The properties of mint they are more than demonstrated, since it has been and is a widely used crop and focused on hygiene products, such as mouthwashes, toothpastes or even some gels or shampoos. In the kitchen, something less known, the incorporation of mint in desserts is increasingly gaining strength, as it combines very well …
Multiplication is essential to achieve new plants identical to the previous ones, in more juvenile states. Also, to ensure its cultivation in the season following the winter season. Either way, whether through seeds or vegetative parts, each species has its trick and its ideal form of multiplication. When it comes to multiplying plants, we have …
The aromatherapy it can improve your mood, protect you from harmful bacteria and help reduce the stress we suffer daily. All this is assured by various studies with criteria. However, researchers are not entirely sure how this is achieved. Only a decade ago, any graduate in medicine and healthcare institution scoffed at alternative healing techniques …
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 …
