How-To
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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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I officially started the first draft of The Wild Assault yesterday, which is the prequel to Blood for Honor that I never thought would be an actual thing. I only have 541 words that I got in about an hour of spare time, but I started it. Who knows when it will be finished…but it
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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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This isn’t quite on the herbal spectrum of things, but it is on the natural side. Kombucha has become very popular in light of the “health food” craze, so if you haven’t heard of it, I am surprised. It is easy to go to the store and buy a bottle of this “living tea” in
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