If you want a name that pronounces healing, use herb names for babies. Plant names are not only graceful, but they also make the bearer of the name more conscious about the environment.

About 75 per cent of plants and herbs, including many of those that we grow in our gardens, have powerful medicinal properties. While a trip to the chemist will often help, there coule be a cure ...

Martin Odhiambo has always been interested in the healing properties of plants - and for years has ... a common shrub that has different local names including "nyabende" and "mukige".