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Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria, is an herbaceous perennial native to Europe, Asia, and N. Africa. It is primarily the aerial parts that are used medicinally. It is used for such diverse...

Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria, is an herbaceous perennial native to Europe, Asia, and N. Africa. It is primarily the aerial parts that are used medicinally. It is used for such diverse...

Antiseptic - Antifungal Salve for Ouches and Itches

Antiseptic - Antifungal Salve for Ouches and It...

I have listed the salve ingredients and the infectious agents studies have shown they are active against. I did not cite due to space. More information and scientific studies are...

Antiseptic - Antifungal Salve for Ouches and It...

I have listed the salve ingredients and the infectious agents studies have shown they are active against. I did not cite due to space. More information and scientific studies are...

Dandelion - Honey - Rosemary Salve

Dandelion - Honey - Rosemary Salve

This is a moisturizing salve that can help fight sun damage and irritation Dandelion, Taraxacum officinalis, inhibits oxidation of skin cells when those cells are exposed to UV rays. It stimulates...

Dandelion - Honey - Rosemary Salve

This is a moisturizing salve that can help fight sun damage and irritation Dandelion, Taraxacum officinalis, inhibits oxidation of skin cells when those cells are exposed to UV rays. It stimulates...

Comfrey - Symphytum officinale - aka Knit Bone

Comfrey - Symphytum officinale - aka Knit Bone

Comfrey is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Symphytum is native to northern temperate regions of Asia and North America, with a wide introduced distribution on...

Comfrey - Symphytum officinale - aka Knit Bone

Comfrey is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Symphytum is native to northern temperate regions of Asia and North America, with a wide introduced distribution on...

Spring Pickings

Spring Pickings

I have the incredibly good fortune to be able to forage around a large, organic garden that is not over-trimmed. Last year we had a late freeze, then a drought,...

Spring Pickings

I have the incredibly good fortune to be able to forage around a large, organic garden that is not over-trimmed. Last year we had a late freeze, then a drought,...

Adaptogens and Exercise Recovery

Adaptogens and Exercise Recovery

Adaptogens are plants and fungi that help the body maintain balance in all its systems.  Criteria for adaptogens 1. An adaptogen produces a non-specific response in an organism, i.e., an...

Adaptogens and Exercise Recovery

Adaptogens are plants and fungi that help the body maintain balance in all its systems.  Criteria for adaptogens 1. An adaptogen produces a non-specific response in an organism, i.e., an...