What is Vetiver? Vetiver which is also known as “Khus – khus” in its original place. Vetiver is famous all over the Indian subcontinent. The name was derived from Tamil, a local language spoken by the tribe in the southern part of India, meaning hatched up. Even though it was originally from Indian, the plant […]
Category: Herbal Plant
Jimson weed has been known as Devil’s snare or Datura stramonium in the nightshade family. Moreover, it is believed that this plant originally comes from Mexico and being cultured in many other regions nowadays. This herbal plant can grow up to 5 feet tall and has green leaves. It also has white or purple flowers […]
Marijuana causes the never ending debates between those who are pros and those who are cons about the health benefits of taking marijuana whether this herbal plant is giving more or less benefit to human health. The problem is the lines of statements that have been proven scientifically are still surrounded by myths believed by […]
Clitoria ternatea may attract your attention due to its unique name which related to female’s vital organ, clitoris. Well, you will not as surprise as you were if you know exactly how this flower looks like which is really similar to female’s vital organ. Being tropical flower plant, there are a lot of health benefits […]
The benefits and health impacts of jatropha leaves have been widely and popularly used to cure various diseases since ages. However, it is only less herbalists who master and understand well which part and how to process the jatropha leaves into such powerful herbs. Therefore, for some common societies, it needs to be learnt how […]
Have you ever heard about insulin leaves? Yes, this one and only leave seems like strange for most of Indonesian people. There are not many of us who know about the leaves’ form and classification due to this plant is not the original endemic plant of Indonesia. The plants come from Andes Mountain in Argentina. […]
Tawa tawa, also known as Gatas gatas, is a traditional herbs that many people believe to have the ability to smooth up dengue fever. Euphorbia is the largest genus of the family Euphorbiaceae with around 1600 species. All species of Euphorbia exude a milky juice when broken, and Euphorbia hirta’s local name “gatas-gatas” derives from […]
Do you know the plant with a name of Astragalus? This kind of plant is known as the herbal plant which used for the medical purpose since many years ago. It becomes the traditional Chinese medicine to fight certain diseases. Indeed, it is called as the disease fighter due to its healing properties and natural […]
Angelica root or Dong quai has the scientific name of Angelica sinensis. Dong quai is a member of the Apiaceae family. So they are still related to carrots, parsley, or celery. Dong quai is often used in Chinese medicine to treat health problems in women. Therefore, dong quai is also called “female ginseng”. People has been used […]
Virginia snakeroot is one of the renowned medicinal herb in the snakeroot group. Snakeroots are basically the name given to some species of plants whose main usages are curing snakebites, hence the name. The herb has been known to be exceptionally potent as well as dangerously toxic. Even so, there’s no denying that there’s so […]