Yerba Mansa & Modern Uses of this Potent Herb
For our Herb of the Month for December, we are featuring a plant which grows natively in the American Southwest, Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis calif...
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The Many Uses Of Fennel
With the gluttony of the holidays just around the corner and comfort foods fast becoming the order of the day, it's a great idea to get familiar...
Sustainably Cultivating Osha
Today we are over the moon to announce that we are the first national herbal company to hav...
Elderberries for a Strong Immune System
With the beginning of autumn comes the ripening of the elderberry, my personal harbinger of fall. Each year I trudge into the swamp lands with m...
Astragalus
In the Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) system, astragalus is revered as a tonic for suppo...
Tulsi: The Queen of Herbs
This month WishGarden has chosen tulsi (holy basil) as the Herb of the Month. We've planned a month full of fun and engaging content in partners...
Passionflower
There are over 400 Passiflora species. Passiflora incarnata is the most common species found in herbal products, and the one we'll...
Motherwort: A Mother's Lion-Hearted Love
There couldn't be a more perfect herb to talk about just before Mother's Day than motherwort. The latin name for motherwort is Leonurus card...
The Many Wonders Of Astragalus
Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) has been used for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine and is widely believed to restore health on all le...
Cacao: Food Of The Gods
The scientific name for cacao, Theobroma cacao, means "food of the gods" (from the Greek "theo," meaning god, and "broma," meaning food)....
Angelica Archangelica Health Benefits (plus a Recipe)
As the legend goes, Angelica was revealed to a fourteenth-century monk by the Archangel Michael as a plant that could help ward off the plague. ...
Elecampane Will the Spirit Sustain
There's an old Latin phrase "Enula campana reddit praecordia sana" which means "Elecampane will the spirits sustain," which is understood to ref...
The Medicinal Benefits and Uses of Crampbark
Crampbark is native to eastern North America and Europe. The deciduous shrub has lobed leaves, white flowers and red oval berries. It prefers to...
The Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits of Red Clover
Red Clover (Trifolium pretense) has long been known as a blood and lymphatic cleanser, making it a great herbal remedy for lymphatic cong...
The Magic of Gotu Kola
Gotu kola (Centella asiatica), also called Pennywort, is a tender green herb commonly eaten in its native lands of Southern India and Southeast ...
Milky Oats
Avena sativa, otherwise known as the "common oat," is the same plant that provides us with oatmeal, but the fresh version of this herb ...
The Benefits of Baptisia
Baptisia tinctoria is sometimes known as yellow wild indigo or false indigo. The Latin name for the genus derives from the Greek word b...
The Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits of Black Cohosh
Black Cohosh is among the few herbs native to the United States that has extensive use and scientific research in Europe. This member of the but...
Pungent and Powerful: The Benefits of Garlic
Ah, the Stinking Rose! Sources differ on the exact origins of this common name for garlic (Allium sativum), a member of the onion (Al...
All About Basil
As late summer slowly shifts to fall, it's important to care for our dig...