Calendula About the Plant: Calendula Calendula officinalis [Common Names;pot marigold, Common marigold, Ruddles, Mary’s gold, Scotch marigold, Garden marigold, Gold bloom, Holligold, Marigold, Mary Bud, Poet’s marigold Calendula is a member of the aster family, native to Europe and Asia, but widely cultivated around the world. It has bright yellow or orange flowers that bloom… Continue reading Herb of the Month: Calendula
Tag: Anti-inflammatory
Herb of the Month: Jasmine
Jasmine About the Plant: Jasmine Jasminum officinale[Common Names; Common Jasmine, Summer Jasmine, Poet’s Jasmine, White Jasmine, True Jasmine, and Jessamine Jasmine also spelled jessamine, is a genus of about 200 species of fragrant-flowered shrubs and vines of the olive family (Oleaceae). The plants are native to tropical and temperate areas of the Old World. Several… Continue reading Herb of the Month: Jasmine
Herb of the Month: Primrose
Primrose About the Plant: Primrose [Primula vulgaris][genus Primula][Family Primulaceae][Common Names;primrose, common primrose, English primrose] Primula vulgaris belongs to the genus Primula, members of which are frequently used in folk medicine. Primula belongs to the family Primulaceae, and more than 400 species are found in the Northern hemisphere, growing in moist and temperate climatic regions. Primula… Continue reading Herb of the Month: Primrose
Herb of the Week
Herb of the Week: White Pine This week’s herb is White Pine. White Pine( pinus strobus ) Family: Pinaceae, Common names: soft pine, eastern white pine, northern white pine, and Weymouth pine. White pine was used medicinally by many North American Indian tribes who valued it, especially for its antiseptic and vulnerary qualities. It was… Continue reading Herb of the Week
Herb of the Week
Herb of the Week: Elder This week’s herb is Elder. Elder( Sambucus nigra) Family: N.O. Caprifoliaceae Common names: Black Elder. Common Elder. Pipe Tree. Bore Tree. Bour Tree, fairy tree, bat tree, sweet elder, tree of doom The fragrant elder tree, with its abundance of white flowers, is found almost everywhere in Europe, West Asia,… Continue reading Herb of the Week