Echinacea Purpurea plants, also known as cone flowers are actually something lacking in my garden. My mother has some beautiful plants that look just like the one pictured, the purple cone flower, known for the medicinal properties of enhancing the immune system. (I use Echinacea and Golden Seal often for different infections, and during season [...]
Herbs and Christmas come together when I think about the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus according to the biblical accounts of Christ’s birth. Two were herbal, and one isn’t an herb, but does have medicinal properties. Frankincense is a resin that is very aromatic, taken from a tree with the botanical name Boswellia [...]
These little berries look a lot like blueberries, don’t they? They grow in clusters that hang from palm-like trees that grow in places like Belize, Peru and Brazil. Another thing that this berry is said to have that is greater than the blueberry is powerful antioxidants. I have seen this berry talked about on nutrition [...]
Milk thistle has been used for liver complaints for over 2000 years, Discorides, a Greek herbalist used it to cure snake bites – I know, sounds kind of like a snake oil story…haha…it’s not, this herb has serious and effective medicinal properties. What Science Has to Say: Milk thistle contains silymarin, a mix of bioflavonoids [...]
This is a Myrrh tree, it is the resin of the tree that has the medicinal properties. It is a favorite medicinal herb of mine. This may not be something that will find it’s way into many gardens in the US as it’s origin is Arabia. Myrrh is available in essential oil form and is [...]
