by NWinkert | Aug 11, 2025 | Creams, DIY, Medicinal plants
DIY recipe: Moisturizing aloe vera serum This serum is light, soothing and perfect for daily care – in the morning or in the evening under your cream.Ingredients:2 tbsp Santaverde Aloe Vera Gel pure4 drops of jojoba oil (for supple skin)4 drops of almond oil or...
by NWinkert | Jul 16, 2025 | General
It’s a very special world that you can immerse yourself in and connect more with nature. Especially these days, when everything is becoming more and more technological, which is absolutely a good thing, we should re-train ourselves and maintain our connection to...
by NWinkert | Mar 27, 2025 | Vegetable plants, Balcony Plants, Container Plants, Garden Plants, General, Plant Profiles, Vegetable Gardening
A Portrait of the Plant Image: pixabay Cucumber is a vegetable plant with a long tradition in human nutrition and natural medicine. It is primarily known for its hydrating and cooling properties, but it also offers benefits for digestion, skin health, and overall...
by NWinkert | Mar 24, 2025 | Garden Plants, General, Medicinal plants
A Portrait of the Medicinal Plant Image: pixabay Curcuma (Curcuma longa), also known as turmeric is very powerful. I first encountered turmeric as a spice for cooking for example in curry powder. However, as I got older and started looking for herbal alternatives for...
by NWinkert | Mar 22, 2025 | Garden Plants
A Portrait of the Medicinal Plant Image: pixabay The orange tree (Citrus sinensis), especially the Navel orange (Citrus sinensis naranjo), is one of the most beloved fruit trees worldwide. I first encountered oranges as a child, mainly as freshly squeezed juice during...
by NWinkert | Aug 16, 2024 | Garden Plants, Medicinal plants
A Portrait of the medicinal plant Image: pixabay Aloe vera is a very healing plant that can be used externally on the skin and is also edible, which I learned about as a child from my grandmother. Whenever there were burns, she would cut open a leaf, remove the small...
