MEDICINAL PLANTS

Makabuhay ( Tinospora rumphii Boerl ) The makabuhay plant is a clinging vine, and the name itself suggests the primary purpose of such plant...

The types of herbs you can grow easily in your garden Basil Bay leaf Chives Garlic Parsley Sage Mint, etc. Uses of some common herbs Angelic...

Native American Herbal Remedies Asthma Skunk Cabbage. Used by the Winnebago and Dakota tribes to stimulate the removal of phlegm in asth...

Exactly when, where and our human obsession with 'beauty' started is hard to say. Fact is, it has been around for a very, very long ...

Lagundi ( Vitex negundo ) Lagundi  (scientific name:  Vitex negundo ) is a shrub that grows in the Philippines. It is one of the  ten herbal...

THE RICHES OF NATIVE PLANTS Child can you live in a world without native plants? Do you know how much your daily life depends on plants? Do ...

As always, summer seems to be coming to an end far too quickly. Already the turning point of the year is upon us. Though we might welcome th...

Banaba ( Lagerstroemia speciosa ) Banaba, the scientific name of which is  Lagerstroemia speciosa , is a tropical flowery tree. It grows to ...

What is a dandelion and its uses? A look at the dandelion as more than a weed, including it’s medicinal value, a recipe, it’s place in folkl...

The dandelion is a perennial, herbaceous plant with long, lance-shaped leaves. They're so deeply toothed, they gave the plant its name i...