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Plants are a true boon to humanity. Today, over 80% of all synthetic medicines are derived from plants or seek to imitate their active ingredients. Consulting a doctor is of foremost importance, but many plants can have potent effects to do away with ailments and health issues that make life hard. Tea, poultice, powder
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Asthma: how to treat it with plants
Breathing means life and breathing well makes you feel even more alive! Read more
Coffee: health benefits and therapeutic value
Coffee is a drink prepared from the seeds of the coffee tree (Coffea arabica),… Read more
Pineapple: health benefits and therapeutic value
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a herbaceous perennial plant native to the Central and South… Read more
Lavender: health benefits and therapeutic value
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is native to the mountainous areas of the Mediterranean water basin,… Read more
Lentil: health benefits and therapeutic value
Lentil is a very significant nutrient. Lentil has been cultivated since the earliest civilizations… Read more
Peaches: health benefits and therapeutic value
The peach tree (Prunus persica) is a tree native to the Far East. The Greeks… Read more
Artichoke: health benefits and therapeutic value
Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a perennial vegetable plant native to the Mediterranean area. A… Read more
Rosemary: health benefits and therapeutic value
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a very melliferous plant (honeybees collect the nectar from it… Read more
Coriander: health benefits and therapeutic value
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is an annual plant that offers many health benefits and therapeutic properties, Read more
Watercress: usage and medicinal properties
In the 16th century, watercress was already known and grown for its medicinal properties,… Read more
Dates: health benefits and therapeutic value
Dates are the fruits born by the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), an exotic plant… Read more
Turmeric: health benefits and therapeutic value
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a perennial plant native to Southern Asia, known since Antiquity.… Read more
Red cabbage: health benefits and therapeutic value
Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is a leaf vegetable that belongs to the Brassicacaea or… Read more
Savoy cabbage: health benefits and therapeutic value
Savoy cabbage and related headed cabbage (Brassica oleracea) are leaf vegetables that belong to… Read more
Common vervain: health benefits and therapeutic value
Medicinal verbena or Verbena officinalis is an odorless herbaceous perennial plant found along pathways… Read more
Sorrel: health benefits and therapeutic value
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a perennial native to Asia and Europe which is found… Read more
Melon: health benefits and therapeutic value
Melon or Cucumis melo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Its sweet juicy flesh makes… Read more
Dandelion: health benefits and therapeutic value
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a perennial plant with no stem, very common in prairies… Read more
Flax seeds: health benefits and therapeutic value
Flax is a plant species of the Linaceae plant family. Native to Eurasia, this… Read more
Butterbur: an anti-allergy plant
A dioecious herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family, butterbur can be… Read more
Turnips: health benefits and therapeutic value
Native to Eastern and Northern Europe, the turnip or Brassica napus is a root… Read more
Cardamom: health benefits and therapeutic value
Cardamom, also called green cardamom or cardamom herb, is a herbaceous rhizome plant that… Read more
Barbary fig: health benefits and therapeutic value
The Barbary fig tree or Opuntia ficus-indica is a cactus that grows 6 ½ to 16 feet (2 to 5… Read more
Black currant: health benefits and therapeutic value
Black currant, with scientific name Ribes nigrum, is a bushy fruit shrub 3 to… Read more
Treat swollen and inflamed eyelids naturally
Having swollen, reddish and itchy eyelids has never been bearable for anyone. When it… Read more
Nectarine: health benefits and therapeutic value
Nectarine is a fruit with many properties that are great for health. Read more
Boils: preventing them or treating them naturally
Often quite painful, a boil is an infection due to a bacteria that develops… Read more
Newborn umbilical hernia
A conventional ailment that is often without any dire consequences, an umbilical hernia in… Read more
Hops: health benefits and therapeutic value
A climbing herbaceous plant, the hop plant or hops has long been cultivated on… Read more
Flu: how can it be treated naturally?
A very contagious respiratory infection caused by a virus, the flu develops in the… Read more
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