Self-heal is a common herb, a highly nutritious edible plant, and a medicinal powerhouse that is also known as heal-all or woundwort.
Learn how to forage and identify black huckleberry. So go pick some wild huckleberries and make that sweet summer treat.
What is amaranth and its nutritional benefits? Plus, how to use and cook amaranth if you want to eat it.
Borage is a beautiful annual flower that's popular with gardeners, mostly for its abundant display of showy blue flowers. It also happens to be both edible and medicinal, and it has a number of uses
Calendula, sometimes known as the “sunshine herb,” is one that every home apothecary needs to include because of its many and astounding uses and benefits for health and remedies! Its sunny blooms brighten the summer landscape well into fall, or first frost, and in some fortunate places can bloom al
Chicory is one of the safest wild edibles you can forage, with a huge number of health benefits. We tell you everything you need to know about it.
Fall and winter are the perfect times to go foraging for rose hips. During this time, the leaves have fallen off the rose plants so the rose hips are easy to see. We harvested wild
Is it elderflower season where you are? If so, fragrant and medicinal elderberry blossoms are everywhere! Help yourself to some free deliciousness by foraging elderflowers from an elderberry plant near you. You can also purchase
Lambsquarter is a vitamin-packed, nutritional powerhouse! It's so easy to dehydrate and use throughout the winter - learn how here!
Here has an awesome alphabetical list of 150 different herbs and how to use them plus the benefits of each one. With every thing from Agrimony to Yerba Mate, this really is an awesome list. Click here Giant List Of 150 Herbs Listing The Uses & Benefits: http://www.herbs-info.com/list-of-herbs.html
The common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) or moss rose is an incredibly nutritious flower and leafy vegetable. Purslane boasts one of the highest Omega-3 content in the plant kingdom, making it an excellent substitute for those of you leading a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. Omega-3 fatty acids are an essential nutrient for brain and nervous system ... Read more about Properties and Benefits of Purslane
Mid-summer in the herb garden is full of glorious smells, but it's hard to beat the fragrance passing by the lemon balm patch. Lemon balm is at its fullest when temps are hottest in the
Stinging nettle is a highly nutritious edible and medicinal plant with many benefits. Here are some delicious stinging nettle recipes!
Learn all about foraging for elderberries and elderflowers, including identifying, harvesting, look-alikes, and edible and medicinal uses!
The bright yellow plant has medicinal properties that you ought to know about. Here are 10 health benefits of goldenrod...
Learn all about foraging for elderberries and elderflowers, including identifying, harvesting, look-alikes, and edible and medicinal uses!
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Think stinging nettles are just a weed? Think again. They're a delicious, plant with numerous health benefits that can be used in recipes and in so many other ways!
It's my dream someday to live an entire summer on foraged food, and in many cases that will mean giving up some of my favorite treats and comfort foods. While there are many foraged coffee
Pau d'Arco tea provides many health benefits to the body. It has antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal & anti-inflammatory properties.
Yarrow is a perennial herb with a long history of medicinal use. Learn more about the uses and benefits of this remarkable plant now on Gardener's Path.
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is an herbaceous perennial originally native to Eurasia and northern Africa. It has since become naturalized in much of Canada and the United States, and these feathery, silvery plants with their spiraling leaves have become a common sight in waste areas. Widely known as a magical herb, it also has a history […]
Marshmallow benefits and uses. How this once 'old-time' remedy is making a comeback with its many medicinal healing properties.
Calendula is a miracle herb with some amazing uses. Learn 30 different uses for calendula- from acne to curing bacterial infections!
Botanical Name of Blue Cohosh: Caulophyllum thalictroides (L). Other Common Names Blueberry root, blue ginseng, yellow ginseng, beechdrops, pappoose root, squaw root, caulophylle faux-pigamon (French), cohosh azul (Spanish), Frauenwurzel (German), løveblad (Danish), azurbär (Swedish). Habitat Blue cohosh is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Eastern USA and Canada. It grows in rich, moist soil near water. Description Blue cohosh is a slow-growing, perennial plant belonging to the barberry family (Berberidaceae). It can grow up to a meter in height with a simple stem and leaves that are large and tri-lobed. The small yellowish-green to purple flowers appear in clusters from
The fresh needles and buds of Pine, picked in the springtime, are called “pine tops.” These are boiled in water, and the tea is consumed for fevers, coughs, and colds. The needles are also diuretic, helping to increase urination. This recipe combines pine tops with dried peppermint and catnip for relief from sinus and lung congestion.
