Category Archives: Herbs

This is a biennial plant/herb. I think it is an intriguing one, because it takes on different forms. At first is has little purple flowers, than it gets a kind of green coins and last but not least, those coins become transparent. When they get transparent, you can see and harvest the seeds in the […]

Since we have the R in the month, colds are lurking again. That’s why I thought it would be good to list some herbs that can bring you relief. Of course prevention starts with good habits. Good habits will grant you stronger lungs. Don’t smoke, take care of a healthy and clean environment, enough movement […]

This might be a tad weird, or rather unusual. You are probably used to eat corn. I don’t know if you know, but the cornbeard has many concentrated properties. Let’s take a look at them. Cornbeard has antiseptic and diuretic properties and therefore works well with bladder and urinary tract infection. Because cornbeard has anti […]

Since this is the ‘detox season’, I would like to present a few herbs you can use to detox. Last year I wrote a blog on detox, so when you’ve read that one (still available in the archives), you’ll know that due to our way of life, our bodies are in need of more detox; […]

Ginger is used a lot in the Ayurvedic kitchen. It is seen as a universal medicine because of its culinary and medicinal properties. It is detoxifying. It influences the absorption, digestion and relief of your food. It is stimulating appetite. When you mix the juice of the gingerroot with oil, you can use it to […]

The herb of this month is sage. Sage leaves are mainly used in Mediterranean cuisine. It is a very aromatic herb. You can use the fresh and the dried leaves and it is mainly used in warm dishes. Sage goes very well with meat dishes, such as chicken or pork. It fits in gravy and […]

Bernargie We were asked by a loyal reader of our blogs, to tell more about herbs. So, bernargie is this months herb. Because Bernargie is an ideal skin cleanser. And as you might have read, the organs of the metal element are the lungs and the large intestine, who both have an effect on the […]

Fennel is very versatile. Actually, you can use fennel from the cradle to the grave. You can use the herb, the booms, f.ex. in herbal oil. You can use the fennel tuber in salads in the summer, you can put it in the oven, you can stew the fennel and you can stir-fry it with […]

Until about 200 years ago, plants were the only medication that were available. Herbs were studied and written down and also the ideas they had about the cause of illnesses. The oldest notes on herbal farmaceuticals, come from the Middle East and stem from 2600 BC. Also the old Greeks knew their way with plants. […]