One of the most common plants to be seen in our gardens, on grass verges or in the countryside must be the common Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). It's common names include Burn Nettle, Burn Weed, and Burn Hazel. Nettles are regarded by most people as little more than a weed and a pest (and a painful one at that), but they are wrong. Nettles are one of the most nutritious and useful free foods that you can find.

Cordyceps is one of the rarest plants used in herbal treatments and medicines. Although unrecognized by western medicine until approximately 20 years ago, it has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Its benefits include protecting the liver, helping prevent tumours and even increasing sexual libido.

Cordyceps contains a host of vitamins including Vitamin E, Vitamin B-complex and Vitamin K. It also contains all essential amino acids, fatty acids, carbohydrates and nucleosides (which are needed to produce DNA).

Having problems with Oral thrush? Can't seem to get rid of it. Drinking a cup of Pau D' Arco tea and swishing your mouth with the " Pink Magic Mouth wash might help out a little bit. Babies aren't the only ones that can get oral thrush.