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English Ivy

Hedera helix, commonly known as English ivy is an evergreen and perennial woody climbing vine that is often seen in the landscape as a groundcover. It is a member of the Araliaceae family (Ginseng is also a member of this family). It is native to Europe, Northern Eur...

English Ivy

Hedera helix, commonly known as English ivy is an evergreen and perennial woody climbing vine that is often seen in the landscape as a groundcover. It is a member of the Araliac...

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African Geranium

Pelargonium sidoides, commonly known as African geranium or Umckaloabo, is an endemic species in the South African and Lesotho regions where it is widely distributed. It belongs...

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Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) is native to Europe, Asia, and North America. Also called Yun Zhi, Turkey Tails have long been used to support immune health, in Tradi...

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Turmeric

Indigenous to Southeastern and Eastern Asia, this perennial member of the Zingiberaceae family has been used for thousands of years as a traditional medicine, coloring agent and...

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Black Elderberry

Sambucus nigra also called Black Elderberry and European Elder, is a deciduous shrub native to Europe that belongs to the Adoxaceae family along with Guelder Rose or Cramp Bark...

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Holy Basil

In the "Charaka Samhita" the consummate text on Ayurveda written around 1000 BC, Holy Basil is described as “the incomparable one” and is considered to be an incarnation of Tula...

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Ashwagandha

Withania somnifera, most commonly called Ashwagandha, is a small perennial shrub. Its roots are harvested in winter often from poor and disturbed soils extending from parts of ...

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Oregano

This plant is native to Europe, the Mediterranean and southern Asia. It has tiny hair like glands on its surface called trichomes which reflect the intense rays of the sun. This...

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Chaste Tree

The Latin name Agnus castus means “chaste lamb” in reference to the early belief that it reduced sexual desire (it does not). Monks used it in ancient times. A tincture of the f...

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Echinacea Purpurea

This member of the Compositae (daisy) family, sometimes referred to as Purple Coneflower, was popularized by European research commencing in 1939 conducted primarily on the fres...

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Kava

Kava is said to have originated on the archipelago of Vanuatu, whose name means “The Land Eternal.” It has been domesticated throughout Oceania (Polynesia, Melanesia and Microne...

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Passionflower

This climbing shrub is native to the tropical parts of the United States from Virginia to Florida and westward to Missouri and Arkansas. The name comes translated from Italian- ...

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Milk Thistle

Milk Thistle is a herbaceous annual or biennial plant with a dense-prickly flower head and reddish-purple tubular flowers. It is native to the Mediterranean region and has been ...

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