Caraway Tea Co. announced the launch of Breathe, a new herbal tea blend crafted to support respiratory comfort and promote ...

One sure sign of midsummer is the popping up of tall spikes along highways, byways, fields and farmlands. For some reason, maybe it's because they have no equivalent of similar stature, I always ...

Roman legionnaires used mullein as a torch. They dipped the tall, spear-shaped flower stalks in tallow to light their billets. The thick down of Torch Weed is still used to make candle wicks in parts ...

Fast Forager Nicole Zempel introduces us to the medicinal power of mullein. Fast Forager Nicole Zempel introduces us to the medicinal power of mullein for help with asthma and other breathing issues.

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Common mullein in a well-tended garden. Recently, common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) seems to be ubiquitous: on roadsides, abandoned lots and even popping up in manicured landscapes. I get why ...

Congestion affects many folks this time of year, and although it may seem paradoxical, smoking particular herbal blends can clear mucus clogging the throat and sinuses. According to herbalist Dani ...