by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Herbs, Library, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, All
Passiflora Incarnata (Passifloraceae) Monograph Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) was used traditionally in the Americas and later in Europe as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. It is still used today to treat anxiety and insomnia....
by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Uncategorized, Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Figuring out Fennel by Alexa Zigman Foeniculum vulgare Apiaceae Here’s a flavor mighty fine Put it in your food sometime The seeds can help reduce your gas Stimulate the G.I. tract Helps with flatulence or colic And also is a diuretic Fennel tincture or the seed Can...
by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, Library
Allium Sativum – Garlic: Helping Humans Survive Since the Beginning of Time A Plant Monograph by: Marissa Gorey Allium Sativum is an acrid, spicy, and aromatic member of the Liliaceae family. Records of its use and uses are unending. Its pungent...
by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs, Texas
Janie Johansen May 12, 2013 Leonurus cardiaca – Motherwort Other names – Lion’s tail, heartwort, Agripaume, Herbe battudo, Agripalma, Melissa, salvatica, Aartgespan, Hartgespan, yi mu cao, yakumos. Leonurus cardiaca is a flowering plant in the Lamiaceae or...
by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
PLANT MONOGRAPH ON ECHINACEA PURPUREA Leila Plummer Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine 2013 Echinacea purpurea (Following are common names for Echinacea sp.: Echincacea, Purple Coneflower, Comb Flower, Black Sampson, Missouri Snakeroot, Kansas Snakeroot, Indian...
by wildflowerscho | Oct 17, 2013 | Herbs, Remedies
I just finished a class in Mental Health and Herbalism and it gave me a lot of time to reflect on so many subtle and powerful forms of healing. One definition of Mental Health: the psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of...