Certain Skullcap or Scutellaria plant species offer the medical world important bioactives especially for reducing anxiety. The key components are baicalein, baicalin and wogonin which are extracted from a […]
The volatile constituents were extracted with ethanol from the roots and aerial parts of Hierochloe odorata L. var. pubescens Kryl. growing in the east of China. These were examined […]
The genus Tanacetum of the family Asteraceae are a widespread group of plants throughout Europe and West Asia. There are about 200 species. The commonly grown […]
The Gin berry, Orange berry or Ban Nimbu shrub is a member of the Rutaceae family. It is found in southeast Asia and northern Australia. […]
Meadowsweet is also named as Bridewort, Meadsweet, Dolloff, Meadow-Wort, Meadow Queen, Queen of the Meadow, Lady of the Meadow, Pride of the Meadow, Bridewort and Meadsweet. […]
Sweet Annie has been used for centuries in Chinese and European herbal medicine to treat painful childbirth and dysmenorrhea. This plant is native to Asia […]
Cats go wild over it ! Catmint has a powerful effect on cats making them go crazy when they’ve chewed a few leaves. Our cat has […]
Overview On Cilantro (Coriander) Coriander or cilantro is a remarkable plant. Incidentally, a word about naming the plant ! Coriander is the name given to both […]
Ginseng is an established herbal tonic which has been in use for over 5,500 years in China, Korea and parts of Japan. It has become […]
About two thirds of women at the climacteric age of 45 to 60 years will experience various complaints. This is the phase in the aging […]
Devil’s Claw Extract (Harpagophytum procumbens L.) comes from Southern Africa and is known as the ‘spear plant’ because of its structural shape which allows it […]
The seeds of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum, Family: Leguminosae), have been an important spice throughout antiquity, and cultivated throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa and Indian sub-continent. The […]
The plant Orostachys japonicas A. Berger (family: Crassulaceae) or ‘wa-song’ is used mainly in Korean folk medicine as a health food, especially in treating gastric ulcers, hepatitis and haemorrhoids. Evidence […]
Cynomorium songaricum Rupt. Known in China as Suo Yang (Family: Cynomoriaceae) is an achlorophyllous parasitic herb found in the northwest of China. Parasitic plants and […]
Dock Sorrel or Rumex vesicarius L. family: Polygonaceae, (a.k.a. Hummayd, Hammad) is a Middle Eastern herb traditionally used in its folk medicine for the treatment […]
Dandelion leaf (Taraxacum officinale , Web.) finds its way into beverages because of its claim to be a natural weight-loss ingredient. Dandelion has been used […]
Perilla seed oil is very rich in the essential fatty acids α-linolenic acid (18:3) and linoleic acid (18:2). It is commercially grown in India where it is […]
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees (Family: Acanthaceae) or ‘King of Bitters’ produces an extract which has immunostimulant activity and is widely found in Indian (Ayurvedic) and Chinese […]
A contact asked me if I had ever come across Bacopa extract for treating memory loss. I certainly grow the plant as an ornamental in […]
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