Written by Serge, MSc., plant biologist and environmental scientist specialising in plant biochemistry and the secondary metabolites behind herbs, oils and extracts, with a background in Environmental Biology and Biogeochemistry. I write from field and laboratory experience, grounded in real biology and chemistry, not trends.
Every herb in this section is treated as what it is, a living system of chemistry. The categories above cover the plants people reach for most: the compounds behind traditional remedies, the aromatic oils drawn from leaves and flowers, and what really sits inside a supplement.
Much of it comes down to biochemistry, how a plant’s active compounds form, what an extract actually contains, and what standardisation on a label really means. I read that chemistry first and the marketing second.
All of it is grounded in plant science rather than trends, with sources you can check. Pick a topic above to begin.