Slippery elm is a deciduous tree native to North America and is commonly used for its medicinal properties. The inner bark of the slippery elm tree is rich in mucilage, a gel-like substance that becomes slippery when mixed with water. This mucilage is the main component of slippery elm and is responsible for its many h
Botanical Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum. The genus name, Eupatorium, is derived from the ancient king Mithridates Eupator, who was the first to use a similar plant for medicinal purposes. Perfoliatum is a reference to the manner in which the stem appears to perforate the base of adjoining leaves. Other Common Names: Wood boneset, thoroughwort, sweating plant, thorough-stem, teasel, agueweed, thorough-wax, feverwort, wild Isaac, crosswort, vegetable antimony, Indian sage, tearal, wild sage. Habitat: Boneset is mainly found in the temperate regions of North America, ranging from Florida to Canada. It is found as far west as Texas and is a common weed
Nasturtium recipes can be hard to find, and even those gardeners that know nasturtiums are edible tend to just snack on them right out in the field. Bring these tasty blooms (and leaves) indoors with
Edible pine needles make very tasty cookies, drinks, and syrups! Get all of the foraged pine needle recipes you need here.
Edible pine needles make very tasty cookies, drinks, and syrups! Get all of the foraged pine needle recipes you need here.
Chickweed may be a common backyard weed, but it's a little herbal powerhouse! Learn all about chickweed in this helpful article.
Cleavers improves body function and overall health, making it the perfect spring tonic! Learn 3 ways to use cleavers for spring cleansing!
Spring has sprung and Japanese knotweed season is upon us here in southeastern Connecticut. We furiously gathered huge baskets of shoots that were less than 12" tall, the optimum height before the stalks start toughening up and getting woody. Most was made into fruit leather, which keeps very well once vacuum packed, several batches of jelly were made, more was stewed to keep in the freezer for making muffins and quickbreads, and some was eaten raw with cream cheese and raisins! Why yes, that IS a biodegradable straw made from last year's knotweed stalks! Robert made some tasty Japanese knotweed syrup, to which he then adds some carbonated water or canned seltzer for a fizzy, pink drink. The ascorbic acid powder is something we order from a vitamin company in bulk and add it to our syrups to keep them fresh and from crystallizing. It is basically vitamin C in powder form, adding a slightly sour taste to the syrup. Japanese Knotweed Syrup makes about 4 cups of syrup 2 1/4 c. water 3 1/2 c. sugar 2 c. chopped knotweed, leaves and tips removed 3 Tbsp. ascorbic acid powder 1. In a saucepot, heat the water to boiling and add the sugar. Stir until the sugar dissolves and turn off the heat. 2. Add the chopped knotweed to the hot syrup, and cover. Allow the syrup to steep for 24 hours. 3. Filter out the knotweed with a mesh sieve, and filter again through a coffee filter to remove all the debris. 4. Remove 1 cup of the pink syrup, and warm it in a small saucepot. Add the ascorbic acid powder, stirring to dissolve it. Pour this back into the rest of the syrup and stir. Store in air tight containers at room temperature for 3-6 months.
Dandelion greens have made their way into the supermarket, but what about the roots? Dandelion roots are both nutritious and edible. They can be foraged in the early spring before the plants send up flower
Got lemon balm? Here are over 30 delicious lemon balm recipes to help you use all of this edible and medicinal herb growing in your yard!
Learn how to make a nourishing cleavers infusion to give your body a gentle nourishing boost. Explore the benefits of this medicinal plant.
Elderflower tincture is a gentle herbal remedy for colds, flu, and other minor illnesses. It's easy to make at home with just a few simple ingredients! Elderflowers are a beautiful part of the natural landscape,
Dandelion greens recipes use these wild and free spring greens that you can harvest in any unsprayed yard (or purchase by the bundle at the health food store). When people think of dandelions, the bright
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Horsetail is an herb that has a very high concentration of silica and is great for skin and hair. It can be used externally and internally with caution.
If you enjoy a pipe, have you considered creating your own herbal smoking blends? Not only are they enjoyable, but they can benefit your health too!
How to make black walnut tincture, plus uses and benefits of black walnut and a black walnut parasite cleanse.
Come hear of the myths, benefits, and offerings of hawthorn, and get two easy hawthorn recipes to use throughout the fall season as well.
Elderberries are an important part of how I keep my family healthy all winter long. Elderberry oxymel, syrup, jelly, vinegar, mead...the list goes on. They're easy to pick off the bushes in large clusters, and
Walking at the edge of the woods in early June I ran across a breathtaking tree that I'd never noticed before. It was covered in white flowers with an intoxicating tropical scent. Plums and apples
