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Herbal Recipe

Chickweed Glycerite

Chickweed infused into vegetable glycerin provides the concentration of herbal constituents in a portable and convenient form.

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Herb Plant Profile

Elderberry‌

A 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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Herb Plant Profile

Meadow Garlic

A perennial leafy survivor that thrives in grassy areas and produces edible flowering bulbs.

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Herb Plant Profile

Pepperweed

Well known and used in Cuba for ailments related to the kidneys and respiratory issues.

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Herb Plant Profile

Pine

Pine trees are a common tree with a host of medicinal and utilitarian uses. There are seven varieties of pine native to Florida and countless more introduced varieties.

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Herb Plant Profile

Rosemary

This aromatic evergreen shrub is currently being researched for its potential benefits to alleviate complications caused by obesity and diabetes, inflammation-associated conditions, and neurological deficits.

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Herb Plant Profile

Violet

These small shade-loving plants cover our forest floors in spring and autumn. One of the first flowers of the season, violets have a lot to offer pollinators. As a medicinal herb used for thousands of years, they have a lot to offer us too.

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Herbal Recipe

Violet Syrup and Alternatives

Violet syrup is a gentle and tasty way to prepare the herb for medicinal and culinary use. For children, a syrup made from violet flowers is a gentle and sweet-tasting way to relieve a cough or sore throat, or as a mild laxative. The syrup can also be used to sweeten and flavor tea, coffee, baked goods, and countless other yummy things

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