Health

Arnica (Arnica montana) is a plant that used to heal people since the Middle Ages.

Stinging nettle or Urtica dioica is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Eurasia. It has spread today to all temperate regions of the globe.

Lychee or Litchi chinensis is a fruit with many benefits that are good for health.

When cough is frequent, due to an infection or throat irritation, cough is the body’s pulmonary defense response

A herbaceous biennial plant, caraway is a plant related to dill, aniseed and even fennel. It has many useful health benefits.

Thyme (Thyme vulgaris) is a short perennial shrub that belongs to the Lamiaceae family, and is native to the arid regions of the Mediterranean area.

Lungwort is chock full of active compounds that often appear in pharmaceutical companies’ anti-cough syrups. Its leaves and flower tips also share useful health benefits that many people appreciate.

Famous for its warm, camphor-like smell, gaultheria also has many other medicinal properties.

The tea tree is a small tree with the scientific name of “Maleleuca alternifolia”. A plant belonging to the Myrtaceae family, the tea tree

The Raspberry plant, or Rubus idaeus, is a cane-producing bushy shrub that produces the raspberry. Raspberry is a very beneficial fruit for our bodies.

Coffee is a drink prepared from the seeds of the coffee tree (Coffea arabica), a shrub with evergreen leaves growing in tropical areas. It is one of the beverages that is most drunk in the world, and it is credited with many health benefits.

Black spruce is used for its health benefits, and medicinal, therapeutic activity.

Avocado is the fruit of the avocado tree or Persea Americana. This tree of the Lauraceae family can grow 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15 meters) tall.

Medicinal borage is a lively vegetable patch plant with its blue flowers and fuzz-covered stems. This beautiful plant is also full of health benefits for the skin and to alleviate a variety of disorders.

Medicinal peonies (Paeonia officinalis) are more than just beautiful spring flowers, they also boast many properties that help care for health and live better.

The peach tree (Prunus persica) is a tree native to the Far East. The Greeks brought it to Europe, and it boasts many health benefits and a high therapeutic value.

Onion (Allium cepa) is a bulb plant that belongs to the Liliaceae or lily family and that can grow more than 3 feet (1 meter) high when it is flowering.

Green anise is an annual (Pimpinelle anisum) herb plant with medicinal uses.

A biennial plant native to Asia, America and Europe (except for the Mediterranean region), burdock most often grows voluntarily on freshly turned plots of land,

A very contagious respiratory infection caused by a virus, flu develops in the throat & nose.

Winter often triggers bouts of cold and everyone seems to catch the sniffles.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a rhizome perennial broadly implanted in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere,

Silverbeet (Beta vulgaris), also called chard, belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family and hails to us from the Mediterranean coast.

Flax is a plant species of the Linaceae plant family. Native to Eurasia, this plant is grown for either its textile-worthy fiber or  its oil-bearing seeds.

The pomegranate is the fruit of the pomegranate tree (Punica granatum L.), a tree of the Puniceae family.

Cumin is a plant that offers many health benefits and significant therapeutic value.

Marshmallow or Althaea officinalis is a perennial plant that is distinct from tree mallows through its calyx that numbers more than 6 bracts.

A constant source of pain, hemorrhoids are a dilation of the veins in the anal area (rectum and anus).

Apricot, grows on the apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca. It is part of the Rosaceae genus. This soft, sweet summer fruit

Violet (Viola odorata) is a small bushy plant with violet or white flowers, native to Asia, Europe, and North Africa. It is part of the Violaceae family. It is known for its medicinal properties and the many health benefits it procures the body.

Costmary, also called alecost (Tanacetum balsamita), is a herbaceous perennial plant with a rhizome crown that produces a wide, dense bunch of healing flowers. It is

Pumpkins (Curcurbita pepo) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is a gourd with yellow or orange fibrous flesh

Once upon a time the symbol of the forbidden fruit, apple today is recommended for its many health benefits.

Cauliflower, with latin name Brassica botrytis, belongs to the brassica (cruciferous) family, just like broccoli and all the other cabbage varieties.

Olives are the fruits of olive trees (Olea europea), which are short twisted trees that are part of the Oleaceae family.

Commonly simply called cinnamon or “true cinnamon”, the Ceylon cinnamon is the inside bark of a tree belonging to the Lauraceae family. This tree, the Ceylon cinnamon tree, grows on the

In the 16th century, watercress was already known and grown for its medicinal properties, and only slowly started being used for food.

The coming and going of seasons, toxic gases, polluted air or contact with allergens all sometimes trigger respiratory and cutaneous infections.

The Date is the fruit born by the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), an exotic plant native to North Africa

Traditional use describes several different ways this plant can help treat simple ailments.

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a very melliferous plant (honeybees collect the nectar from it to produce honey) native to Southern Europe that belongs to the Lamiaceae

Tarragon or Artemisia dracunculus is an herb plant that belongs to the Compositae family, more accurately called the Asteraceae family. 

Cardamom, also called green cardamom or cardamom herb, is a herbaceous rhizome plant that belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.

How can one avoid falling sick to the flu, throat infections and gastroenteritis, and other mood-sapping infections? Without needing to wait for a consultation at the doctor’s,

The fig is the fruit of the fig tree (Ficus carica), a species of Ficus native to Syria, Afghanistan and the Mediterranean area, and it offers many benefits for health.

Purslane or Portulaca oleacera, is an annual crawling plant belonging to the Portulacaceae family. This plant is typical of the Mediterranean regions and is part of the Cretan diet.

People are attracted to chocolate and cocoa for its health benefits and therapeutic value that make them an ally to enhance cardiovascular health.

Pepper (Piper nigrum) is an exotic spice native to the south of India and Sri Lanka, sold in different colors

Mental or psychic disorders with incomprehensible mood disorders can be connected to loss of interest and lack of pleasure

Shallot is a spice plant that offers many health benefits and significant therapeutic value.

Often called winterbloom or hamamelis, witch-hazel is a plant for which the scientific name is Hamamelis virginiana