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The Herb Stevia
Stevia is a highly misrepresented herb. Most people see stevia as being a white, sweet powdered substance designed to replace sugar. But this is far from what Stevia really is as an herb. This article will touch on the origins of Stevia, the make up of the herb, the benefits and what real Stevia is. The Stevia Plant Stevia otherwise known as the botanical name Stevia Rebaudiana is a small, leafy, perennial plant with its origins based in South…
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The Herb Epazote
A few days ago I wrote about an herb called Papalo. The same day at the farmers market I bought Papalo, I also bought a bunch of herbs called Epazote, pronounced ep.a.zote. My experience with Papalo was very positive. But my experience with the herb Epazote was even more so! I like Papalo but if I had to pick between both herbs it would be Epazote and I’ll tell you why. But first let me talk…
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What is Papalo?
It’s always exciting for me to come across something I’ve never seen before, especially in the herb and plant family. A week ago I was at the farmers market. I came upon a gentleman discussing herbs, in particular herbs indigenous to Mexico and South American countries. One of the plants he was explaining about was Papalo. When he gave me a leaf to try, I was immediately blown away by the flavor. The flavor was intense. It tasted like cilantro…
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21 Amazing Health Benefits of Lovely Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm is such a lovely sounding name for an herb. But don’t let the lovely sounding name fool you. This herb is POWERFUL! I thought it only fitting since we’re in the beginning of summer and in the season of the astrological sign Cancer to talk about lemon balm. Seventeenth century herbalist and astrologer Nicholas Culpeper proclaimed lemon balm being of the sign of Cancer as well as an “Herb of Jupiter”. He said the herb strengthens…
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The #1 Health Saving, Money Saving Herb!
What would you say if I told you there was an herb that could give you all if not more of the nutrients that eating your favorite green vegetables can give. And it costs a fraction of what organic greens cost. Even in it’s dried form when consumed as a tea it can provide you with minerals and vitamins not readily available in other herbs. Well if you’re like me and you’re interested in most things nutritional and natural…
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Angelica: The #1 Herb That Get’s You Moving!
There are some herbs when tried for the first time gets an immediate positive response from me. And it’s a great revelation, of “Where has this herb been all my life?!” Then there are some herbs like angelica where I try it for the first time and it has to grow on me. Angelica otherwise known as Angelica Archangelia and known as Angelica Officinalis, is an herb where it took me a couple of times of trying for me to…
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St. John’s Wort a Saint of an Herb.
With St. Patty’s day right around the corner it reminded me of another saint, this one being an herb, St. John’s Wort. St. John’s Wort has always been an herb I’ve heard of but was always turned off by the name. I mean who wants to try an herb with the name wort attached to it. But with my recent herbal studies and learning about what this herb is and the benefits of it, I became very excited to try…
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The Licorice Tasting but Not Licorice Herb Fennel
Fennel, fennel how do I love thee, let me count the ways. Besides the number one reason it reminds me of one of my favorite herbs licorice, fennel in its own right has amazing benefits and can be used in so many ways. Native to the Mediterranean region, fennel is a flowering perennial herb with yellow flowers, hollow stems and fine, wispy leaves. Fennel the botanical name being Foeniculum Vulgare can be consumed in its totality from the leaves to…
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The Herb Licorice and the Benefits.
It’s interesting that in life things always seem to come back full circle. When I was young I remembered not being allowed to eat much candy, only on special occasions, mainly the holidays like Halloween and Christmas. When those times came around I had my candy favorites, it was always chocolate, especially if combined with peanuts and caramel, and then there were peanut butter cups and chocolate candy coated peanuts, notice a theme here? Ha ha. Well looking back on…
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CBD…What is it good for?
I’m a big music head. Whenever I think of things, people and situations there’s normally a music soundtrack that goes along with it. When it comes to CBD…the song WAR comes to mind by Edwin Starr but sung in a different way. CBD, uh good God ya’ll…What is it good for? Absolutely everything, say it again. Lol…Well maybe it’s not good for everything but it is very beneficial and definitely good for a lot of things. There been such an…