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Lemon Eucalyptus

April 18, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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eucalyptus, fragrance, fragrant herbs, herb growing, herbal trees, Herbs, industrial use, insect repellant, lemon eucalyptus, lemon scented herbs

by Peggy Riccio Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on July 5, 2021 at https://pegplant.com/2021/07/05/lemon-eucalyptus/ Same plant in July...

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Mastic: Something Herbal to Chew On

January 24, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Chios, Chios mastictree, Chios mastiha, culinary, digestion, flavoring, food, Great British Bake Off, Great British Bake Off George Arisitidou, Greece, Greece mastic, Herb, herb growing, herbal medicine, herbal trees, Herbs, Ilse of Chios, Ilse of Chios mastic, industrial use, mastic, mastic candy, mastic chewing gum, mastic harvesting, mastic herbal products, mastic in liquor, mastic resin, mastic resin harvesting, mastiha, mastika, medicinal, perfume, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia lentiscus cv. Chia, traditions

By Chrissy Moore Mastic is a resin extracted from Pistacia lentiscus cv. Chia L. (Chios mastictree, mastic), which is a...

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An Incredible Herb Right Under Our Feet…or Above Our Heads

January 17, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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beverage, Dye, flavoring, food, Foraging, fragrance, herbal lichens, Herbs, industrial use, lichens, medicinal

By Katherine Schlosser For most of us, our garden tools are cleaned and stored, the holidays have passed, and we...

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Carob – Herb of the Month

November 1, 2021 The Herb Society of America
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ancient tree, Biblical herbs, carob, chocolate substitute, culinary, drought tolerant, Education, flour subsitute, food, food additive, Herb of the Month, herbal trees, Herbs, History, industrial use, locust bean, locust bean gum, St. John's bread

by Maryann Readal Carob pods discovered in the storehouses of Pompeii show that the Romans were harvesting the tree as...

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An Herbal Obscurity

August 27, 2020 The Herb Society of America
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cotton waste, Herb, Herbs, History, industrial use, railroad

By Chrissy Moore If you asked me about my favorite herbs, you’d likely be surprised by my response. I tend...

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Pitch Pine- Tar and Pitch for Shipbuilding

June 22, 2020 The Herb Society of America
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Herb Society of America, History, industrial use, pine

By Cipperly Good Roll of oakum. Image courtesy of Penobscot Marine Museum Collection, PMM2015.5.1 The riches that the British, French,...

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