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The Flying Saucer Morning Glory (aka Mexican Morning Glory; Ipomoea tricolor) is native to the tropical Americas, as well as […]

Do your Beans Lack a Certain Minty Motor Oil Flavor?

Epazote (Dysphania ambrosioides, syn. Chenopodium ambrosioides) is a stinky herb native to Central and South America, as well as Mexico.

Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) is the famous source of the hallucinogen called mescaline. Native to the deserts of Mexico and southwestern

Kaempferol is one seven most common flavonoids found in plants. It is of the important flavonoids (actually a flavonol) found

I’m starting a new post series to give some more in-depth reflections on my recent experience in India. On this

There are at least 137 species within the mint bush genus (Prostanthera spp.), all of them are endemic to Australia,

The Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) provided important ‘Bush Tucker’ (wild food) for the Aboriginal of Australia, with large cones that

Catechins are flavonoids (types of polyphenols) found throughout vascular plants, and in many herbal medicines. High concentrations are known in

Oleuropein is a type of polyphenol found in olives (skin, flesh, seeds and leaves). It is a glycosylated seco-iridoid, which

Desert Date oil, extracted from the seeds of the Balanites aegyptiaca tree, has been traditionally used for various purposes in