During the months of December and January Phytofarm valley is full of Kānuka blossom – the white New Zealand Christmas tree. The bees are buzzing, and the smell is of sweet nectar. Kanuka has similar properties to Manuka but more useful for viral infections antimicrobial activity against Herpes simplex and other viral infections. A tea…

Cleavers because of its prostrate rumbling nature has many unusual common names – Everlasting friendship, Love man, Grip Grass, Catch weed, Robin-run-in-the-Grass, Goose bill, Beggars Lice.

Echinacea is a very popular herb, and people commonly take it to help combat flu and colds. It is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family – Asteraceae. It is also known as the American coneflower.