Artemisia, Mugwort

by wildflowerscho | Aug 22, 2014 | Herbs, Library, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism

Artemisia is named for the goddess Artemis protectress of all things wild, of women and was thought to bring things back to health.  She is goddess of the hunt, a virgin, twin sister of the god Apollo. The genus encompasses many species several of which are found in...

Leaky Gut and Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth Resources

by wildflowerscho | Feb 5, 2014 | Remedies, Library, Herbs

Article to come! Great Zine on the GAPS diet http://zinelibrary.info/files/GoWithYourGutRead.pdf Thomas Easley on SIBO http://www.modernherbalmedicine.com/articles/small-intestinal-bacterial-overgrowth.html?page=1...

Vervain Monograph by Student Contributor Meg Houston

by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, All

Confessions of a Vervain Girl: Glandularia Bipinnatifida “We are at home on this planet – we have but to recognise it. From the ills of humanity through the gift of herbal remedies comes a clue, a signpost, to this reality. We are part of a wonderfully...

Evening Primrose Monograph by Student Contributor Millie Lopez

by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism

  Oenothera My whole life I’ve seen evening primrose along the roadsides. Although, I only knew her as a simple wildflower not as  a plant with medicinal properties with the ability to help heal someone. As we would play around outside as kids in...

Passionflower Monograph by Student Contributor Crystal Walter

by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Herbs, Bioregional Herbalism, All, Library, Texas

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....

Fennel Monograph by Student Contributor Alexa Zigman

by wildflowerscho | Jan 31, 2014 | Uncategorized, Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs, Texas

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...