Althea officinalis has been used by the ancient Greeks, including ancient Greek physicians, Pliny and Dioscorides, who praised it’s virtues and recommended it to cure almost any ailment. The book of Job in the Bible suggest eating it in times of famine. In ancient Rome it was considered a delicacy, and during the Renaissance period, [...]
These are the beautiful, pink flowers of the Tabebuia heptaphylla tree, also known as ipe roxo, taheebo, lapacho, ipes and trumpet brush, no doubt due to the trumpet shape of the lovely flower. The medicinal properties of the herb..actually a South American tree..are found in the bark. As a “folk remedy”, it has been used [...]
Many of you have probably seen a variety of Psyllium in your lawn or garden, and pulled it as a weed. The variety pictured is Plantago Psyllium. This is an herbal remedy that I, and others have used to add fiber to the diet, and for colon cleansing. The seeds and husks are ground to [...]
I have come across some of the literature I used in my studies with both historical and scientific study information for herbs. I hope this will make the postings to the blog more informative, and hope to go back and edit some of the older postings over time. History & Historical Use: Red Raspberry grows [...]
As you can see from the picture to the left, this is not a plant that you’ll see in a little herb garden, or container garden. Slippery Elm is the inner bark from an elm tree, that also goes by the name Moose Elm, Indian Elm and Red Elm. The tree is deciduous, and grows [...]
