Shatavari is a member of the asparagus family. It is a native plant throughout S...

The name tarragon is thought to stem from the Latin dracunculus, meaning “little...

Moringa is an herb that you may have come across in powder form at a health food...

Anise, an aromatic, pungent seed, is an annual plant that is native to the Easte...

For many, the first experience with wild edibles comes from gathering blackberri...

The tiny cumin seed has traveled the world in spice boxes, medicine chests, and ...

“Wait…..citronelle is lemongrass in English?” said 20-year-old me to my mother, ...

As a proud Latina herbalist, I find immense joy in the presence of sunflowers. T...

The common onion (Allium cepa) is one of the oldest cultivated plants in human h...

The oldest name we have for the orange plant traces back to the Sanskrit word na...

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is an ancient herb from the southern Mediterranean r...

A beloved spice native to Indonesia, cloves are the unopened flower buds of an e...