The flower buds of ABC herb are very special. You can eat them purely as an appetizer. It gives a numbing feeling in your mouth for a few minutes and then a large saliva production starts. The taste evolves from salty to spicy, peppery and gives tingling, which is why it is now also called …
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Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungen, could become invulnerable by a bath of blood, but a lime leaf stuck between his shoulder blades when he took a bath. He died of a wound at that spot. The Germanic people dedicated the tree to Freya, the goddess of love and fertility. The linden is an important …
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Of course, there is always color when you talk about cosmetics. Yet the colors differ per season. It differs not so much from the color spectrum itself, but from the intensity in which you apply color. All colors are possible, but what accentuates and how intensely should the color be applied? If you participate in …
Catslaw is called Samento in some Dutch shops, comes from the Amzone region and has spread to other parts of South America. The plant has been known by local residents for at least two thousand years; the Indians. Many of the medicinal properties they discovered have been scientifically confirmed. Science has explored even more medicinal …
Taking a bath is a blessing for your body and mind and it is an excellent way to relax. You can make this moment something special for yourself. You can add remedies to the bath water such as essential oils for a wonderful scent or to care for the skin. Put on some nice music, …
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Shiitake, an Oriental mushroom that is also grown in Europe, is not only tasty but also has great health value. Qualities and history of this Lentinus edodes. The medicinal mushroom Shiitake is native to Japan, China and other Asian regions with temperate climates. It grows on dead wood, in the wild mainly on fallen trees …
The seeds of milk thistle are knocked from the flower and used as a medicine. In addition, the flower heads can be eaten without the green bracts, so only the colored part. The root of this plant can also be eaten; you can prepare milk thistle roots in the same way as salsify. The young …
You don’t feel so good. Your nose is sniffling and you cough a little. People quickly say that they have a ‘flu’, but that is not correct. Most of the time it is a cold, but it is wrongly labeled as flu. This article discusses the differences between flu and a cold. This may help …
Sarsaparilla is a medicinal plant that is used in herbal medicine. The root can be eaten as a vegetable and is therefore used by herbalists against all kinds of diseases. They mainly use the plant against rheumatic diseases. Bodybuilders could use sarsaparilla to build muscle. NB! This article is written from the personal view of …
Goldenrod is a beautiful yellow flower that is sometimes available at flower shops. In addition, it has medicinal properties. In the past it was considered an important wound herb. Over the course of modern history, more medicinal properties of goldenrod have been found. In the Middle Ages it was discovered that it works well for …