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Lemon Balm
by adminWaving a branch filled with lemon balm leaves envelopes the air with a delightful mint and citrus scent. Bees are obsessed with it which led to the herb’s genus name …
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Kava was first written about by Captain James Cook who discovered that the inhabitants of the Pacific islands regularly drank a deeply thick brew made from the compressed roots of …
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Feverfew is a close relative to the dandelion and marigold family, it is known as a persistent perennial. It blooms tiny daisy-like flowers year after year needing little care in …
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Ginko Biloba (Salisburia adiantifolia) has traditionally been used in China to heal general ailments for thousands of years. In rock layers some 270 million years old, researchers uncovered fossils of ancient …
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Ashwagandha
by adminAshwagandha (Withania somnifera) is an herb which comes from a short shrub native in the dry regions of India, Africa, and the Middle East. It’s uses are noted in an …
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Matcha, the powdered version of green tea, has its origins in the latter part of the 12th century where the process of taking steam-prepared dried tea leaves and crushing them …