Hoja Santa is a heart shaped aromatic herb having velvety leaf and it grows in the tropic area of Mesoamerica. Hoja Santa is a Spanish for ‘Sacred Leaf’. The other name for this herb are hierba santa, yerba santa, Mexican pepperleaf, sacred pepper, and root beer plant. Leaves of this herb can become up to thirty centimeters or twelve inches in size. The flavor of Hoja Santa and hence is hard to describe. It can compared to eucalyptus, sassafras, licorice, anise, mint, nutmeg, black pepper, and tarragon. This flavor is stronger in young veins and stems. Hoja Santa is often used in the Mexican cuisine for tamales, the meat or fish which are wrapped fragrant leaves for cooking. It is also an important element in Mole Verde, a green sauce which originated in Oaxaca region at Mexico. It  [...]

Blue flag is a herb commonly used by the Native Americans for treating constipation and inducing vomiting. The scientific name of this herb is Iris versicolor; it is a perennial herb grown mainly in the central and eastern regions of North America. The rhizome of blue flag is known for its acrid and pungent taste and strange odor. Blue flag is known to treat the following medical conditions: Constipation Bruises and sores Inflammation Fluid retention Liver disease This  [...]

Sage leaf tea although does not taste as good as the regular tea, it offers several health benefits, which is significantly more than what regular tea offers us. Sage leaf is known mainly for strengthening our immune system and improving our skin and dental health. This herb can be easily harvested in our garden. If you are not interested in growing the herb yourself, you can also use the dried leaves of sage available at all major grocery and health food stores. In spite of boasting extraordinary medicinal properties, sage leaf tea might result in certain side effects if taken continuously for long period of time.  [...]

The most famous and visited food outlet in the town – KFC! We all know they serve an array of chicken delicacies, more wanted than any other food. Like me, even you might have often tried to sneak out the secrets of the luscious taste of this food outlet giant, which are obviously guarded. Do you wish to unlock them? Well then, stride along; we’ve got hold of KFC’s herbal ingredient box that brings the mouth watering and finger licking good taste, as well as health. The 11 secret spice herbs of KFC It is the end result of reverse engineering process applied on the recipes of KFC to discover the secret ingredient herbs. These herbal spices are mentioned along  [...]

The herb of Arnica Montana has had a tradition and a remarkable history of use as a medicinal plant. It is a herb that grows perennially and is indigenous to the mountain pastures and woods of Central Europe. In such countries, the herb has been popular as a great medicinal remedy. Tincture, one of the extracts of Arnica Montana, is known to be useful for application on cuts, bruises, wounds, etc. to prevent it from infection and turning septic. There are numerous uses of Arnica Montana, and some of them are during surgery and pregnancy. Let us check out how. Arnica and Surgery Numerous researches and studies have proved suggestions for Arnica Montana being a capable herb for extracting dosages that relieve post surgical pain. Reduction of bruising  [...]

Peppermint plants are known to produce sweetly scented leaves, flowers and stems, which will grow until they are several feet tall. They are known to grow around Asia, North America and Europe. Some of the other varieties are known to be native to South Africa, South America and even Australia. Ideally peppermint is considered to be a combination of water mint and spearmint; and its usage dates back to the times of the ancient Egyptians, ancient Rome as well as Greece. This plant was an important part of the ancient medicine and their medical literature. Peppermint Benefits: Most peppermint benefits come from the fact that the leaves and the stems comprise of an active compound that is called menthol; which is a common constituent in cough drops, foods, chest  [...]