by Cindyj | Jan 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
I love herbs that grow prolifically and lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is one of those. Its in the mint family which explains why it grows so well. Here are some of the other properties I like about lemon balm:1. Melissa is a great herb to decrease stress and...
by Cindyj | Sep 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
CatechinEpicatechinWe’ve all heard of these two phytochemicals as beneficial components of our favorite foods: tea, wine and chocolate! These molecules are part of a large family called flavonoids. Notice the 3 ring structures in the diagram; this is what makes these...
by Cindyj | Sep 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I was asked to make an herb blend that was rich in minerals so of course my first thought went to horsetail (Equisetum). I don’t grow horsetail but remembered seeing it once when walking along the irrigation ditch road here. There it is, growing in the grass...
by Cindyj | Dec 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
Concord grape juice contains high levels of flavonoids that have been shown to have antioxidant activity in the test tube. A study from the University of Texas compared the antioxidant power of concord grape juice to that of vitamin E and found both had similar...
by Cindyj | May 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Also called the swine flu, the influenza A strain H1N1 has gotten many people alarmed recently; possibly because of its similarities to the epidemic in 1918 that killed healthy people. Symptoms of this flu are similar to other strains of the flu so diagnosis can only...
