Site of Herb Walk in Chicago on Milwaukee and Kedzie Avenues in Logan Square
Amaranth — Amaranthus retroflexus — Ancient food of the Americas; very high mineral and protein content. Excellent for anemia
Sheep Sorrel — Rumex acetosella — Good food for salads, kidney aid
Milkweed — Asclepias syriaca — white milky sap for warts, edible flowers and very young pods
Prairie Dock — Silphium terebinthinaceum — decorative prairie plant
St. John’swort — Hypericum calycinum — popular herbal remedy for mild anxiety and depression
Unknown mystery plant on this day
Echinacea — Echinacea purpurea — popular herbal remedy to improve immune response to colds and virus
Bee Balm — Monarda citriodora
Shepherd’s Purse — Capsella bursa-pastoris — considered a good remedy to staunch excessive menstruation and post-partum bleeding in tincture form
Joe Pye Weed – Eutrochium purpureum — also known as gravel root for its ability to remove gravel from kidney and bladder
Chiccory — Cichorium intybus — Friend of the liver
Green Globe Cone Flower — Rudbeckia laciniata — Native American diuretic plant
Joe Pye Weed — See above
Evening Primrose — Oenothera biennis — herbal remedy made from seeds for PMS
Flower of an Hour — Malva spp. — A wild hibiscus
Hollyhock — Malva spp.
Elm leaves — Ulmus spp
Rosita Arvigo – Interview with Rosita Arvigo
– Ken McCarthy
PlantWisdom.org
