated itself into western herbalism. In a recent poll of practicing herbalists, it placed as 16th in Read more >>

Astragalus root has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries as a restorative tonic; it is considered a sweet, warming herb with effects on many organs, a wonderful plant Read more >>