The Herb Companion

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Reuse toilet paper rolls as seed starters in this simple terrarium how-to.

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Beet and Potato Chips with Thyme Rock Salt

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Pamper your feet: Check out these herbal foot sprays, powders, baths, creams and scrubs.

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Make your own herbal salve. Skin-soothing salves are easy to make and treat an array of skin conditions.

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Flavorful, garden-fresh spring greens pack a powerhouse of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, and with minimal calories. Try one of the seven spring green recipes, such as Vegetarian Lasagna with Spinach.

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Today, aromatherapists use basil for massage and scented baths. It is also an antidepressant, antispasmodic, tonic, stimulant, nervine and carminative.

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Create your own herbal blends, such as herbes de Provence, fines herbes, gremolata and za'atar.

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Common rue (Ruta graveolens)

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Looking for information on a specific herb? Look no further than our herb profile database. In our herb database, we have a collection of all the medicinal herbs, culinary herbs and growing wonders that we have ever covered. So enjoy our online exclusive herb list and start researching away.

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Use rose-scented sugar to dress up your next baked dish. It's easy!

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Lower Thyroid Function: Tasty, nutrient-rich ingredients like these are some of the best foods for hypothyroidism to help maximize thyroid function.

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Make Fragrant Essential Oil Blends: Bring the power of smell into life's rituals with essential oil blend recipes like Warrior's Spirit for Courage or Rainbow's End for Pampering.

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Lower Cholesterol: Balance your diet deliciously with vibrant herbs. Try scrumptious recipes like Fall Salsa and Cumin-Bay Black Beans to reduce cholesterol naturally.

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Don't know what to do with all of that leftover bread? Transform leftover to luscious with recipes like Mushroom-Leek Strata, Winter Fattoush Salad and Brioche Buns.

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Homemade cosmetics kits are the best kind of gifts, as they're tailored to a person's unique beauty needs. Customize your own kit with bath salts, lavender or raw sugar.

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Create this luxurious Espresso Yourself Facial Mask for yourself or for a friend.

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Rejuvenate your skin with this homemade Pomegranate Toner.

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Pamper yourself with unique, natural ingredients and make your own colored bath salts.

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Ginkgo biloba

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Homemade Cough Drops: Find relief from that wracking cough with these homemade throat soothers.

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The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds: Collecting seeds is a satisfying extension of other gardening efforts. Most gardeners know the basic process by which plants make seeds, but it’s very helpful to learn more about the physiological processes leading to seed production. Learn more about how flowers are pollinated.

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Herb garden

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Champagne flutes become vases: a sprig of rosemary and you're good to go.

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Spicebush Ice Cream: This ice cream has a refreshing, peppery flavor, complemented by the mellow sweetness of honey.

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Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is a woodland shrub that thrives in partial shade, such as it would have at the edge of a forest clearing.

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Individual Pear Crisps with Horseradish: Top this warm dessert with Greek yogurt, sweetened whipped cream or ice cream. Yum!

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Uncommon basils: 'Siam Queen' is a beautiful, award-winning Thai basil with a spicy taste.

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Apple-Pine Nut Rosemary Tart: This dessert is as much a statement as it is a seasonal treat.

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Caramelized Lemon Rosemary Tart: In the dead of winter, when citrus is at its best in the markets, this tart will bright your day. Its bright, citrusy and may remind you of crème brûlée.

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Grow an immune system strengthening herb garden. This garden plan can help you sail heartily through winter by putting healing herbal favorites such as echinacea, horseradish, garlic and ginger, right at your finger tips for various homemade remedies.

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Did you know that washing your hair daily can strip the natural oils from your scalp. You really only need wash it 2 to 3 times per week. Try these shampoo alternatives.

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Growing exotic aloes at home.

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A Householder's Guide to the Universe: Even when it's fall, there is plenty to do in the garden. Plant fall cover crops, sow garlic and shallots, harvest the last of your tomatoes, make compost and much more.

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The Cleaner Plate Club: There will be many issues over which you must battle with children, but food shouldn't be one of them. If the family meal has become a family feud, shift gears and try this new approach to get your kids to eat healthy.

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Asparagus with Horseradish Sauce: Leftover sauce is delicious served on sandwiches, with baked or steamed vegetables or with crudites.

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Windowsill garden.

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Windowsill garden.

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So simple and yet so clever.

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There is nothing more deliciously fragrant than a late-summer herbal bouquet.

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Herbal bouquets make great housewarming gifts or table toppers.

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An herb sprig tied to the stem of a wineglass is simple and pretty.

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Tuck a tiny posy into the folds of a linen napkin.

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Learn how to create lively centerpieces by planting herbs in unusual containers.

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Laid back garden centerpiece.

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Herb-enhanced hot beverages take only minutes to make, but can keep you toasty for hours. Try our Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Mulled Wine with Herbs, Turmeric-Black Tea Brew and more.

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Herbal Body Scrub: Salt scrubs have been used since ancient times. This recipe combines exfoliation, moisturization and light massage, plus the benefits of your favorite garden herbs.

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Nothing beats cold weather like a glass of chai. This combination of milk, tea and warming spices is used to treat colds and reduce stress. Try our Tulsi Chai, Gentle Green Chai or Basic Black Chai.

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Get gorgeous skin with honey: Bees have the secret for glowing skin. Try our honeybee-inspired recipes such as our Honey Cleanser, Beeswax Lip Balm and Soothing Acne Zapper.

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Make lavender spa products: Set your sights on tranquility with body care recipes like our English Lavender Bath, Sweet Dreams Spray and Lavender Body Butter.

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Tropical Body Polish. Mangoes, ground avocado pit and orange zest make the perfect treat for tired skin.

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