The growing season at Raven Crest Farm is coming to an end. It has been an amazing year with new green friends in our garden and bountiful herb harvests. We started to make flower essences this summer ...

On a freezing winter night many years ago, my wife and I saved our young daughter’s life with an onion poultice. Our struggling daughter woke in the middle of the night so congested she could barely ...

A 2026 consumer research report examining the Medicinal Garden Kit, the "backyard pharmacy" herbal gardening concept, traditional medicinal plant uses referenced in the product's marketing, and how ...

If you're cultivating plants with medicinal properties in your garden but haven't planted marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis L.), you're missing out on a versatile and surprisingly easy-to-grow ...

Rosemary is an excellent herb for your garden that grows fast and can repel pests. Pairing it with a certain other herb can ...

Ayurveda has, for several years, exalted the virtues of the vegetarian diet emphasizing the benefits of green leafy vegetables. Although greens, like spinach have gained universal acceptance, ...

Plants first appeared on land around 500 million years ago, and subsequently radiated to occupy almost every habitable terrestrial niche. Although the exact number of land plant species remains a ...

Before the advent of formal medicine, people largely depended on herbal plant knowledge that has been passed through generations of families. From poultices for wounds and bruises to tinctures and ...

With medicinal plants and herbs declining in J&K forests, a herbal park on the foothills of the majestic Viji Top could prove to be a game-changer in the protection of the medicinal and herbal plants ...

Ayurveda has, for several years, exalted the virtues of the vegetarian diet emphasizing the benefits of green leafy vegetables. Although greens, like spinach have gained universal acceptance, ...