Herbs - General

Angelica has for centuries been an important medicinal plant and food source, especially to the Sami or Lapps in northern Finland, Norway and Sweden and the Inuits in Greenland. The Vikings were aware of the medicinal properties of the plant, and it is mentioned in the Icelandic sagas. In Norway, the plant was cultivated in […]

Nasturtium can act both as a disinfectant and as a healing agent, and all parts of the plant have strong antibiotic and antimicrobial properties. The herb is used primarily as an herbal remedy for urinary tract infections and diseases of the respiratory tract but is also indicated for external and internal bacterial infections and to treat minor […]

Black-eyed Susan has been used for centuries as a medicinal herb by various native North American tribes to treat a wide range of ailments and even if it is not one of the most recognized medicinal plants it still has its uses in modern herbal medicine. Recent studies indicate that extracts made from the black-eyed […]

Vervain is thought to affect the parasympathetic nervous system and therefore serves a restorative and recuperative function. Vervain (Verbena officinalis) – Illustration ©The Herbal Resource It is commonly used as a natural remedy for nervous tension, insomnia, anxiety, irritability, lethargy, and even depression. Vervain is often used as an herbal remedy for women’s health issues. This herb has […]

New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst is adding weight to a growing body of evidence suggesting the food additive titanium dioxide, also known as E171, can disrupt the gut microbiome, leading to colonic inflammation. Titanium dioxide has long been used as a food coloring additive, but at the beginning of 2020 France became the […]

D-Mannose occurs naturally in microbes, plants, animals and fruits including apples, peaches and oranges as a simple sugar.  It is also found naturally in the human body. Preliminary European clinical trials have shown that D-mannose may also treat or prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). It appears the supplement stops certain bacteria from clinging to the […]

According to myth, the medicinal properties of yellow loosestrife were first discovered by a man named Lysimakhos. Who he was and what role he played in history is uncertain but in ancient literature, he is referred to as a herbal doctor, king of Sicily or general in the army of Alexander the Great. The Ancient […]

Mauritanian mallow also called high mallow (Malva sylvestris spp. Mauritiana L.) is a subspecies of common mallow. It is especially rich in mucilage and the flowers of this subspecies are therefore used extensively in herbal medicine. The leaves and flower buds contain mucus, tannins, flavonoids, essential oil, vitamin C and other substances. The anthocyanin glycoside malvin, a naturally […]

Since ancient times, the plant seed has been thought of as one of the best and most nutritious foods and rightly so as the seed contains almost 23% protein and all the essential amino acids in a significant volume. When it comes to fat, a sunflower seed contains 50% of multiple unsaturated fats of which […]