Common Names: Jasmine, Jessamine, Yasmin Parts Used: Flowers Jasmine is a popular house plant. The flowers are generally white, although some species have yellow and red flowers. They are often strongly and sweetly scented. The delicate Jasmine flower opens only at night and is plucked in the morning when the tiny petals are tightly closed. Between six and [...] [...more]
Common Names: Mustard Latin Name: Brassica spp. Parts Used: Leaves and seeds. Culinary Uses: A cooked hot dog garnished with mustard. Use the tender young leaves as a tangy addition to salads. Use the seeds to flavour pickles or chutney, or grind them to make mustard. Dry mustard, typically sold in tins, is used in cooking and can be [...] [...more]
Common Name: Garlic Latin Name: Allium sativum Parts Used: Bulbs Culinary Uses: Garlic adds zest to every kind of food except desserts. Roast cloves whole in their skins to spread on toast. Toss a clove into soups and stews. Crush and use in Italian, French, and Asian dishes. Medicinal Uses: The active ingredient in garlic - Allicin, which [...] [...more]
 Common Names: Bay, Sweet Bay, Bay Laurel Parts Used: Leaves Sweet Bay or Bay Laurel is a Mediterranean tree. The leaves are shiny, smooth and dark with a strong aromatic scent. Culinary Uses: Bay leaves are a fixture in the cooking of many European cuisines (particularly those of the Mediterranean), as well as in North America. They are [...] [...more]
Common Names: Cayenne is also known as hot pepper, chilli pepper, paprika, and red pepper, is an effective remedy for muscular tension, rheumatism, and digestive ailments. Parts Used: Fruits Culinary Uses: Add a half-a-pinch of ground cayenne to just about anything. Medicinal Uses: Cayenne can also be taken orally, and is available in both capsules and tinctures. There is [...] [...more]
Common Names: Basil Latin Name: Ocimum Basilicum Parts Used: Leaves Culinary Uses: Basil is most commonly recommended to be used fresh. In cooked recipes it is generally added at the last moment, as cooking quickly destroys the flavour. Finely chopped basil stirred into mayonnaise makes a good sauce for fish. Use as a garnish for vegetables, chicken and [...] [...more]
Latin: The word “valerian” is thought to be derived from the Latin valere, meaning “to be healthy or strong.” Valerian has been used orally for centuries as a sedative, sleep aid, antispasmodic, and digestive aid. Traditional Chinese and Indian Ayurvedic medicine recommends valerian for treatment of insomnia. Parts Used: Roots Medicinal Uses: Valerian is a tranquilizer useful [...] [...more]
Common Names: Savory Latin Name: Satureja hortensis (summer), S. montana (winter) Parts Used: Leaves Culinary Uses: Savory is known as “the bean herb” and it certainly has an affinity for that vegetable. It is also good with game meats, fish, poultry, sausage. Savory is used extensively in German, Italian, Greek cooking. Savory tastes like thyme and rosemary. It is [...] [...more]
Vitamin A (or beta carotine) is necessary for the function of light-sensitive nerve cells (photoreceptors) in the eye’s retina. It also helps keep the skin and the lining of the lungs, intestine, and urinary tract healthy and protects against infections. Carotenoids, such as beta-carotine, are pigments in vegetables that give them their yellow, orange or [...] [...more]
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