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Dill or Anethum graveolens holds its name from the Greek word anethon, “that which grows fast”. It is an annual plant 3 feet (1 meter) tall, native to Southern Europe and the Middle East.

The clementine or Citrus reticulata is the fruit of the clementine tree, and it offers many health benefits and has a high therapeutic value.

Beet is a subspecies of the Amaranthaceae plant family. It is grown for its fleshy roots and is used much like vegetables are.

Basil, from the latin root word Ocimum basilicum, is a spice that is native to India and Southern Asia. Not hardy at all, it is usually grown in the summer, directly in the ground or in pots.

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

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), a small salad plant with tender leaves, smooth or ragged, green or red, is very certainly the most famous plant in our vegetable patches!

Some foods are really dangerous to eat when mold starts 

Precautions to take when eating Mahonia berries shouldn’t be overlooked. Indeed, what makes the plant excellent for health can also make it dangerous

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is native to the mountainous areas of the Mediterranean water basin, and is grown today all around the world

A conventional ailment that is often without any dire consequences, an umbilical hernia in a newborn child is like a small marble that appears around the belly button a few days after birth.

Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) is a perennial vegetable plant native to the Mediterranean area. A wild thistle originally,

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

Rose trees (Rosa) is a thorny shrub native to Europe and to the Middle East, that sometimes produces edible fruits.

Lentil is a very significant nutrient. Lentil has been cultivated since the earliest civilizations for its seeds which are particularly rich in nutrients, especially protein.

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

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

Calendula officinalis, often called the garden marigold or medicinal marigold, is a flower with a very bright yellow orange color

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.

Dog rose is a plant native to North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. It grows in forest clearings and along forest edges, in hedges along grazing prairies and on rather dry soil (especially chalky soil). This plant belongs to the Rosaceae family, and has many names. It can be recognized because it looks a […]

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

Lime tree or basswood (Tilia cordiata, for the most common species) is a large tree that belongs to the Tiliaceae family

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

Bell pepper, or Capsicum annuum, belongs to the Solanaceae or nightshade family. It is native to Central America and is part of the pepper family.

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a bulb plant that blooms in fall and produces the spice that is the most expensive on the market.

Kidney stones, urinary lithiasis: can plants treat that effectively?

Mango or Mangifera belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. This soft, sweet and very orange tropical fruit is native to Southern Asia, India more specifically.

Eating a balanced diet, healthy food, avoid ingesting excessive alcohol, regularly playing sports…

Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is a perennial native to Asia and Europe which is found in all the temperate climate regions of the planet.

The circulatory system’s main organ is the kidney. The kidney has a purifying activity and helps eliminate toxic elements from the body.

Lemons are the fruits of lemon trees (Citrus limonium), small evergreen trees in the Rutaceae (Rue family,

A tree that comes in about 60 different species and varieties, ash or ash tree belongs to the Oleaceae family. It only lives in temperate climates.

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

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

Cleansing and boosting the body at winter’s end is the goal of a detox course. Feeling light and full of energy as days grow longer and more beautiful is only a few bites away!

A herbaceous plant called “coltsfoot” or “horsefoot” in reference to the hoof-like shape of its leaves, coltsfoot grows in large colonies

Its nickname, “heal-all” or “all-heal”, says it all on its many health benefits and high therapeutic value. Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is a medicinal perennial herb

Corn salad is a salad green for which medicinal properties, health benefits and therapeutic value have long been acknowledged.

Having a rich, varied and balanced diet is best for health. When some specific foods, together with too much alcohol and tobacco start disturbing your stomach

A small shrub with small white and red flowers grouped in clusters, bearberry produces small red fruits and is a plant that heals many ailments

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

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

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

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.

Symptom of digestive troubles that are quite frequent even though they aren’t severe, diarrhea disturbs the patient’s daily schedule to the point of becoming a nightmare when it lasts for too long.

Kale (Brassica oleracea var. sabellica) is a leaf vegetable that is very hardy, grown for its wide, jagged leaves.

Nutmeg (or Myristica fragrans) is the seed kernel of the nutmeg tree‘s fruit. This plant is an exotic spice condiment that belongs to the Myristaceae family. It is native to Indonesia.

Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a herbaceous perennial plant native to the Central and South America. It belongs to the Bromeliaceae family.

Native to South America, potato or Solanum tuberosum is a perennial plant that boasts many health benefits and has a high therapeutic value.

A chronic ailment that can be regulated and treated but never cured, diabetes is a disease that wrecks havoc in the patient’s day-to-day life:

Gentiana (Gentiana lutea) is a herbaceous perennial plant native to the mountain regions of Europe and that belongs to the Gentianaceae family.

Mustard (Brassica), whether it’s black mustard, white mustard or Chinese mustard, is a bushy annual plant that is part of the Brassicaceae family. It is native to Europe, Central Asia and India.