Description: Senna (from Arabic sanā), the sennas, is a large genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This diverse genus is native throughout the tropics, with a small number of spec..

Description: Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum, also called benne. Numerous wild relatives occur in Africa and a smaller number in India.It is widely naturalized in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible see..

Description: Rumex acetosella, commonly known as sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed and field sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green a..

Description: Rumex acetosella, commonly known as sheep's sorrel, red sorrel, sour weed and field sorrel, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae.The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green a..

Description: Capsella bursa-pastoris, known by its common name shepherd's purse because of its triangular flat fruits which are purse-like, is a small (up to 0.5 m) annual and ruderal flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It is nat..

Description: Scutellaria lateriflora, known by its common name skullcap is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, native to North America. Its extracts are used in herbal medicine intended as a mild sedative and sleep pro..

Description: Scutellaria lateriflora, known by its common name skullcap is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, native to North America. Its extracts are used in herbal medicine intended as a mild sedative and sleep pro..

Description: Spearmint, or spear mint (Mentha spicata) (also known as Mentha viridis) is a species of mint native to much of Europe and Asia (Middle East, Himalayas, China etc.), and naturalized in parts of northern and western Africa, North ..

Description: Spirulina represents a biomass of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) that can be consumed by humans and other animals.There are two species, Arthrospira platensis and Arthrospira maxima.Botanical Name: Spirulina PlatensisCommon Names:..

Description: Mitchella repens, partridge berry, or squaw vine, is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceous woody shrub occurring in North America belonging to the madder family (Rubiaceae).Botanical..

Description: Hypericum perforatum is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. The common name "St John's wort" may be used to refer to any species of the genus Hypericum.Therefore, Hypericum perforatum is sometimes called "common St John's ..

Description: Illicium verum is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. A spice commonly called star anise, star anise seed, Chinese star anise or badiam that closely resembles anise in flavor is obtain..

Description: Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana. The active compounds of stevia are steviol glycosides (mainly stevioside and rebaudioside), which have up to 150 times..

Description: Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute extracted from the leaves of the plant species Stevia rebaudiana. The active compounds of stevia are steviol glycosides (mainly stevioside and rebaudioside), which have up to 150 times..

Description: Collinsonia canadensis is a perennial medicinal herb in the mint family. It is native to eastern North America from Quebec south to Florida and as far west as Missouri, although it is mainly found east of the Mississippi River. It i..

Description: The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria (collectively known as the strawberries). It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit. The fruit (which is not a b..

Description: Tarragon is a species of perennial herb in the sunflower family. It is widespread in the wild across much of Eurasia and North America, and is cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes. One sub-species, Artemisia dracuncul..

Description: Thyme is an evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The most common variety is Thymus vulgaris. Thyme is of the genus Thymus of the mint family (Lamiaceae), and a relative of the oregano genus Origanum.Botan..

Description: Thyme is an evergreen herb with culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. The most common variety is Thymus vulgaris. Thyme is of the genus Thymus of the mint family (Lamiaceae), and a relative of the oregano genus Origanum.Botanica..

Description: Turmeric or tumeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerable a..

Description: Turmeric or tumeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerable am..

Description: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a plant species of the genus Arctostaphylos (manzanita). Its specific name uva-ursi means "grape of the bear" in Latin (ūva ursī), just like what the generic epithet Arctostaphylos means in Greek ("be..

Description: Valerian is a perennial plant, about 2 to 4 feet high. The yellow-brown, tuberous root-stock produces a hollow, angular, furrowed stem with opposite, pinnate leaves.Botanical name: Valeriana officinalisCommon names: Garden vale..

Description: Valerian is a perennial plant, about 2 to 4 feet high. The yellow-brown, tuberous root-stock produces a hollow, angular, furrowed stem with opposite, pinnate leaves.Botanical name: Valeriana officinalisCommon names: Garden vale..

Description: Valerian is a perennial plant, about 2 to 4 feet high. The yellow-brown, tuberous root-stock produces a hollow, angular, furrowed stem with opposite, pinnate leaves.Botanical name: Valeriana officinalisCommon names: Garden vale..

Description: Blue Vervain is a flowering plant in the vervain family, Verbenaceae. It is a herb with opposite, simple leaves which have double-serate margins, borne on stiff,  branching square stems. The flowers appear in summer and are pur..

Description: Juglans nigra, the eastern black walnut, is a species of deciduous tree in the walnut family, Juglandaceae, native to eastern North America. It grows mostly in riparian zones, from southern Ontario, west to southeast South..