• October 22, 2024

Bilberries and Blueberries

Both a tasty snack and a healthy food, bilberries and blueberries can help promote eye health, healthy circulation and blood sugar balance. While they can be taken in capsules these remedies are best when consumed as food.

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  • October 15, 2024

Oregano

Key in many cuisines, oregano is a useful remedy for fighting infections of all kinds, bacterial, viral, and fungal. It is an aromatic member of the mint family with a warming and slightly bitter taste

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  • October 8, 2024

Spirulina, Chlorella, and Blue-Green Algae

Freshwater algae have been used as food and medicine for thousands of years. It a nutritious source of amino acids and can help balance brain function, strengthen the immune system and improve overall general health.

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  • October 2, 2024

Blackberry

While, red raspberry (Rubus idacus or R. strigosus) is widely used in herbal medicine, its close relative, blackberry (R. fruticosus or R. villosus) is less known. Of course, blackberries are widely used and have great health benefits, but the leaves and roots, which have been traditionally used as medicine, are often overlooked.

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  • September 24, 2024

The Beautiful and Bold Sunflower

Native to North America sunflowers have spread around the world and are widely used for both their edible seeds and oil. They are also underutilized as a plant medicine and can be used to help with dry irritating coughs, help with colds and aid a weak and stressed nervous system. Energetically they can help promote a healthy sense of self-esteem.

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  • September 17, 2024

Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is one of the reasons we’re often advised to eat green leafy vegetables for good health. It contains important minerals like magnesium and can positively influence the health of the blood. It can also serve to energize and detoxify.

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  • September 11, 2024

Tasty Cattails

Cattails are a common sight in swampy or moist areas near lakes and streams and are easily recognizable by their brown flower stalks and long leaves. While you will probably never see cattail for sale as a vegetable or medicinal herb, it is a valuable plant for food, medicine, and utilitarian uses. Eating Cattails Cattail really shines in the ways it can be used as a food. My favorite part is the young shoots and stalks. When the plant is under two feet tall, I grab the leaves and pull on them.…

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  • September 5, 2024

Safflower

Safflower is a remedy that helps to move stagnant blood and lymph to help relieve bruises, pain, skin eruptions, sore muscles, and liver congestion. It is a blood purifier that can help with morbid conditions, including skin eruptive diseases.

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