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Plant benefits

Most plants are medicinal in some way, some of them have been used as such for centuries. Learn about what each plant can do for you.

Nettle benefits and uses

Stinging nettle: how to harvest it, cook it and brew it

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goldenrod solidago health benefits

Goldenrod (Solidago): traditional uses, infusions and sensible cautions

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Broad bean health benefits

Broad beans: using the beans, pods and flowers, and what tradition credits them with

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Pomegranate benefits

Pomegranate: vitamins, kitchen uses and traditional herbal reputation

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Health benefits of bell pepper

Bell pepper: what it contains, how to use it in the kitchen and in home beauty

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Saffron petals cupped in two hands

Saffron: what it is, how it is used, and what to watch for

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Health benefits of melon

Melon: how to use the flesh, seeds and rind, and what tradition makes of it

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Passion flower benefits

Passion flower: how herbalists use it to wind down at the end of the day

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Health benefits of peony

Peony: traditional uses, edible petals and how to prepare them

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Healthy bacopa with flowers and young leaves.

Bacopa (Brahmi): Traditional Uses, Preparation and Cautions

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Yarrow health benefits

Yarrow: what it contains, how to use it, and when to leave it alone

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Quince benefits

Quince: how to use the fruit, seeds and leaves, and what to watch for

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Yellow gentiana lutea flower

Gentian root: a bitter tonic and how herbalists use it

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Health benefits of passion fruit

Passion fruit: how to use the pulp, juice and flowers

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Shallot health benefits

Shallot: traditional uses, kitchen forms and cautions

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Health benefits of turnip

Turnip: a sweet winter root, its vitamin C and its traditional uses

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Single eucalyptus branch with buds

Eucalyptus leaves: traditional uses, infusions and everyday cautions

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Healthy rhubarb tart loaded wih health benefits

Rhubarb: traditional uses, how to prepare it, and what to leave alone

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Dog rose benefits

Dog rose and rose hips: traditional uses, infusions and cautions

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Paper bag with a handful of chestnuts

Chestnut: what tradition makes of it, and how to use it in the kitchen

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Health benefits of hops

Hops: what the cones are used for, how to prepare them, and when to leave them alone

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Three beans sprouting in an open pod

Beans: what they contain, how to cook them, and what tradition makes of the pods

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Lichen health benefits and therapeutic value

Lichen and Iceland moss: traditional uses, forms and cautions

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Sliced open nectarine replete with health benefits

Nectarine: how to use the fruit, and what tradition credits it with

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Benefits of garlic

Garlic: traditional uses, everyday preparations and cautions

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Benefits of mango

Mango: what tradition does with the fruit, the leaves and the seed

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Health benefits of the various forms of lavender: dried, fresh, oil...

Lavender: traditional uses, infusions and everyday preparations

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Health benefits of verbena

Common vervain: traditional uses, infusions and everyday cautions

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Fennel health benefits

Fennel: which parts to use, how to prepare them, and what to watch

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Thyme benefits

Thyme: traditional uses, preparations and cautions

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Great mullein health benefits

Great mullein: traditional uses, teas and cautions

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Bay laurel branch

Bay laurel: traditional uses, infusions and kitchen know-how

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Chocolate health benefits

Cocoa and dark chocolate: traditional uses, forms and sensible limits

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black spruce health benefits

Black spruce: traditional uses, syrup and needle baths

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Benefits of burdock

Burdock: Root, Leaf and Seed in Traditional Herbalism

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Cress in a bowl with bread for a healthy treat full of benefits

Watercress: How to Use It, and What Tradition Credits It With

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Coffee health benefits

Coffee: what it contains, how to brew it, and what to do with the grounds

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Cucumber slices with portions of the skin unpeeled

Cucumber: how to use it, from cooling infusions to skin care

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Juniper berries on the branch, blueish color

Juniper berries: traditional uses, kitchen forms and cautions

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Plum harvest in a basket

Plum and prune: traditional uses, kitchen ideas and cautions

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Benefits of pear

Pear: what it contains, how to use it, and what tradition credits it with

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Costmary benefits

Costmary (alecost): how to use this mint-scented leaf, and when not to

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gaultheria health benefits

Gaultheria (wintergreen): how to use the oil, and what it is credited with

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Benefits of lettuce appear with this head of lettuce sliced in half.

Lettuce: what it contains, how to use it, and how to keep it crisp

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Spinach health

Spinach: what it contains, how to eat it, and what to watch for

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Red beet benefits

Red beet: fibre, folate and the many ways to use root and leaves

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Benefits of savoy cabbage

Savoy cabbage: what it contains, how to use it in the kitchen, and when to be careful

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Broccoli health benefits

Broccoli: what it contains, how to eat it, and who should go easy

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Benefits of avocado

Avocado: what its flesh, oil, seed and leaves are used for

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Health benefits raspberry

Raspberry leaf and fruit: traditional uses, teas and everyday preparations

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Olive soap, oil and fruits on a white towel in front of a beautiful stone wall.

Olive: leaf, fruit and oil in traditional use

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