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Single herbs

Tidbits: Mugwort and poison oak.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 17 January, 2007 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Artemisia vulgaris
Toxicodendron radicans

Henriette's herbal blog: Inbox tidbits: Mugwort might not be a good idea for poison oak.

Tidbits: Edible Aralia.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 January, 2007 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Aralia elata

Henriette's herbal blog: Inbox tidbits: Japanese angelica tree shoots are delicious.

Tidbits: Sassafras.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 15 January, 2007 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Sassafras albidum

Henriette's herbal blog: Inbox tidbits: sassafras tea as a bug repellent.

Sorbaria for your feet

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 2 January, 2007 - 10:00
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Single herbs

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Coffee isn't diuretic

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 12 December, 2006 - 10:00
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Single herbs

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Mugwort roots.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 25 October, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Artemisia vulgaris

Henriette's herbal blog: An old Finnish text mentions them.

Perpetual spinach.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 3 October, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Henriette's herbal blog: So I got a large bagful of this a few days ago.

"Lemon" bergamot?

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 31 August, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Monarda citriodora

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Oxeye daisy flowers.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 June, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Leucanthemum vulgare

Henriette's herbal blog: So I was doing one of my yearly wild food lectures this week.

Sweetgrass.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 23 May, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Hierochloe
Hierochloe odorata

Henriette's herbal blog: Oooh. I found lots of sweetgrass.

Sunflower.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 18 May, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Helianthus annuus

Henriette's herbal blog: The lovely sunflower is much underused.

Teasel.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 May, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Dipsacus fullonum

Henriette's herbal blog: Daydreaming about teasel roots.

Lavender hardiness.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 10 April, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Lavandula angustifolia

Henriette's herbal blog: It's very hardy, provided you do things right.

Soapnuts.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 5 April, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Sapindus mukorossi
Saponaria officinalis

Henriette's herbal blog: So has anybody used these for longer than, say, a week?

Uses for Ledum palustre.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 31 March, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Rhododendron groenlandicum
Rhododendron tomentosum
Problems: 
Mosquitoes
Fungi

Henriette's herbal blog: It's surprisingly versatile.

SJW: silly science.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 17 March, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Hypericum perforatum

Henriette's herbal blog: Drop Hypericum extracts into blood serum and extrapolate from that to what it would do in whole people - and they call this science?

Lycopus and hyperthyroid.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 15 March, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Leonurus cardiaca
Lycopus europaeus
Problems: 
Hyperthyroid

Henriette's herbal blog: These rat research results on Lycopus are fascinating.

Chickweed juice.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 13 March, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Stellaria media

Henriette's herbal blog. The juicer will jam up, so here's another way to get the juice.

Yew toxicity.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 24 February, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Taxus baccata
Taxus brevifolia
Taxus canadensis
Taxus cuspidata
Taxus floridana
Taxus x media
Problems: 
Toxicity

Henriette's herbal blog.

Cinnamon and diabetes.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 17 February, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Cinnamomum aromaticum
Cinnamomum verum
Problems: 
Diabetes

Henriette's herbal blog: Did you know that they didn't use cinnamon in the cinnamon and diabetes study?

Licorice.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 February, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Problems: 
Cough

Henriette's herbal blog: What Hildegard has to say about licorice.

Mullein itches.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 15 February, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Verbascum
Verbascum nigrum
Verbascum thapsus
Problems: 
Musculo-skeletal
Back pain
Incontinence

Henriette's herbal blog: The aboveground parts of mullein are covered in itchy hairs.

Yarrow.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 31 January, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Achillea millefolium

Henriette's herbal blog: Very versatile, is yarrow.

Eschscholzia pics.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 23 January, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Eschscholzia californica

Henriette's herbal blog: Flowers that color the desert yellow.

Elder toxicity.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 January, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus racemosa
Problems: 
Toxicity

Henriette's herbal blog: They say that the various species of Sambucus are toxic. They aren't, very.

Garden sage.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 11 January, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Salvia officinalis

Henriette's herbal blog: It'll smell for the rest of your life ...

Climbing spinach.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 9 January, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Hablitzia tamnoides

Henriette's herbal blog: It's a nice spinach plant for cold climates.

Violets.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 3 January, 2006 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Alpinia galanga
Alpinia officinarum
Viola odorata
Viola tricolor

Henriette's herbal blog: his year's resolve: get to know violets better.

Motherwort and bugleweed.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 19 December, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Lycopus virginicus
Leonurus cardiaca
Lycopus americanus
Lycopus europaeus
Problems: 
Pregnancy
Menopause
Post-partum
Hyperthyroid

Henriette's herbal blog: Leonurus cardiaca will calm both you and your thyroid.

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