Mother of herbs

With its ability to rouge cheeks, settle stomachs and operate as Nature’s loo roll, verbascum is as surprisingly useful as it is pretty, discovers Ian Morton

In this new series, Ellen Mary explains how to make use of this seasonal stalwart herb

From Regency medicine men to the technicolour world of The Beatles, the history of psychedelic mushrooms is richer than we might expect, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

This versatile herb has so many beneficial uses says Ellen Mary

We all know that growing your own fruit, veg and herbs has plentiful health benefits – both physical and mental – but did you know, some of the crops you can grow may also give you a natural boost and

What does your wee say about your health? Well, plenty – but perhaps not in quite the way medieval physicians understood it. Before the in-depth study of anatomy and physiology, establishing the cause