Herbs, in Madera, are the plants that are valued for flavor, scent, medicinal, religious, pest control & many other aspects. The parts of the herbs that are used most include- leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, resin, root bark, inner bark, berries and sometimes the pericarp as well.

Spices, in Madera, are dried seeds, fruits, roots, bark, or vegetative substances, mostly obtained from herbs & used for nutritionally insignificant quantities such as a food additive for flavor, color, or as a preservative killing harmful bacteria or preventing their growth. Many spices are used for medicinal, religious, cosmetics, perfumery, or for consumption purposes.

A National Organic Policy — Where?

    Written by: Lee Ann Rush There is a country in the world where the government has officially opted to describe its national economic state of affairs not in the language of short-term economic gains as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), but rather by the degree to which its citizenry can live and prosper in a holistic   framework of..