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17 Medicinal Herbs

Background Medicinal Ever wonder how pharmaceutical companies found and invented medical products to relieve physical ailments? Nature. Natural remedies derive from plants and have been used by humans for thousands of years in ointments, tinctures, steeped in tea, and other methods. The catch is medicinal herbs do not always provide instant relief from ailments and […]

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Basil (herb)

Background Basil is a herb staple to have in your spice rack or fresh in your fridge. Did you know that there are roughly 50 to 150 different species of Basil? The most common are Sweet Basil, Small or Dwarf Basil, Purple-Leafed Basil, and Specialty (scented) Basil. It originated in Asia and Africa, and is

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Lavender

Background If you have ever wondered why your lavender dies so easily in the states, that is because it is originally a Mediteraean plant (some Mediteraean countries are Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Turkey). Most Mediteraean locations are on the dryer side, and

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