Laurie Cullen

The mallow it is a biennial herbaceous and perennial plant up to 1.5 m tall. Its stem is very hairy and woody. The root is fusiform. Flowers are pink or purple with darker purple veins. The fruit, which is disc-shaped, decomposes after ripening. It is distributed in most of the planet, as it easily adapts

We do not know with what name to stay, if with the scientist, solanum dulcamara, which sounds pretty good (it even has a sweet touch…) or one of the names as this one is known ancient medicinal plant, devil’s grape! It is not for less, to see the red and small fruits that it produces

Although many times we talk about cultivated plants that it is necessary to fertilize, water and care, Plantago lanceolata behaves totally differently. Simply by seeing it in a photograph, we know that it is a rustic plant, without ornamental characteristics, but with incredible potential as a medicinal plant. Plantago lanceolata, a rustic and forgotten plant

It is no coincidence that they define moringa as the tree of life. It is known as Moringa oleifera, and is a tree native to India. It is an extremely adaptable species to any soil situation and irrigation conditions, so it arouses the interest of many communities that live in poor and desert areas. However,

Cholesterol is a disease that day by day is gaining ground. In Spain we boast of Mediterranean diet but we stay in the recipe books. That is why this problem, already established and one of the most worrying in the UNITED States, begins to be in European countries a real headache for the health system.

Lately we are recovering lost values or traditions that come even from prehistory. One of them is the well-known Paleolithic diet, where all processed foods are despised, with unsaturated fats and full of preservatives (E….) and opt for the natural, minimally processed and cooked. Although we have obviously evolved, there are things that should never

We could say without fear of being wrong that the Santolina is in the top 10 of aromatic and medicinal plants in Spain. We know well-used plants such as thyme, rosemary, sage, etc. However, santolina has not yet gained its popularity, albeit time to time. In this article medicinal plants, we want to give you

It is known as agrimony or St. William’s wort, and is a typical plant of the Iberian area. To the point that it grows spontaneously and is accustomed to large periods of drought. However, in this article we will offer information on both the medicinal properties assigned to agrimony and the shape of its cultivation

Saponaria officinalis, also known as soap dish in traditional culture, is today a spectacular ornamental plant that has always had great medicinal and practical uses. Among them, the one that stands out the most is that of being able to manufacture soap without the use of caustic soda. As soon as we enter the cultivation

In this article we are going to talk about a medicinal plant closely related to common garlic. In fact, it is commonly known as bear garlic, although its scientific name (so as not to generate confusion) is Allium ursinum. Its measuremental properties are closely related to garlic, which we all know its benefits and we