When people hear the word “herb,” visions of basil, parsley and oregano automatically jump to mind. However, there’s more to herbs than these familiar culinary varieties. Herbs can include any plant ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical. The native herb yerba mansa, translated from Spanish as the "calming herb," has been used ...

Farm To Fork explores medicinal herbal use and harvest in Wyoming How is it the plants we often call weeds are among our most potent healers? Explore Medicinal herbal use and harvest in Wyoming. We’ll ...

Growing up in southern Louisiana, it wasn’t unusual to hear the older adults in my family speaking French. My mom would bellow from the back door, “Viens manger,” imploring me and my two older ...

Flashback to 1967 in the Haight: Jeanne Rose has just returned to her native Bay Area after dropping out of the University of Miami's graduate program in marine biology. Instead, she's sewing costumes ...

Pseudowintera colorata is an evergreen shrub or small tree with red-blotched yellowy-green leaves. It makes a fine specimen on its own or as a low-growing hedge, but the leaves are useful too, both ...

Traditional Chinese medicine is gaining acceptance in the U.S., though still largely as a complementary treatment. Mainstream doctors are mixed on its effectiveness. Still, as alternative treatments ...

Bay Area gardeners are gradually coming to know a wider variety of aromatic medicinal plants, and one that should be near the top of that list is Monardella villosa, commonly known as Coyote mint.

Dill, cilantro and rosemary are great herbs to add to the fall garden. These and many herb favorites have journeyed here from the Mediterranean and other parts of the world. But what about those from ...

Dill, cilantro and rosemary are great herbs to add to the fall garden. These and many herb favorites have journeyed here from the Mediterranean and other parts of the world. But what about those from ...