Medicinal Plants
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Nettle, aka Stinging Nettles, Urtica dioica, is probably one of the most nutritious herbs you can get your hands on…but you don’t want to actually touch it. Not barehanded, anyway. Per the name, Stinging Nettle, this plant does actually bite. But even the painful part of her can be medicinal. Her name comes from the
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Reishi Mushrooms, Ganoderma lucidum, are a staple in Traditional Chinese Medicine. But guess what? I found them in my backyard in East Texas. Not many of them, but they are there. You can’t find as much about these wonderful little fungi as easily as you can about more common herbal remedies, but I wouldn’t be
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There are many clover varieties, the most common being white, red, and crimson. Today, I want to talk about Red Clover, Trifolium pratense. It is most commonly known as a foraging crop for livestock and gardening, as it fixes nitrogen in the soil. But you know, if I am doing a post on it, this
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Marshmallow is best known for being the originator of the sweet lovely confection we call marshmallows today. Before you get too excited, the marshmallows you buy in the store have nothing in common with the herb as of 2023 and haven’t for decades. They originated from medicinal confections made by boiling the root of Althaea
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Tinctures are highly concentrated extracts and are one of, if not the best way to preserve your herbs, in my opinion. They can last for years without diminishing in strength when made in alcohol. There are ways to make tinctures with vegetable glycerin or apple cider vinegar if you are avoiding alcohol or giving to
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