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Great mullein health benefits

Great mullein: traditional uses, teas and cautions

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Bay laurel branch

Bay laurel: traditional uses, infusions and kitchen know-how

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Plants to treat diarrhea

Blackberry, lady’s mantle and blackcurrant: three plants of the herbalist’s tea cupboard

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Chocolate health benefits

Cocoa and dark chocolate: traditional uses, forms and sensible limits

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Benefits of burdock

Burdock: Root, Leaf and Seed in Traditional Herbalism

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black spruce health benefits

Black spruce: traditional uses, syrup and needle baths

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Coffee health benefits

Coffee: what it contains, how to brew it, and what to do with the grounds

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Cress in a bowl with bread for a healthy treat full of benefits

Watercress: How to Use It, and What Tradition Credits It With

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Cucumber slices with portions of the skin unpeeled

Cucumber: how to use it, from cooling infusions to skin care

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Juniper berries on the branch, blueish color

Juniper berries: traditional uses, kitchen forms and cautions

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Plum harvest in a basket

Plum and prune: traditional uses, kitchen ideas and cautions

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Winter sickness remedies

Winter well-being: kitchen plants, warming drinks and cold-season habits

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Benefits of pear

Pear: what it contains, how to use it, and what tradition credits it with

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Mortar for crushing herbs used to treat umbilical hernia

Newborn umbilical hernia: what it is, and the gentle plants of herbal tradition

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Vegetables that help detox the body in spring

Spring Detox Plate: Seasonal Foods, Drinks and Habits at Winter’s End

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Costmary benefits

Costmary (alecost): how to use this mint-scented leaf, and when not to

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gaultheria health benefits

Gaultheria (wintergreen): how to use the oil, and what it is credited with

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Benefits of lettuce appear with this head of lettuce sliced in half.

Lettuce: what it contains, how to use it, and how to keep it crisp

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Spinach health

Spinach: what it contains, how to eat it, and what to watch for

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Red beet benefits

Red beet: fibre, folate and the many ways to use root and leaves

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Benefits of savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage: what it contains, how to use it in the kitchen, and when to be careful

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Broccoli health benefits

Broccoli: what it contains, how to eat it, and who should go easy

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Benefits of avocado

Avocado: what its flesh, oil, seed and leaves are used for

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Health benefits raspberry

Raspberry leaf and fruit: traditional uses, teas and everyday preparations

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Olive soap, oil and fruits on a white towel in front of a beautiful stone wall.

Olive: leaf, fruit and oil in traditional use

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Health benefits of hawthorn, three berries on a branch.

Hawthorn: traditional uses, infusions and cautions

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Artichoke with snipped leaves on a plate with sauces.

Artichoke: traditional uses, how to prepare the leaf, and what to watch for

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Hemorrhoid treatment with plants

Horse chestnut, witch hazel and butcher’s broom: traditional plants for tired veins

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Two orange halves with a glass of orange juice and an orange gerbera flower.

Orange, orange blossom and bitter orange leaf: traditional uses and how to prepare them

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Peeled clementines or mandarin oranges in a brass bowl.

Clementine: what it contains, how to use the fruit, zest and oil

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Benefits of labrador tea

Labrador tea: traditional uses, how to brew it, and what to watch for

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Hazelnuts cracked open displayed to show their health benefits.

Hazelnut: what it contains, how to use it, and what tradition credits it with

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Black currant berries overflowing from a tin pot.

Blackcurrant: what tradition does with its berries and leaves

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Benefits of apple for health

Apple: nutrients, traditional uses and how to eat it

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Blackberries in a plate with a dollup of honey.

Blackberry: what the fruit and leaves are traditionally used for

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A few yellow ginkgo leaves harvested for their benefits.

Ginkgo biloba: traditional uses of the leaf, how to prepare it, and when to leave it alone

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Chervil, a spice herb, collected for its benefits and pictured against a black background.

Chervil: traditional uses, how to prepare it, and when to take care

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cumin health benefits

Cumin seeds: traditional uses, how to prepare them, and what to watch for

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Benefits of carrots consumed juiced, raw or cooked.

Carrot: traditional uses, everyday preparations and cautions

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Benefits of basil

Basil: traditional uses, how to prepare it, and what to watch for

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Plants to treat migraine

Headaches and migraine: the plants herbalism turns to, and how to prepare them

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Tarragon is one of several plants that help treat bloating.

Bloating and trapped wind: the carminative herbs and how to use them

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Health benefits of witch hazel

Witch-Hazel: Traditional Uses, Preparations and Cautions

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Onion, Garlic, Leek, Shallot and Chives: How to Use the Allium Family at Home

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onion health benefits

Onion: traditional uses, kitchen forms and sensible cautions

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Winter remedies

Five Winter Standbys: Royal Jelly, Honey, Ginger, Garlic and Eucalyptus

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Colstfoot health benefits

Coltsfoot: traditional uses, how it is prepared, and when to leave it alone

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Benefits of barbary fig

Barbary Fig (Prickly Pear): Traditional Uses, Preparations and Cautions

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Single pink rose of the Rosa gallica variety

Rose: traditional uses, preparations and cautions

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Arnica benefits

Arnica: the external-use plant for bumps, bruises and aching muscles

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Health benefits of rosemary

Rosemary: how to use the invigorating kitchen herb

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