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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. 

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.

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.

The tea tree, also called green tea or Camellia sinensis, is grown for its leaves that provide us with delicious tea infusions.

A cucumber plant (Cucumis sativus) is a vegetable plant that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.

Garlic, or Allium sativum, is a bulb perennial about 12 to 16 inches (30 to 40 cm) tall, which we love for its nutritional properties, taste and health benefits.

Herbal tea prepared with leaves and flowers from the garden can be great remedies to regain control over your own health… naturally.

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

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) is a tree with fragrant blueish evergreen foliage of the Myrtaceae family, native to Australia.

Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea) is a leaf vegetable that belongs to the Brassicacaea or Cruciferae family, just like its more conventional white or green cousins.

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is native to Mexico. It helps shape your figure, is laden with nutrients and minerals,

A climbing vine native to South American tropical regions, passion flowers are found on fertile and moist soil, in ditches

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

Endive is very much appreciated in cooking, and also for its many health benefits and its  therapeutic value.

Native to Asia, ginger or Zingiber officinale is a tropical perennial plant from which the rhizome boasts many health benefits and has a high therapeutic value.

Suffering in the bones, muscles and joints may seem understandable when you’ve just bumped something or are healing something broken after an accident. But whenever such pain sets in

Breathing means life and breathing well makes you feel even more alive!

Labrador tea is a sub-shrub that grows in the coldest parts of North America, and caterpillars

A cousin to the American blueberry, bilberry is a fruit that belongs to the Ericaceae family,

A dioecious herbaceous perennial plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family, butterbur can be identified thanks to its scale-like floral scapes bearing flowers

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

Clearly one of the most popular vegetables we grow, leek or Allium porrum is always there on the market stall for us to find.

A herbaceous plant that grows in tropical regions and cultivated up to the fringe of the deserts, carcade is native to Guinea.

Very easy to identify thanks to its soft sweet aniseed fragrance, fennel is a biennial plant of which the bulb is eaten for its culinary value as well as its health benefits and therapeutic value.

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

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

A plant that can be traced back to Asia Minor, feverfew is a perennial plant that can grow up to 28 inches (70 cm) tall.

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum), both flat-leafed or curly-leafed, is an herb native to the Mediterranean and very common in Europe.

Bay laurel or noble laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a shrub very common in the Mediterranean areas that can easily grow 32 feet (10 meters) tall.

Also called conker tree, the horse chestnut tree is native to the Middle East

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

Watermelon or Citrullus lanatus is a fruit native to Africa. It is among the largest fruits of the Cucurbitaceae family.

Native to Asia, mongolian milkvetch is a plant that grows in Northern China, in the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.

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

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

Often quite painful, a boil is an infection due to a bacteria that develops in the cavity that a single hair grows from. Usually appearing on the face, thighs, armpits, shoulders, scalp, beard, back, tip of the eyelashes, neck or buttocks, this skin infection wrecks havoc because of the “premature death” of cells. First it […]

A defining portion of the digestive tract, the stomach guarantees proper digestion thanks to its chemical