Comfrey (Symphytum spp.) is one of our most distinctive weeds, with its broad hairy leaves, tall flower stalks and deep taproots. It’s also one of the most persistent. Many varieties don’t spread by seed, but they do spread laterally in ...
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How I Healed An Open Wound Without Stitches
While working on my master herbalist degree, my German shepherd mixed breed dog named Ginger ended up with a tumor on her leg. The tumor grew to the size of an orange and was located in the middle of her ...
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Growing herbs for use in the kitchen allows you to add a freshness to the table that store-bought herbs can never produce. Whether grown in a small plot designed especially for a kitchen herb garden, in containers along the patio ...
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Fall is the best time of the year to dig roots to be used as herbal medicine. They have been compacting nutrients and other healing properties all summer long, so now roots are vigorous and large. When digging roots, be ...
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