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Sage
1 day ago
by Lisa Barger
Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis Family: Lamiaceae Common Names: sage, culinary sage, common sage, broadleaf sage, salvia There are over 900 species of “sage” and probably 1000 or more plants in total that are called “sage” even though not all of them actually fit into the Salvia genus. But when i ...
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Garlic
3 days ago
by Lisa Barger
Botanical Name: Allium sativa Family: Liliaceae Common Names: garlic Of all the plants known to herbalists, few enjoy the status and history of garlic. 5,000 years ago garlic was a staple food of the ancient Egyptians and by 100 CE, garlic’s therapeutic actions were being identified. Today, garlic i ...
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Pot Power – The Wonder of Weed
3 days ago
by tecklen
Pot Speaks for Itself, Man The Power of Pot Marijuana once thought of as a cure for many ailments in the United States, was legal to smoke by anybody over eighteen just 72 years ago. My eighty eight year old uncle remembers it well. He was a smoker. He’s still alive to talk about it. Unfortunately, ...
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Fennel – Culinary and Medicinal
3 days ago
by tecklen
Fennel Fennel, a plant of rather stiff branching stem, bears deep cut grayish green flowers of whose seed has been known to help out with “cold belly”. Though it tastes of the same flavors as Star Anise, its healing properties in the Chinese system of medicine are completely the opposite and general ...
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Aloe Vera
4 days ago
by Lisa Barger
Botanical Name: Aloe vera; Aloe barbadensis Family: Liliaceae Common Names: aloe, aloe vera, cape aloe, curacao aloe Over 300 species of aloe have been cataloged and at least of few of these have been used medicinally throughout the years. But it’s Aloe vera that most people think of when they menti ...
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Seneca
5 days ago
by Lisa Barger
Botanical Name: Polygala senega Family: Cluciaceae Common Names: seneca, senega, snakeroot, rattlesnake root With its long, fibrous roots twisting around in every direction, it’s not hard to understand why this plant, so common in so much of the U.S. is called “snakeroot”. But seneca, which is named ...
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