The host “Herbal Jedi” does a wonderful job of introducing the lore and health properties of this magical plant.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Category Archives: “Weeds”
Opening your eyes to Goldenrod
It’s Goldenrod time where I live. Maybe where you live too.
Goldenrod has the reputation of being an allergen.
While anything can be an allergen to anybody, this is not the plant behind fall allergies. Ragweed is the far more likely culprit.
In fact, goldenrod is not only NOT a “problem,” this abundant, easy-to-find plant is has a long standing reputation as a formidable healing herb.
Another view on Goldenrod
… Read moreMarvelous motherwort
A healing “weed” that grows free is just coming into its own in the northeast.
You can learn more about Diana’s course here.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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The Threefold nature of plants and reading the Book of Nature
The Threefold nature of plants and reading the Book of Nature
A fascinating conversation with Dr. Thomas Cowan.
We found this video here:
https://www.gardensall.com/specialty-crops/
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Lion’s Mane and mushrooms for brain health
Kevin Spelman PhD
Stimulating nerve growth factor and protecting the brain
Hericium erinaceus is also known as “Lion’s Mane.”
In Asia, there’s a long tradition (thousands of years) of using mushrooms for healing.
Since no one can make billions from them, you’re unlikely to see 100 commercials about them every night on TV so we have to figure it out on our own.
Mushrooms as medicine – Paul Stamets
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Burdock root chai
Click here to watch how to forage and prepare burdock root chai
After you watch Diana’s lesson, you might be interested in the Plant Wisdom interview with her. You can click here to listen to the interview.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Forest farming of herbs
Dr. John Munsell of Mountain Rose Herbs
Three benefits to this:
1. It’s a way to “add value” to forest land to keep it from being clear cut
2. It builds local communities in depressed areas
3. Higher quality
Historical note:
Forest farming is probably how the Mayans, Amazonians and other Native people grew medicinal herbs.
How do we know?
We constantly find medicinal plants in denser concentrations than … Read more
Plant wisdom by the side of the highway
The first rule of plant wisdom is keep your eyes open.
The second rule of plant wisdom is ALL plants are sacred, no matter what they are or where they are.
The third rule of plant wisdom is that the plants in your backyard are as “exotic” and mysterious – and powerful – as plants deep in the Amazon rain forest.
There is beauty and power everywhere.
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Dandelions – Humanity’s long term companion
This informative survey on the history and benefits of dandelion comes from YouTube’s “The History Guy.”
It answer a big mystery:
“How did we come to spend millions of dollars every year to spray toxins in our environment to kill one of the most useful and health-giving plants on earth?”
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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