Cheryl's Herbs Articles

The Other Uses of St. John’s Wort

by Cheryl Hoard   An ornament of meadows, St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, is a beautiful, yellow-blooming shrub which doesn’t demand much for its survival. It makes itself available even...

The Other Uses of St. John’s Wort

by Cheryl Hoard   An ornament of meadows, St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, is a beautiful, yellow-blooming shrub which doesn’t demand much for its survival. It makes itself available even...

Essential Oil Profile: Rosewood

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Rosewood Latin Binomial: Aniba rosaeodora Family: Lauraceae Other Common Names: Bois de Rose Production Method: Steam Distilled Countries of Origin: Brazil Typical...

Essential Oil Profile: Rosewood

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Rosewood Latin Binomial: Aniba rosaeodora Family: Lauraceae Other Common Names: Bois de Rose Production Method: Steam Distilled Countries of Origin: Brazil Typical...

Essential Oil Profile: Grapefruit

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Grapefruit Latin Binomial: Citrus paradisi Family: Rutaceae Production Method: Cold Pressed Countries of Origin: USA Typical Constituents: [+]-Limonene (84.8-95.4%), b-Myrcene (1.4-3.6%), α-Pinene...

Essential Oil Profile: Grapefruit

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Grapefruit Latin Binomial: Citrus paradisi Family: Rutaceae Production Method: Cold Pressed Countries of Origin: USA Typical Constituents: [+]-Limonene (84.8-95.4%), b-Myrcene (1.4-3.6%), α-Pinene...

Essential Oil Profile: May Chang

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name:  May Chang Latin Binomial:  Litsea cubeba Family:  Lauraceae Other Common Names: Exotic Verbena, Tropical Verbena, Pheasant pepper tree Production Method: Steam Distilled...

Essential Oil Profile: May Chang

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name:  May Chang Latin Binomial:  Litsea cubeba Family:  Lauraceae Other Common Names: Exotic Verbena, Tropical Verbena, Pheasant pepper tree Production Method: Steam Distilled...

Essential Oil Profile: Fir (Silver)

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Fir (Silver) Latin Binomial: Abies alba Family: Pinaceae Other Common Names: white fir, silver spruce, templin Production Method: steam distilled Countries of...

Essential Oil Profile: Fir (Silver)

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Fir (Silver) Latin Binomial: Abies alba Family: Pinaceae Other Common Names: white fir, silver spruce, templin Production Method: steam distilled Countries of...

Essential Oil Profile: Fir (Balsam)

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Fir (Balsam) Latin Binomial: Abies balsamea Family: Pinaceae Other Common Names: blister or balm-of-Gilead fir, eastern fir or Canada balsam Production Method:...

Essential Oil Profile: Fir (Balsam)

By Amelia E. Stone, RN   Common Name: Fir (Balsam) Latin Binomial: Abies balsamea Family: Pinaceae Other Common Names: blister or balm-of-Gilead fir, eastern fir or Canada balsam Production Method:...