Herbal Education & Ingredient Guides
Chamomile Flower
September 2025Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) from Egypt has a herbal aroma and slightly sweet, bitter flavor. Offered as whole flower, tea cut, pollen, or powder, it can be customized through roasting, blending,...
Lavender
February 2022Documentation regarding lavender has existed for 2,500 years, but its use in human culture can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt. When King Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened...
Cinnamon
February 2022The use of the fragrant bark known as Cinnamon has been documented since 2,000 BC. Some of these early uses are attributed to the ancient Egyptians who used cinnamon in...
Dandelion
February 2022Dandelions, or dente de lion (lions tooth), have been apart of human herbalism for many centuries. It is believed that the herb originates on the Eurasian continent with some of...
Dill
February 2022Though native to the eastern Mediterranean region of western Asia, the name Dill comes from the old Norse word dylla meaning to calm or soothe. The first mention of this...
Ginger
February 2022Ginger is native to southern China and the bordering southeast Asian countries. The oldest traces of domestication comes from people within the Austronesian language family who used this plant to...
Lemongrass
February 2022Lemongrass can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman times. Some scholars are even producing research that points to this lemony scented plant as the calamus oil used in...