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Sketch (Kohler) of Dandelion and its parts

Researching dandelion for cancer

May 6, 2016 A herb, Research 0 Comments

A simple preparation of this common weed as playing a role in…

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group of about 20 dried herbs and spices

Winter: echinacea, composition essence or fire cider?

Here in Melbourne, we had an hour extra in bed this weekend…

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On being still: scullcap and Quakers

March 1, 2016 A herb, Ethnobiology 0 Comments

Scullcap  (Scutellaria lateriflora) is a lovely gentle little plant, one of my…

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Botanical drawing of elecampagne (Inula helenium) illustration from Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

Helen of Troy: also a herbalist?

February 16, 2016 A herb, herb stories, History 0 Comments

Helen of Troy's beauty is the stuff of legend, but her association…

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