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Sprigy Remedies

Honey for a nighttime cough?

For children aged one and older, honey may ease a cough at bedtime. Never give honey to a baby under 12 months.

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Honey dripping from a wooden dipper into a jar beside a bedside mug
Peppermint on the left and spearmint on the right, shown as two separate sprigs

Sprigy Herbs

Peppermint or spearmint?

Peppermint brings a pronounced cooling flavour. Spearmint tastes sweeter. Which would you put in your cup?

Fresh mint leaves steeping in clear glass cups

Sprigy Remedies

Peppermint for digestion: what do we know?

A cup of peppermint tea and a peppermint oil capsule raise different questions. Which one did researchers study?

White lion’s mane mushroom growing on wood

Sprigy Supplements

What is lion’s mane?

Meet the shaggy white mushroom sold fresh for cooking and in powders and extracts.

Two glasses of tea steeping with fresh mint

Sprigy Tips

Should you tear mint leaves before making tea?

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Fresh basil beside tomato toast, white bean salad and basil pasta

Sprigy Kitchen

One bunch of basil, three lunches

Save a few whole leaves for tomato toast, tear a handful into white beans and chop the rest for pasta.