Drying Herbs is Easy
While the herbs from your garden are best when used freshly picked, there is always more than you can use in one season. Air drying is not only the eas…
While the herbs from your garden are best when used freshly picked, there is always more than you can use in one season. Air drying is not only the eas…
Herbal Alphabet: Dyer’s Madder (Rubia tinctorum) As the name suggests, this herb is a natural red dye – the oldest and most commonly used one in Europ…
Depending on where you live, the coming of fall may or may not mean the return of cold weather – bringing with it cold-related illnesses. Fortunately, …
A Window into Healthy Cuisine: Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings Things you may not know about the spices we use in the kitchen every day. Mus…
In winter, we regularly put on pounds of fat which we try to get rid of during the rest of the year. We recognize the problem, but why can't we keep…
The most common cause of obesity and being overweight is the intake of unhealthy, unnaturally concentrated, and artificially flavored foods. Obesity …
In order to gain a better orientation to the world of herbs, it's useful to get familiar with the chemicals they contain. What are they good for, and h…
Starting with the last issue of My Herbs, we've been getting you acquainted with the healing properties of arguably the most controversial herb of our …
Even if you have a garden at home it is still efficient to grow some herbs in flower boxes. Most of them prosper very well in that environment, and you…
Prepare some healing syrups for the cold winter. They might come in handy when the cold, bronchitis, tonsillitis and flu epidemics arrive. You can make…