Many of you have been stung by nettles, while spending time in the nature, yet don’t give in to anger and start weeding them away. The hairs of nettles protect the curative and hair-strengthening power of vitamins. The nettle is a well-known edible and medicinal...

This invasive wild herb was named after St John because it blooms on St John’s Day and is also referred to as St John’s blood (because crushed seeds and blossoms produce blood-like red juice). For its peculiar chemical composition, folklore refers to St John’s wort...

Tiny thyme leaves emit essential oil, which forms a fragrant cloud above a cup of hot tea, subtly reminding of the wonderful summer days. Thyme contains 0.12-0.27 % of essential oil. It mostly consists of thymol (about 30 %), carvacrol (about 20 %) and other...

Caraway is a valuable and one of the oldest spices, originating from ancient Egypt. This is a popular spice in India, the Middle East and Mexico. Aside from culinary purposes, caraway is also very valuable for other of its properties, created by bioactive ingredients. Caraway...

The mint genus includes around 30 species. 11 species grow naturally in Lithuania. Peppermint is the most valuable, but it does not grow by itself in Lithuania. It is even mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew. In general, I have never heard a bad word...

Flax is a unique plant, rich with protein, vitamins, trace elements and fibre. The wonderful qualities of linseed were known already to our ancestors, who used to pass down their recipes from generations to generations. The fact that our ancestors knew linseed and widely used...

Our teas are made of organic herbs, grown by our company or gathered from natural habitats. After careful sorting the herbs are then dried at the company’s dryer. Dried material is separated from the stems, crushed and sieved right before packing in order to keep...

Perhaps calendulas are not very beautiful, yet every garden should have an honorary and spacious patch for this flower. Calendula is both a medicinal and a decorative plant. Dried calendula is yellowish orange, fragrant and slightly bitter. People knew its healing properties already back in...

This undemanding plant of the Labiatae family is a popular adding to various gardens and orchards. It’s major characteristic is the distinct, lemon-like scent (thus the name of the plant). Depending on the location, its climatic conditions, the stage of the herb’s development and age,...