Herbs

Aframomum melegueta (Alligator pepper, Grains of paradise), a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), has been used for years for its medicinal benefits.   It is a North African spice Read more >>

Horsemint, also known as Eastern Bee balm, Wild Bergamot, Wild Oswego Tea, and Monarda is a very common and useful medicinal herb. Horsemint has a distinctive citrus or lemony scent Read more >>

Roselle tea is the infusion made from the calyces (sepals) of the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, an herbal tea drink consumed both hot and cold by people around the world. Some Read more >>

Roselle is an annual or perennial herb and is one of the species of Hibiscus. In some places, the plant is primarily cultivated for the production of bast fibre from Read more >>

Wood Avens (Geum urbanum), is a perennial plant used in medicinal herbal medicine and folklore culture. The avens is native to Britain and mainland Europe as well as to Central Read more >>

Cudweed is an herb its parts that grow above the ground are commonly used to make medicine. It’s more formal name of the plant is called Gnaphalium polycephalum. Cudweed is Read more >>

Apple mint is a perennial herb plant that grows tall and is sometimes called the woolly mint. This herb grows tall to a height of 40-100 cm and spread as broad Read more >>

Alexanders herb, originated in Europe and Asia and has naturalized in Britain where it was grown in monastery gardens in the middle Ages as a pot-herb and vegetable.   The Read more >>

Sorghum is an herb that is widely used for its medicinal benefits; it is indigenous to Africa, although it was domesticated in India before recorded history, a decoction of the Read more >>

Pygeum is an evergreen tree native to African forest regions. It can grow to approximately 45 m in height. Pygeum fruit is a red berry, resembling a cherry when ripe. Read more >>

Boxwood, commonly known as box in England, is a strong smelling plant that is sometimes used to treat a number of ailments.   The boxwood’s trunk bark is gray, and Read more >>