by wildflowerscho | Aug 22, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Prickly Ash Latin Names: Northern Prickly Ash (Xanthoxylum americanum) Southern Prickly Ash (Xanthoxylum clava-herculis) Family: Rutaceae Common Names: Tickle Tongue, Pepper Wood, Toothache Tree All my life Prickly Ash has...
by wildflowerscho | Aug 9, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
I began studying healing therapies and philosophies related to Ayurveda several years ago and each time I find popular traditional remedy that grows around me I get very excited about its possibilities. My teacher Michael Moore taught with the idea that many...
by wildflowerscho | Jun 2, 2011 | Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs
by wildflowerscho | Jun 2, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Plants as Medicine: Calming the Spirit with Albizia: “Albizia julibrissin (合欢) is a commonly used herb in Chinese medicine to calm the spirit. Both the flower and bark are used, and they are bo…”
by wildflowerscho | Jun 2, 2011 | Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, Library
Peach Tree, or Amygdalus or Prunus persica is a non-native fruit tree well adapted to Texas and the South. Nothing tastes better than biting into a peach that is warm from the Texas sun, letting the explosion of juices drip down your face and grabbing another...
by wildflowerscho | Jun 2, 2011 | Remedies, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
My peach tree has had quite a productive year. I am a busy little bee collecting peaches and peach leaves for use in various concoctions. Thanks to Matthew Wood for opening me to the world of Peach Leaf as a remedy. You can read more from him...
