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Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden star-of-Bethlehem, grass lily, nap-at-noon, or eleven-o’clock lady, is a perennial bulbous flowering plant, native throughout most of southern and central Europe, north-western Africa and south-western Asia. In North America, it has escaped its cultivation as a garden ornamental and can be found in many areas. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References […]

Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses The essential oil of orange has a wide variety of domestic, industrial and medicinal uses. Domestically, it is used to add orange flavor to beverages, desserts and sweetmeats. Industrially, it is used in soaps, body lotions, creams, anti-aging and wrinkle-lifting applications, concentrates for soft beverages, room […]

Peels from any member of the Sweet Orange family have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine at least since the writing of the Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica, written in the second century BC. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Peels from any member of the Sweet Orange family have […]

Mullein is towering biennial plant with a single stalk up to 6-1/2 feet (2 meters) bearing whorls of leaves and topped with a spike of 5-part yellow flowers. The flowers coat the mouth with a honey-like scent and a sweet taste. The name mullein itself is derived from the Latin word “mollis” which means soft. […]

Cocoa shell is the shell of the cocoa bean. Cocoa beans are about the size of a broad bean, dark brown in colour and grown mainly in West Africa. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Cocoa Shell is a superb garden mulch and soil conditioner. The vaste majority of the product is […]

Chai (pronounced as a single syllable and rhymes with ‘pie’) is the word for tea in many parts of the world. It is a centuries-old beverage which has played an important role in many cultures. Chai from India is a spiced milk tea that has become increasingly popular throughout the world. It is generally made […]

Sugarcane is mainly referred to sugar that is prepared from organic sugar cane. Even though, the definition of organic cane might be different in different places. Generally, organic cane means sugar cane that has not received any treatment with harmful chemicals or pesticides.  It is also not grown with any sort of commercial fertilizers. Contents […]

Assam tea is a black tea named after the region of its production, Assam, in India. Assam tea is manufactured specifically from the plant Camellia sinensis var.assamica (Masters) Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Assam tea is used to enhance concentration, cardiovascular health and prevent cancer, and Parkinson’s disease Benefits Mental Alertness […]

Orchitinum is a remedy in a form we call a ‘sarcode’ – a remedy made from healthy tissue, in this case the testicle. Contents Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Benefits Temporarily relieves the symptoms of low male energy including: decreased sexual desire and vitality muscular weakness irritability “the blues” Recommended for: men who want […]

  Babassu is a palm tree that is native to the northeastern part of Brazil. This palm is the source of Orbignya oleifera (also called babassu oil), which is extracted using the cold press method from the nuts that grow on it. Orbignya oleifera is used as a cooking medium, but it has many other uses […]