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Eating Local, Eating Green: ‘Herb king’ basil reigns over favorite summer fare – Memphis Commercial Appeal

Eating Local, Eating Green: ' Herb king' basil reigns over favorite summer fare Memphis Commercial Appeal The French call it ” Herb Royale.” It just wouldn't be the summer season without the king of the herbs . Continue reading

A Cook’s Top Five Herbs – Huffington Post (blog)

A Cook's Top Five Herbs Huffington Post (blog) If you are as serious a cook as you are a vegetable gardener, then you know that the true flavors of freshly harvested vegetables can get even more palate power by adding fresh herbs . So can lots of other foods you cook. So forget relying on the salt … Continue reading

Public Health Ministry recommends 6 herbal drinks during extreme heat – Pattaya Mail

Public Health Ministry recommends 6 herbal drinks during extreme heat Pattaya Mail BANGKOK, 22 April 2012 – The Public Health Health Ministry has instructed its provincial offices to be on high alert for illnesses and fatalities caused by the extreme summer heat, while recommending 6 kinds of herbal drinks to beat the heat. Continue reading

The Director and Actors of "Gayby" Talk About Unconventional Babymaking – AfterElton.com

AfterElton.com The Director and Actors of “Gayby” Talk About Unconventional Babymaking AfterElton.com JL: I love Rosemary's Baby like nobody's business — I love it when she's drinking those herbs . AE: Speaking of herbs , Jenn's character takes herbs in the movie to help get her pregnant — do those herbs exist Continue reading

In Good Health – Herbs do more than flavor – New Philadelphia Times Reporter

In Good Health – Herbs do more than flavor New Philadelphia Times Reporter This is Boursin…all dressed up with garlic, fresh herbs , and ready to be served with a good crisp cracker or breadstick. By Barbara Burns There is no one more surprised than me at the early onset of this luxurious weather. and more Continue reading

A club for any kind of gardener – Charlotte Observer

A club for any kind of gardener Charlotte Observer The nonprofit group for people interested in learning about growing herbs and cooking with herbs meets at 10 am on the third Saturday of each month, also at Redeemer Lutheran Church. For more information, visit www.rosemarynthymeherbsociety.org. Continue reading

HIV/Aids – Controversy Over Herbal Cure? – AllAfrica.com

HIV/Aids – Controversy Over Herbal Cure? AllAfrica.com By Tosin Omoniyi, 28 February 2012 As the world waits with bated breath for the emergence of a cure for the dreaded HIV/AIDS virus, numerous claims of herbal cures inundate residents of Abuja. 'When I tested HIV positive in 1997, my husband fled home … Continue reading

The best herbs have to be grown from seeds, sometimes started in heated … – Financial Times

Financial Times The best herbs have to be grown from seeds, sometimes started in heated … Financial Times The fashion is all for vegetable growing, but what about basic herbs for those who do not trust slugs, pigeons and carrot-fly on vegetable patches in open ground? The best herbs have to be grown from seeds as if they are annual bedding plants, .. Continue reading

9 Herb-Filled Dishes That Feel Like Spring – Huffington Post

9 Herb -Filled Dishes That Feel Like Spring Huffington Post We find that plenty of fresh herbs (no, they're not local yet) can help make wintry dishes feel like spring. Continue reading

Science Rediscovers the Forgotten Herb Andrographis – Huffington Post

Science Rediscovers the Forgotten Herb Andrographis Huffington Post An herb used extensively in India and China, which is nearly forgotten in modern western herbal practice, is Andrographis paniculata. This medicinal plant is also known as chuan xin lian, charita, kalmegh and nain-e havandi. Continue reading