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Read more: All-Purpose Healing SalveThis is an all-purpose salve. Great for chapped hands, lips, minor burns, cuts, bruises, bites, and skin rashes. The recipe varies from batch to batch depending on the herbs in season. Instructions For skin issues, rub a small amount of salve on the affected area of the skin 1-3 times a day. For cuts, apply…
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Read more: Allergy Relief: Five Helpful HerbsHere are five powerful herbs to help you manage your symptoms this allergy season.
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Read more: American BeautyberryA beautiful native plant that propagates easily and has numerous beneficial uses for humans and animals alike.
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Read more: Anti-inflammatory
Herbal Action: Anti-Inflammatory These are plants and treatments that reduce inflammation or swelling. Inflammation is part of the body’s immune system response to irritants like bacteria, physical stress, or allergens. It’s intended to protect the body and eliminate whatever’s causing cell injury, clear out dead cells and damaged tissue, and begin repairing the injury.1 Reducing…
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Read more: Antiseptic
Herbal Action: Antiseptic The property that makes a substance or compound antimicrobial when applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis (life-threatening illness caused by your body’s response to an infection), or putrefaction (the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter). Antiseptic Plants
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Read more: Antispasmodic
Herbal Action: Antispasmodic The property that makes a substance or compound antimicrobial when applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis (life-threatening illness caused by your body’s response to an infection), or putrefaction (the process of decay or rotting in a body or other organic matter). Antispasmodic Plants
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Read more: BasilScientific name: Ocimum basilicum Other common names: Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum L. (Lamiaceae) commonly known as sweet basil, has been used as a traditional medicinal plant for the treatment of headaches, coughs, diarrhea, constipation, warts, worms, and kidney malfunctions.1 Sources[+] Sources ↑1 Joshi RK. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Ocimum basilicum…
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Read more: Beach Morning GloryThis beach plant is widely used in tropical areas to treat several conditions.
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Read more: Beach PlantsSummer is here and in the spirit of the season, we decided it would be a great time to highlight a few medicinal beach plants common in Florida. In general, plants that grow in hostile conditions contain constituents that not only help them survive but are also good medicine for us too. It makes sense…
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Read more: Beautyberry Insect Repellent CreamAn oil based insect repellent cream made with beautyberry roots and leaves, and neem oil.
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Read more: Beautyberry Insect Repellent Spray
An alcohol-based insect repellant spray made with beautyberry leaves.
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Read more: Beautyberry JellyWhere the taste of beautyberries truly shine though is when they are used to make jellies.
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Read more: ChamberbitterThis small plant is a troublesome and prolific weed for gardeners but has a host of health benefits and has been used by indeginous people and in Traditional Chinese Medicine for generations.
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Read more: Chasteberry TreeThe berries of this plant have a long history of use for reproductive health.
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Read more: ChickweedEdible, nutritious, and medicinal this weed is a springtime favorite of herbalists.
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Read more: Chickweed Glycerite
Chickweed infused into vegetable glycerin provides the concentration of herbal constituents in a portable and convenient form.
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Read more: COVID-19 Protection Salve
In the wake of COVID-19 we created this salve to be used after handwashing. Frequent hand washing can lead to dry and cracked skin, particularly during cold or dry weather or if you use your hands often for work.
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Read more: DandelionA common yard “weed” with an iconic yellow flower and puffy white seed heads, every part of the dandelion has a wealth of medicinal benefits.
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Read more: Demulcent
Herbal Action: Demulcent A substance that relieves irritation of the mucous membranes in the mouth by forming a protective film. Demulcent Plants
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Read more: Depurative
Herbal Action: Depurative Depuratives are herbs that are considered to have purifying and detoxifying effects. Depurative Plants
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Read more: Diuretic
Herbal Action: Diuretic A substance that increases the flow of urine. Diuretics promote the removal of excess water, salts, poisons, and accumulated metabolic products, such as urea. They serve to rid the body of excess fluid (edema) that accumulates in the tissues owing to various disease states. Diuretic Plants
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Read more: DIY Protest ToolkitA guide to protecting yourself with basic first-aid and herbal allies at in-person protests that may result in police violence.
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Read more: ElderberryA small fast-growing tree with striking white flowers and dark purple berries, this plant is world famous for its immune-boosting properties.
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Read more: Elderflower Tea
This simple elderflower tea helps reduce pain and inflammation such as headache, sore throat, or general body aches.
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Read more: Febrifuge
Herbal Action: Febrifuge A substance that reduces fever. Febrifuge Plants
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Read more: Fermented Roselle Hibiscus Tea (Zobo Style)“Zobo” is the word in the Hausa language (spoken in Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Niger, and Chad) for the edible plant Hibiscus sabdariffa, and the drink made from it.
