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Bearberry   The berries are a favourite food of bears, hence the name.  Closely related to the cranberry and...

Echinacea purpurea The leaves and flowers are used herbally, and this herb has a delightful aroma, which is also...

  Ground flaxseed has a number of nutritional benefits, the most notable being its high omega-3 content.  May also...

Cucurbita moschata Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds: Contains fibre, protein, Omega 6s, vitamin K, phosphorous, manganese, magnesium, iron, zinc &...

BEETROOT – powder Beetroot contains folate, potassium and manganese. It is believed the red pigmentation contains certain anti-cancer...

In Ayurvedic medicine (the traditional medicine of India) boswellia has been used for arthritis, rheumatism, bronchitis, asthma, dysentery,...

What’s in a name…? In the case of yarrow, quite a lot… This native European herb’s folk name...

A significant Anglo-Saxon herb, wood betony has been praised by classical and medieval physician-herbalists for its healing of...

Bitter, digestive herb, with the bark being the potent part. Famous for being the original source of salicylic...

Vervain is a herb which has been highly esteemed by healers for centuries. The Greek physician Hippocrates –...