Herbs
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Isn’t it pretty? I have been really blessed this year with a bumper crop of gumweed. It grows wild in our pasture in NE Colorado and I harvest it from there as I am able to. This year, I’ve made both oil and tincture from it. Side note – the constituents in Grindelia spp. (species… Read more
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My first post on this blog for herbs. The first of many, many posts on herbs (I hope!) First, Latin binomials (genus species names) are important, and this herb is a very good reason why. Common mallow refers to several different plants, like Sida cordifolia or Malva neglecta. To state the obvious, different plants have… Read more
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I recently gave a talk at our local library on hydration. We tend to think dehydration only happens in the summer, but it can happen any time we have an imbalance in our intake and output. Think winter when we have a virus with vomiting or diarrhea, or a really dry climate where we are… Read more