Huang Qi, which is the name for astragalus in Chinese, is one of the most popular herbs in traditional medicine.
Historically and even today, they use it for...
The Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) name of jiaogulan – also written as jiao gu lan – is hard to say and spell for an American, no doubt.
What's easy to u...
The Middle Eastern spice sumac is a rare sighting in American cuisine.
It comes from a flowering plant in the same family as cashew and mango (Anacardiaceae)...
Caper berries and capers both come from the same Mediterranean plant; Capparis spinosa. The difference is that capers are the early flower buds, while the berri...
What is the berry that makes everything taste sweet? It's called the miracle berry and its existence is not a myth. The scientific name for it is Synsepalum dul...
