The name Chai tea is nothing more than a redundancy in itself, since Chai means in Hindu “infusion” or “tea”. However, it is the most well-known form for the Western world of Masala chai, a drink originating from India in which various spices are mixed together with aromatic herbs. For the preparation of Masala chai …
Kombucha is a fermented infusion that has been consumed for hundreds of years, but has once again gained fame in the Western world for its probiotic properties. Some say that it is the perfect combination of the benefits of a vegetable infusion with the addition of yeasts and potentially beneficial bacteria for our body. Kombucha …
In the XXI century, there are discovered a lot of essential oils each with its different properties. These are chemicals biosynthesized by plants to cover a certain function. We, after years of research and laboratory work, have managed to extract these oils and use them in our daily lives. Speaking of such essential oils, there …
In this new entry of medicinal plants, we bring you a new essential oil full of properties. As we saw with the thymol oil and all its healing potential, lavender oil puts at our disposal all the plant biochemistry that, of course, we are going to take advantage of! Lavender (Lavandula officinalis) We find another …
We can meet melilotus officinalis in some other ways, such as yellow-smelling clover , yellow melilote, sweet clover or scent clover. This plant has, today, a lot of potential applied to the medicine of the human being. It is currently cultivated as a fodder plant and to improve poor soils, since it belongs to the …
The natural world around us is littered with trees and species that contain essential oils useful to us. In this case, the cultivation of sandalwood (Santalum album) was carried out over hundreds of years to extract its essential components and use them in folk medicine. What benefits would we be talking about? Let’s see them …
Litsea cubeba is a tree native to Asia, specifically China and other parts of Southeast Asia (such as Malaysia). In this area, it is a well-known tree and valued for the qualities and medicinal and aromatic properties it provides. This plant lacks properties ornamentally and is not very attractive, although it is usually used in …
A curious hybridization between common lavender and wild lavender (lavender) results in what is now known as Lavandin (Lavandula hybrida). A plant that physically is very similar to its predecessors but that concentrates a little more essential extracts, being very interesting for the preparation of aromatic substances and as a medicinal plant for various remedies. …
Everyone has heard of the properties of castor oil. An extract that is used for many options, encompassing the improvement of human health as an industrial use to protect plastics and even as a combustion medium for engines. Castor is considered a multipurpose plant with a large list of medicinal remedies when we use castor …
One of the most consumed tropical fruits in the world is the coconut. Easily recognizable by its thick, brown and hairy shell. Inside we find the pulp, its edible part of white color, which gives off a delicious aroma. Thank you to all the benefits that this fruit has, a wide variety of foods have …
