When we think of healing plants, our minds gravitate toward the plants growing at our feet – the garden herbs, weeds, and woodland plants of the forest floor – but there’s a veritable treasure trove of healing remedies towering above. Humans have been harvesting and using medicine from trees for millennia, and medicinal trees and shrubs probably already grow near where you live.
Planting medicinal trees and shrubs in your home landscape turns your yard into a holistic farm-macy! Here are ten wonderful medicinal to consider for your herbal medicine use!
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum camphora. Other Common Names: True camphor, hon-sho, laurel camphor, Japanese camphor, kamfertræ (Danish), Kampfer (German), alcanfor (Spanish), laurier du Japon. (French). Habitat: The camphor tree is native the southern islands of Japan and Taiwan, where they form majestic forests. It is also found growing wild in China. Today, it is cultivated in many countries with tropical and subtropical climate, especially in India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Madagascar, South Africa and the USA. Still, Taiwan is the largest producer of natural camphor, with Japan in second place. Description: The camphor tree is a member of the Lauraceae or the
Healing trees are not some ancient superstition, they are real and probably in your backyard right now. Here are 6 trees with powerful medicinal properties.
There are many trees with ingredients for natural remedies. Here are 20 edible and medicinal trees and how to use them.
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
Planting medicinal trees and shrubs in your home landscape turns your yard into a holistic farm-macy! Here are ten wonderful medicinal to consider for your herbal medicine use!
Botanical Name: Fraxinus excelsior. Other Common Names: Ash, common ash, weeping ash, bird's tongue. Habitat: The European ash is found in most parts of Europe from the Mediterranean Sea in the south to Norway in the north and to the Caucasus and western Russia in the east. Description: European ash is a large tree that can grow up to 40 meters. The ash is long-lived with the normal age around 200 years, but there are some trees that are older than 500 years. The leaves appear very late in the spring, sometimes after the beginning of June and fall again
Cinchona officinalis, commonly known as Peruvian bark, is a tree native to the Andean regions of South America, particularly Peru and Ecuador. Celebrated for
Birch trees have many edible and medicinal uses and are great to forage for! Learn how to harvest and use birch bark, leaves, and sap.
Quick growing shrub, with lush, scented foliage. White, butterfly attracting flowers in spring. Leaves are crushed to separate medicinal oils. Ancient aboriginal remedy for many skin irritations and insect repellent.
Botanical Name of Cinnamon: Cinnamomum verum. Other Common Names: Cassia, Ceylon cinnamon, kayu manis, canela, vayana. Habitat: It requires hot and humid tropical weather and though native to South India and Sri Lanka, it is widely grown in countries such as China, Vietnam, Brazil, Indonesia. Plant Description: Cinnamon is an evergreen tree which attains the height of about 10-17 meters. It has strong branches, a stout trunk that is 30-60 centimeters in diameter and a thick bark. The tree bears small white flowers; the fruits are oval berries that are blue in color, with white spots and its shiny green
One summer evening I took a walk to a mimosa tree close to my house. It was mid June and the mimosas had just started to bloom. I chose to place my blanket on the ground right under a branch that h…
Tulip poplar is a beautiful tree native to North America. It has many uses in folk herbalism and was used by the Eclectics.
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