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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Category Archives: “Weeds”
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 the dandelion comes from YouTube’s “The History Guy.”
It answers 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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Two of my favorite plants
Mugwort
Korean TV documentary on medicinal uses
The film refers to May as optimal harvest time, but, of course, that differences from place to place.
How wonderful it must be to live in a country that has “modern” medicine and deep herbal knowledge too.
The second half of the video is a bonus: Korean Qi Gong.
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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Herb Walks with Rosita Arvigo
Hello All Plant Lovers,
Our first Herb Walk will be on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 6:30 – 8:00 PM. We will meet at the Illinois Prairie Trail at Westmore-Myers Rd and North Broadway in Lombard, IL There is a parking lot within several feet of where the trail begins.
This is a rain or shine event….barring tornadoes. If you are late, look for us down the trail or alongside … Read more
What’s Not To Love About These Wild Plants?
A walk through the wild spring woods with Adam Haritan
The glorious eastern woods
Hey, do you live near southern Michigan? Can you get there?
Adam will be teaching at this annual fun gathering of foragers in June.
www.willforageforfood.com/i
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
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