Essential oils are concentrated plant extracts that retain the smell and flavor of the plant. They’re obtained by steam distillation or machine pressing. Sometimes you see “cold-pressed” on a bottle, and that’s just a name for the method of extraction. Every essential oil is made up of compounds (natural chemicals) that determine how it affects […]
What’s In a name? Hoja Santa / The Rootbeer PlantOther Names: root beer plant, Mexican pepperleaf, hoja santa, acuyo, yerba santa, hierba santa, hoja de anís, and anisillo, eared pepper, anise piper, sabalero, hoja de la estrella, allacuyo, tlanapaquelite, sakau, false sakau, false kava (Pohnpei) Scientific Name: Piper auritum This miraculous heart-shaped velvety leaf is
For thousands of years, Native Americans and other cultures throughout Central and South America have used feathers as sacred objects in rituals (also called a fetish). The spirit of the bird is believed to come through using their feathers in the fans thus connecting the Divine Spirit with Mother Earth during the cleansing ceremony. The