Articles, tagged with "botanical name", page 4

This Curb Appeal Really Rocks: Part 2.

In Part 1 of this article, the style and choices of rock gardens were explored. In this part of the article, instructions for building a simple rock garden with plants are discussed. Having selected your spot, spread layers of newspaper several sheets ... Read >
Author: M Shane

Side Effects of Barley Grass

Barley Grass was one of the first grains to be cultivated. Barley grass, the botanical name of which is hordeum, is proving to be an extremely valuable remedy for a host of complaints. It contains an active ingredient called proanthocyanidin - a powerful ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Aromatherapy Carrier Oils

Aromatherapy carrier oils can be used to dilute the essential oil, making them safer to use. Carrier oil is also known as base oil or vegetable oil. These oils are extracted from the fatty portions of the plant. These oils can be employed on their own as ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

What Is All This About Candida Albicans

Candida Albicans should not cause any confusion to you privileged reader since it is just medical terminology referring to a fungus that causes all yeast infections. I will not contemplate so much on how they came up with this botanical name, to baptize t... Read >
Author: Wangeci

Yerba Mate - Yerba Mate Tea and Extracts

No it is not an Australian greeting or a cream substitute for tea (like Coffee Mate for coffee.) It is actually pronounced "Yerba Mat-ay" and is a very healthy herbal drink. The name comes from the Spanish word hierba which was changed to yerba in Argenti... Read >
Author: Alien

Wild Yam Root- Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name of Wild Yam: Dioscorea villosa Other Common Names: Colic root, Aluka, China Root Devil's-bones, Mexican Wild Yam, Rheumatism Root, Shan-yao, Wild Yam, Yuma. Habitat: Wild Yam is native to North and Central America. It has become natur... Read >
Author: Alien

White Willow Bark (Salix alba) - Side Effects and Therapeutic Uses

Botanical Name of White Willow Bark : Salix alba, Other Common Names: Willow bark, white willow, salix. Habitat: White willow bark, as its name implies if a member of the willow family. Predominantly grown in Central and Southern Europe and Northern... Read >
Author: Alien

Valerian Root - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name Valerian: Valeriana Officinalis Other Common Names:Valerian root, garden valerian, tobacco root, garden heliotrope, all-heal, phu (Galen), great wild valerian, amantilla, setwall, setewale capon's tail Habitat: Valerian root is native... Read >
Author: Alien

Pygeum Africanum Bark - Side Effects and Therapeutic Uses

Botanical Name of Pygeum: Pygeum Africanum, Other Common Names: Pigeum, African plum, African prune, alumty, iluo, kirah, natal tree, pigeum africanum Habitat: Pygeum is found across the continent of Africa, especially the Southern portion. It gener... Read >
Author: Alien

Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata) - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name of Passion Flower: Passiflora incarnata Other Common Names: Maypop, passiflora, passionflower. Habitat: Passion flower is native to North, Central, and South America. This plant is mostly tropical, but some varieties may grow in colde... Read >
Author: Alien

Guarana - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name of Guarana: Paullinia cupana Other Common Names: Guarana kletterstrauch, guaranastruik, quarana, quarane, cupana, Brazilian cocoa, uabano, uaranzeiro. Habitat: The guarana plant thrives in the lush Amazon rainforest. It requires tropi... Read >
Author: Alien

Garcinia Cambogia - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name: Garcinia cambogia Other Common Names of Garcinia Cambogia: Brindle berry, brindall berry, garcinia, malabar tamarind, hydroxycitric acid (HCA), citrin, gambooge, gorikapuli, uppagi, garcinia kola, mangosteen oil tree. Habitat: India ... Read >
Author: Alien

Evening Primrose - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name of Evening Primrose: Oenothera biennis Other Common Names:Fever plant, great evening-primrose, kings-cure-all, night willow-herb, scabish, scurvish, tee primrose, sun drop, suncups Habitat: Evening primrose grows in the temperate clim... Read >
Author: Alien

The Herb Devil's Claw - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name of Devils Claw: Harpagophytum procumbent (Burchell) Other Common Names: Grapple plant, harpagon, wood spider. Habitat:The herb devil's claw is native to southern Africa particularly the Kalahari desert, Namibia and Madagascar. Desc... Read >
Author: Alien

The Plant Coleus Forskohlii - Side Effects and Benefits

Botanical Name: Coleus forskohlii Other Common Names: Coleous, Makandi. Habitat: Coleus is a hardy plant, growing on the dry slopes of the lower Himalayas and the plains in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India, it. However, coleus has long been cultivated ... Read >
Author: Alien

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