
December 1, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Mace: The Elegant Twin of Nutmeg
Mace is a wonderfully unique spice. It derives from the Myristica fragrans tree and is native to Indonesia’s ...

November 3, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is an herb of many faces. In spring, its white, lacy blossoms brighten woodlands and hedgerows, attracting bees ...

October 7, 2025 | By Maryann Readal
Horseradish—A Root With Bite
Few plants can evoke such a range of emotions as horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), which can make you laugh, cry, ...

November 11, 2024 | By Samantha Bellman
Butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) is a plant where the convergence of science and beauty meet. Butterfly pea is a subtropical plant ...

April 15, 2024 | By Vicki Abrams Motz
People have had a relationship with herbs for thousands of years. They are consumed as food or flavoring and act as normalizers supporting ...

March 18, 2024 | By Joe Hughes
Many are familiar with the myriad of health benefits of using tea tree oil, but have you ever thought about how and why this Australian herb has ...

November 15, 2021 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
Originally published on January 30, 2019
Last winter the urgent care center diagnosed me with the flu, and I’ve never been quite as sick as I ...

August 13, 2020 | By Kaila Blevins
I, like many other people preparing for the COVID-19 lockdown, frequented my local garden center to purchase vegetable seeds and buy plants for ...

January 30, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
Last winter the urgent care center diagnosed me with the flu, I've never been quite as sick as I was for that month. I spent several days in bed ...

January 28, 2019 | By Beth Schreibman-Gehring
Holiday merriment is over and winter has begun in earnest. As a way of winding down, so many of us seem to get sick in January. I believe that, ...

February 15, 2017 | By Jackie Johnson
The cold and flu season rages on. Herbs can be incorporated into your life to help you stay healthy.
Naturally, prevention is the best ...

February 8, 2017 | By Jackie Johnson
According to the groundhog, winter’s health challenges will be with us for a few more weeks. The following Herbal Hacks might help fight the ...