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Chaga Mushroom

Chaga Mushroom - Inonotus Obliquus

Chaga, Inonotus obliquus, grows on the birch tree, Betula, in the family Betulaceae. The important metabolite birch produces is betulin, which concentrates inside the chaga. From betulin we get betulinic acid, a pentacyclic...

Chaga Mushroom - Inonotus Obliquus

Chaga, Inonotus obliquus, grows on the birch tree, Betula, in the family Betulaceae. The important metabolite birch produces is betulin, which concentrates inside the chaga. From betulin we get betulinic acid, a pentacyclic...

Chickweed Stellaria Media

Chickweed - Stellaria media

Food and medicine! Makes a lovely Sprint tonic and has many medicinal uses, including:  Anti-inflammatory Chickweed salve can soothe eczema, sunburn, and insect stings.  Digestive It is mild diuretic and can...

Chickweed - Stellaria media

Food and medicine! Makes a lovely Sprint tonic and has many medicinal uses, including:  Anti-inflammatory Chickweed salve can soothe eczema, sunburn, and insect stings.  Digestive It is mild diuretic and can...

Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, is a flowering herbaceous plant native to the Northeastern United States. It tends to grow in old-growth areas with moist, but well-drained soil and part shade. It is...

Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, is a flowering herbaceous plant native to the Northeastern United States. It tends to grow in old-growth areas with moist, but well-drained soil and part shade. It is...

Blue Cohosh - Caulophyllum thalctroides

Blue Cohosh - Caulophyllum thalctroides

Caulophyllum thalictroides, the blue cohosh, a species of Caulophyllum, is a flowering plant in the Berberidaceae family. It is a medium-tall perennial with blue berry-like fruits and green foliage. It...

Blue Cohosh - Caulophyllum thalctroides

Caulophyllum thalictroides, the blue cohosh, a species of Caulophyllum, is a flowering plant in the Berberidaceae family. It is a medium-tall perennial with blue berry-like fruits and green foliage. It...

Springtime is Ramp Time

Springtime is Ramp Time

Delicious ramps! Don’t over-harvest and leave the bulbs in the ground for a sustainable patch. I only pick one leaf from plants that have three leaves.

Springtime is Ramp Time

Delicious ramps! Don’t over-harvest and leave the bulbs in the ground for a sustainable patch. I only pick one leaf from plants that have three leaves.

About Botany Bee Botanicals

Wild organic and USDA organic natural products for health and beauty. I grew up with the Foxfire books and Euell Gibbons. A lifelong forager and now a follower of Samuel...

About Botany Bee Botanicals

Wild organic and USDA organic natural products for health and beauty. I grew up with the Foxfire books and Euell Gibbons. A lifelong forager and now a follower of Samuel...