herbalism
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Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, is one of my favorite herbs, and it’s evergreen! Not only is it one of the few herbs I don’t have to fight to keep alive when trying to grow it myself, but it also has many uses that range from cooking, cleaning, and physical/mental health. Rosemary is native to the Mediterranean…
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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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Passionflower, aka Maypop, or Passiflora incarnata, is a relatively common plant that grows wild in sunny fields and unkempt yards in the southern United States and up the Eastern Coast and surrounding states. If it doesn’t grow wild around you, there is a possibility that you can find a potted plant at a specialty nursery. Passionflower…
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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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Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, is one of the best plants you can find in the wild. Known as “nature’s toilet paper,” the soft leaves can not only be used as sanitary wipes when in the woods, but the plant is also medicinal! Also known as Aaron’s Rod because of the staff-life flower stalk. Great (Common) Mullein…
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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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Okay, so it isn’t a true “garden tour” in the general sense that I’m showing you today. It’s more of a collection of raised beds spread out around my land because my number one nemesis is a friggin’ gopher…or an entire clan of gophers. They have pulled mature tomato plants with ripening tomatoes into the…
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I’ve recently started reading again. It’s been quite a while since I last sat down and committed to reading a new book. I’ve written more than I have read in the past few years, and I didn’t realize how much I loved and missed reading. My reading life looks much different than it did back…
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Happy Spring! I hope you are all surviving the pollen surge. I wanted to update you so you all don’t think I vanished! I am working on another round of edits for Blood for Honor. I’ve gotten lots of formatting and images for the inside of the book done, and it looks so good, in…
Red Hawk Ridge 