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October 27, 2023

Yerba Mansa

It’s no secret that I love plants. Whenever I’m hiking or even driving past an area I’m constantly observing various species and making mental notes about the ones I know and the ones I don’t know. I also periodically flip through pages of photos in plant identification books, again noting ones I’ve seen in the wilds and ones I haven’t. Right near the entrance to the freeway by the area of Leeds, Utah where I used to live, I spotted a plant with white flowers growing in a slightly marshy…

October 24, 2023

Andrographis

Andrographis has a long history of use in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine. It grows all over India in a wide variety of soils, including plains, hillsides, roadsides, and seashores, in both dry and wet soils. In Northeastern India it’s known as maha-tita, which means “king of bitters.” Its cooling and antimicrobial properties have led to its use for a wide variety of ailments. Andrographis Research Andrographis began to appear as a remedy in the West and in Western herbal formulas because…

October 17, 2023

Goldenseal Root

A valuable, but overharvested, herb for fighting infection and toning mucus membranes. Because of its many uses, goldenseal was widely used and overharvested in the 80s to 90s. And while it is important to use alternatives it still hase some unique uses.

October 8, 2023

Tea Tree and Cajeput Oil

These essential oils from Melaleuca trees are antiseptic, antifungal, and wound healing. They are a great addition to an herbal first aid kit and can be applied topically to many minor injuries to help heal wounds without scarring.

October 4, 2023

Lomatium (Biscuitroot)

A survival food, powerful antiviral agent, and respiratory remedy, lomatium is an excellent remedy for working with chronic viral infections such as HIV, HPV, and mononucleosis. It is also helpful for respiratory problems such as coughs, colds, hay fever, bronchitis, flu, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.

September 26, 2023

Chinese Arborvitae and Biota Seed

In front of my childhood home, on either side of the front porch, were two Chinese arborvitae trees. These trees are popular for landscaping because they can be nicely shaped. However, even when I started learning about the edible and medicinal properties of plants around me, I never considered that the two trees growing right on my doorstep might have any medicinal value. It wasn't until I was trying to solve a minor mystery that I started to conjecture that the trees could be helpful for high blood…

September 19, 2023

The Time-Tested Uses of Fenugreek

Even though there is access to a wide variety of information on the web, it can be easy to miss out on the valuable information found in various herbal traditions around the world. For example if you are searching for information on fenugreek and find the entry on Wikipedia it will tell you that “there is no clinical evidence that fenugreek has therapeutic properties.” Contrast this with one of my Ayurvedic reference books, Ayurvedic Herbs by Virender Sodhi, an Ayurvedic medical doctor and naturopath.…

September 12, 2023

Bitter Melon

This Asian food can help lower blood sugar and help fight viral and parasitic infections. It has been shown to both protect and regenerate insulin-producing pancreas cells.

Yerba Mansa

Andrographis

Goldenseal Root

Tea Tree and Cajeput Oil

Lomatium (Biscuitroot)

Chinese Arborvitae and Biota Seed

The Time-Tested Uses of Fenugreek

Bitter Melon

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