Liquorice or licorice in the USA, Glycyrrhiza glabra (a subspecies, Glycyrrhiza glandulifera or Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera is grown in Russia), is well known to everybody as a common sweet or candy, though you can't guarantee that all liquorice candies actually have very much liquorice in them. Liquorice is not related to anise hyssop (sometimes called liquorice mint). When I was a kid, we used to buy sticks of liquorice root in the local sweet shop, and chew them, discarding the
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Holiday Gift Ideas: Essential Oil Diffuser
The festive season is coming - yes, I know there are nearly six weeks to go, but it never hurts to start getting your head round gift ideas in good time, just to be sure that you can find what you've decided to buy before it sells out. So for the next few posts, I'll be making some suggestions for presents for friends and family who are into aromatherapy, or would like to be. Today's post is about essential oil diffusers. There are several types available. See this post for more
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Lemon Verbena for gas, acid reflux and depression [updated]
Lemon Verbena, Aloysia citrodora, is also known as lemon beebrush. Unfortunately, it seems to have been a favorite target for taxonomists, because over the years it has been renamed several times, so it's possible that you may find it labeled with any of the following latin names (as well as the correct one): Aloysia triphylla, Lippia citrodora, Lippia triphylla, Verbena triphylla and Zappania citrodora. Also confusing is the fact that, although the common name is "lemon verbena" it is not a
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Lemon Thyme, great for herb pillows [updated]
Lemon thyme is another member of the Thyme family, sometimes known as Citrus Thyme. It's often found in gardens, but frequently overlooked as a medicinal herb. If you are looking for it in a catalogue or garden centre, the label should say Thymus x citriodorus, though it might have the older names Thymus serpyllum citratus or Thymus serpyllum citriodorum. It is not related to Basil Thyme. Like garden thyme, it prefers a sunny position. Lemon thyme is a low growing bush, like common thyme,
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