Lobelia

Lobelia

by | Jan 12, 2018

Lobelia  Lobelia contains an alkaloid called lobeline.  Because of lobeline’s similarity to nicotine, the herb is comonly used as an aid in quitting cigarettes.  Lobeline binds to nicotine receptors in the brain, thus soothing tough smoking cravings. The use of...
Wormwood

Wormwood

by | Jan 12, 2018

Wormwood Wormwood is an herb. The above-ground plant parts and oil are used for medicine. Wormwood is used for various digestion problems such as loss of appetite, upset stomach, gall bladder disease, and intestinal spasms. Wormwood is also used to treat...
Vanilla Beans

Vanilla Beans

by | Jan 12, 2018

Vanilla Beans According to popular belief, the Totonac people, who inhabit the east coast of Mexico in the present-day state of Veracruz, were the first to cultivate vanilla. According to Totonac mythology, the tropical orchid was born when Princess Xanat, forbidden...
Valerian

Valerian

by | Jan 12, 2018

Valerian Valerian has been used as a medicinal herb since at least the time of ancient Greece and Rome. Hippocrates described its properties, and Galen later prescribed it as a remedy for insomnia. In medieval Sweden, it was sometimes placed in the wedding clothes of...
Uva Ursi

Uva Ursi

by | Jan 12, 2018

Uva Ursi Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a small procumbent woody groundcover shrub 5–30 cm high. The leaves are evergreen, remaining green for 1–3 years before falling. The fruit is a red berry. Bearberry is the main component in many traditional North American Native...