Schisandra This herb comes from the fruit of the schisandra shrub, cultivated in China Schisandra is popular among herbalists as a liver protector...

Yerba Mate Yerba mate is a South American plant whose leaves are dried and made into tea or put into capsules...

In the past few years, Chinese remedies have grown in popularity Reishi, maitake, and shiitake mushrooms are just a few of the popular supplements that are imported from Asia...

Butterbur is a common herb with large leaves You can usually locate this herb in wet areas such as marshes...

If there is one thing that women would do everything to avoid it, that thing is the painful and uneasy feeling of having a menopause...

In order to keep up with everyday demands of life, people often try to look for supplements for energy in order to keep their body strong and be able to last the exhausting day...

Goldenseal is also known commonly as orange root and wild curcuma or by its scientific name Hydrastis Canadensis...

Fennel is a tall and particularly attractive perennial plant that is native to the Mediterranean region...

Dogs do experience anxiety also This may be manifested by excessive barking or growling and restlessness even though the stimulus is already not around...

The name Muira Puama stands for ‘potency wood’ These are shrubs that come in two varieties the Ptychopetalum olacoides and Ptycopetalum uncinatum...

Although Ginseng has been in use in Chinese medicine since times immemorial, it only came to be revealed to the rest of the world in the 1950s...

Gotu kola or Centella Asiatica is native to many parts of Asia It is used by Chinese traditional medicine practitioners, Ayurvedic physicians as well as traditional African medicine practitioners...

The Fo-ti, also known by the scientific name Polygonum multiflorum, is said to rejuvenate the human body...

Everybody would dream about having a beautiful home one day A typical two storey American home with a front porch and white picket fences, plus huge backyard where your children can play with your pet dog...

Dong Quai is also known by its scientific name, Angelica Sinensis The root is frequently used in Chinese traditional medicine...

Cayenne pepper is often used to combat simple ailments as well as to fight off serious ailments like prostate cancer...

Ashwagandha is a herb predominantly found in India Its roots have medicinal qualities and are used extensively in Ayurveda to treat numerous conditions...

Cat’s Claw has been in use for medicinal purposes since the times the Incas walked the Earth This herb is found in maximum concentration in the Amazon rainforest, although it is quite common in many parts of Central and South America...

Growing herbs as been a popular activity throughout history dating back to the Bible Producing herbs in ones home herb garden has always been a time tested method of assuring a constant supply on these fine flavorful plants...

Most herbs act gently and subtly They do not produce the kind of dramatic, immediate results we expect from prescription drugs...

Like other types of plants, herb plants come in annuals, perennials, and biennials There is a huge variety of herbs and each one is different from each other...

Your health is important to you and you try to do everything possible to keep yourself in good health and feeling well...

It can be easy to think of a garden as being nothing more than an outdoor space, and somewhere to have pretty flowers and plants on show...

The Native Americans used psyllium as an eye-wash It was also used to treat sprains and abrasions...

The prickly ash plant is a tall shrub that is often described as a small tree It can usually be found growing up to a height of twenty feet...

Horehound has been around for thousands of years The Romans used this herb in a combination as an antidote for poison...

Hops are the female flower cones, which are also known as strobiles, of the hop plant The hop plant is part of the Cannabaceae family, which also includes hemp...

Gymnema has been used for centuries throughout the world for medical purposes Only recently has it gained popularity in the Western world...

For centuries, gotu kola has been used in India and the islands of the Indian Ocean as a tonic and medicinal remedy...

Kelp is a main source of natural iodine It is used extensively by the Japanese...