Are medicinal herbs a safe alternative to medications? An article discussing the benefits and risks of medicinal herbs with a ...

Shakespeare’s complete works make reference to more than 50 types of flower. Hamlet’s Ophelia delivers a monologue about their myriad associations: rosemary for remembrance, pansies for thought, ...

Even gardeners living in demanding climates can grow medicinal herbs. Pick easy-to-grow medicinal herbs for shady, swampy, or dry environments for the best medicinal herbs. Gardeners encounter a broad ...

But rather than buy all your medicinal herbs, try growing a few in your garden, where you can get to know each plant in its verdant, vibrant natural state. Many medicinal plants double as beautiful ...

Flashback to 1967 in the Haight: Jeanne Rose has just returned to her native Bay Area after dropping out of the University of Miami's graduate program in marine biology. Instead, she's sewing costumes ...

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 ...

My late husband was a fanatic about natural healing rather than pharmaceuticals; he spent years researching herbs and ...

Just a hop, skip and a jump across the field outside my window is a large, glistening pond reflecting the morning rays of sunshine. Tucked into the corner where the stream feeds the pond is a verdant, ...

Long before we started adding herbs to our soups and spaghetti sauce, our distant ancestors were using plants to treatment ailments of the body and the heart. Horticulturist and herb specialist ...

The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park has something on display that's even more potent than Ted the Titan Arum, in its own way. "Nature's Pharmacy: The Healing Power of Plants" will be there ...