Its delicate scent is tinted with an erotic and exotic smell, close to being compared to a narcotic. This powerfully sweet and enduring fragrance has been used in many perfumes for ages and its flowers are worn by women in Southern and Southeast Asia for fashion. Some religions even consider Jasmine to be a [...]

  With the direction today’s media is taking, one has to wonder about the effect it is having on the youth. The disappointing focus on negative and superficial subjects has proven to leave no room for youth empowerment or positive change. However, some young entrepreneurs are combating this problem by introducing new media outlets that [...]

  The first occurring thought at the mention of lavender is usually the color purple. Its clean fresh smell moves beyond stimulating our senses and filling the air with pleasant aromatic scents. Ancient Greeks and Romans used to treasure lavender for its cleansing features, and it was found mostly in their scented soaps and baths. [...]

  Will Sighs of Discontent Provide Relief to the AIDS Epidemic in Our Homelands?   Life outside our homelands may have deafened our ears to the pandemic stretching across the continent, but it is still, and should very much be a concern of ours. A substantial decrease in the spread of the disease is noticeable [...]

  One of the most interesting features of the vine plant is its long flexible winding stems have an objective: To use other plants as a source of support in order to preserve their energy and be able to reach sunlight with little effort. This usually leaves the vine with a good amount of stored [...]

   ’People of the Rising Sun’     Since the Nigeria-Biafra civil war of 1967-70 which resulted in the mass killings of Igbo migrants living in northern Nigeria, some writers, particularly those of Nigerian descent, have attempted to document this piece of historical moment in their work, either as a sense of nationalism or their [...]

  Black pepper is commonly known for its function as a food spice but what people don’t know is the wonders its aromatic oil can do for their bodies. Chinese and Ayurvedic doctors who deal with healthy living and therapeutic measures relating to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony use this vine to cure diseases [...]

  Alright, alright, so the name is bit interesting, but you can take out a pen and write it down because this essential herbal oil does wonders to your system. With Africa and Australia as its native homes, Helichrysum thrives in hot, dry climates with abundant sunlight. This daisy-looking plant used to be recommended by [...]

  Every one of us has experienced anxiety at some point in life if not most of the time. We get anxious after the first job interview, wondering when we will be called back for the second.  That same fear and anxiety grips us when we feel the world slipping through our fingers and have [...]

  It is short skirt and pedicure season again. Everyone tries to stay out and have fun as much as possible. Well, when you are tired from the day’s exhausting activities and need something to calm you down, vetiver essential oil might be the right choice for you. This tall grass with narrow aromatic leaves [...]