Ingredients for a Simple Life
Houseplants offer health benefits whether they are useful as a remedy. They help clean the air and can improve the spirits. Plants “breathe” carbon dioxide and “exhale” oxygen. They may offer other benefits as well…or they could be hazardous.
Swollen hands and fingers can cause many problems, ranging from annoying to the threatened loss of a finger if the ring is too tight. For most cases, however, there are things you can do to bring the swelling down.
Blood cleanser herbs to cure pimple and acne are very effective in the treatment of skin disorders. Moreover, cleansing the blood is one of the most effective weapons to keep body healthy and fit.
Cross cultural uses for the Coffee plant, Coffea arabica, as medicine.
Willow trees are known for some great foliage, and maple trees have gorgeous leaves in the Fall. Most people associate licorice with candy… but they all have another life.
The flowers, trees and shrubs in West Virginia, Tennessee and parts of Virginia have a lot to offer. They are beautiful, but they also offer other uses. Ephemeral plants like jack-in-the-pulpit and trees like witch hazel are commonly found in these mountains.
There are many wetlands in West Virginia, and the flora in it can be fascinating. Most people are aware that cranberries are grown is such areas, and there is a park called Cranberry Glades. A trip along the boardwalk over the marshy area can be interesting, especially if you’re interested in plants.
Many of the plants and animals we take for granted are not native to North America. Some of them were brought from over seas.
Mullein Common mullein, Verbascum densiflorum or V. thapsus, is known by many names, such as flannel flower and lungwort. The herb is indigenous to Europe and North Africa, but is also found in Asia and America, where the spiked, flowering heads are visible at roadsides. The yellow flowers are popular in herbal preparations; but the […]
A great way to get a wide variety of minerals and vitamins, the health benefits of red wine stretch from helping with heart disease to potentially reducing cancer but always drink in moderation.
Herbal infusions have been drunk throughout the centuries, both for their medicinal and culinary properties.
Arthritis is a debilitating and disabling medical condition which can affect any joints in the body causing them to become swollen, stiff, painful to move and even sore to the touch. Arthritis can affect people of all ages however it becomes increasingly common however symptoms of arthritis increases with advancing years. Joints become stiffer, less […]
A spring vegetable native to Europe, Africa and Asia was brought to North America around 1850 by early settlers. Used as both a vegetable and medicine, these spears contain Vitamins A, B1 (Thiamine), B2 (Riboflavin), B5 (Pantothenic acid), B6 (Pyridoxine), Folate (Folic Acid), C (Ascorbic Acid), E, and K. Beta Carotene, Zinc, Potassium, Selenium, Phosphorus, […]
Recommended vegetables for healing a variety of ailments and for preventing sickness and disease.
You may have noticed the cattail plant along the roadways near marshes and swamps. But, did you know that cattails are probably one of the most important wild plant foods around and definitely worth knowing about?