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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 –...

Valerian root has been used medicinally for at least 2,000 years. In medieval times it was used to...