Sharing the health benefits of plants 

As a child, inspite of my parent’s warning not to play close to the nettles, I sometimes got stung. Fortunately, alongside the nettles, we always found Dock leaves (Rumex sp.). By crushing the leaf and applying the sap to the affected area, the stinging sensation disappeared and we continued to play, this time a little further from the nettles. Without knowing it, this is how I started practising herbalism : identification of the plant, preparation and external application of

What do you put on your skin? The skin, the biggest organ in the human body, provides a defence barrier to protect internal organs and also plays an essential role in maintaining homeostasis [1] . Homeostasis is the interior state of balance allowing the body to function correctly. Natural and environmental factors change the structure of the skin from both the inside and outside on a daily basis. Here are three common flowers which assist in repairing damaged skin. To extrac