Category: B

The fruit of a small shrub found in northern climates that is usually used in medicinal tea to treat a number of ailments, including bladder infection, water retention, and diarrhea. Available at health food stores and some pharmacies. Creeping evergreen shrub that presents pretty waxy-looking white flowers in drooping clusters. Infusion of dried leaves in…

An edible, medicinal herb related to chives. Also called ramsons, buckrams, or wild garlic. Available at health food stores. A consumable and healing herb that is a relative of chives, known by various names such as ramsons, buckrams, or wild garlic. It can be found at health food stores.  

Large forest tree with wide, spreading, horizontal branches that produces a pleasant tasting nut. The edible seed produced by the white walnut tree is often employed in the confectionery industry, where it imparts a delectable and velvety taste to the candy.  

Perennial herb of the rose family that has reddish-purple flowers. Burnet also known as Great Burnet, Small Burnet, and Salad Burnet. This herbaceous plant boasts delicate, frilly foliage and bears either blush-toned or milky-white blooms, imparting a flavor akin to that of a cucumber. Although cultivated in the southern reaches of the United States, it…

Large, course, broad-leafed weed that bears prickly heads of burrs. Burdock also known as Great Burdock, Lappa, and Thorny Burr. The aforementioned flora, characterized by its rough texture and abundant foliage, is commonly recognized as a weed that grows in the vicinity of farmyards. Its botanical name is Arctium lappa, and in the past, its…

South African plant.  

Ferment developed for the manufacture of wine and beer. An edible microorganism rich in B vitamins that is often used to make beer, but can also be used for skin care. Available at health food stores. Yeast obtained during the brewing of beer. It is a rich source of folic acid and chromium.  

Small, hardwood evergreen tree with dense broad leaves.  

Annual, self-seeding, blue-flowered herb. Known as the ‘Herb of Gladness’ for its exhilarating effect on the system. Add chopped young leaves and flowers to salads or summer drinks. On those sweltering summer days, cool off with iced borage tea, adding honey and lemon juice to taste. This botanical wonder, standing at a modest height of…

Member of the cabbage family with long, thick-stemmed, light-green to pearly white stalks. This is a leafy green vegetable with white stems and tiny yellow flowers. The name may also refer to Chinese cabbage.