Most Recent Articles For: Herbs

Written by petereriksson on September 6th, 2009
Tarragon is a relative to the Sunflower family and there are two different breeds of Tarragon, Russian and French. However, when you go shopping and pick up some Tarragon for your pantry or a favorite recipe it is almost guaranteed that you have just selected the dried leaves of the ...
Written by petereriksson on May 5th, 2009
Originally, Basil was not the most popular herb in the bunch. Actually there were some who simply hated it, mainly the ancient people. The name basil means "be fragrant" but still various cultures battled with a love hate relationship over basil. Americans and Romans loved it while Hindus plant it ...
Written by petereriksson on February 12th, 2009
In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed. Marjoram is the dried leaves from an herbal plant called ...
Written by petereriksson on January 10th, 2009
Burdock is a plant that is related to the daisy family. It is also closely related to Echinacea, Dandelion, and Feverfew. Burdock is an herb but it is one that has been much neglected when it comes to getting attention. Back in ancient times the Greeks used the roots, the ...
Written by petereriksson on January 5th, 2009
So what is Herbs really all about? The following report includes some fascinating information about Herbs--info you can use, not just the old stuff they used to tell you. Gypsywort is an herbal plant that but has no culinary purposes at all but rather is used for industrial and medicinal purposes. ...
Written by petereriksson on December 9th, 2008
This article explains a few things about Herbs, and if you're interested, then this is worth reading, because you can never tell what you don't know. Eucalyptus is an aromatic herb that has properties that provide great relief as a decongestant and an expectorant. For centuries Vick's which is made as ...