by wildflowerscho | Jun 18, 2012 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Juniperus spp. Juniper/Cedar Cupressaceae By Anna Derengowski Wildflower School 2012 Tastes: bitter, pungent, sweet, warm, dry Properties/Actions: astringent, diuretic, bitter, carminative, expectorant, antimicrobial, emmenagogue Constituents: volatile oil, condensed...
by wildflowerscho | Apr 11, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, All, Library, Herbs, Texas
This list was created in 2010. I started doing this for my students in 2005. 2X a year, the Wildflower Center has a sale where you can actually purchase native plants they have propagated. I am posting this out of date list of their properties in...
by wildflowerscho | Mar 1, 2012 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Stephanie Berry has a link here for great pics of our Native Urtica chamaedryoides out in full force 2012
by wildflowerscho | Feb 17, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs, Texas
Signs of spring hit in February of all of the blooms to come. There are a some common yellow flowers that you may often bump into. As herbalists, we get excited to think that we have found a Dandelion. Have you? A common question...
by wildflowerscho | Jan 6, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, Remedies, Library, Herbs, Texas
Don’t get me wrong. I love Cedar. I use it medicinally, I think its beautiful. In my opinion its only so prolific because we have created a system that is out of balance with overgrazing. It took me almost 18 years for cedar to begin to...
by wildflowerscho | Aug 22, 2011 | Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, Library
Dear Cleavers,Galium aparine, oh how I love you, let me count the ways. You crawl between my iris and crepe myrtles and I have to take you out. Low and behold I have learned that you make strong medicine for me, my family, and our animals. I have learned...
