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Linden Flower (Tilia spp.) and its Uses

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American and European Bass trees, or linden trees, grow throughout my neighborhood.  They line the streets and when they blossom, the wonderful heady fragrance of the linden flowers is enough to get our family taking walks twice a day just to enjoy them.  I remember my European [...]

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca L.) and its Uses

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Motherwort is one of those interesting plants that, to me, has incredible personality.  (Plantality?) It’s a helpful plant and a joy to find, although harvesting it can be rather prickly at times.  I made a tincture of some motherwort this year, and [...]

Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and its Uses

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Jewelweed

The jewelweed is in flower, and I recently came across large amounts of it on a weekend walk through the woods.  Seemed it was everywhere, at every turn, blinking and shimmering in the sun like orange and yellow fairy hats.

Found: Wet and shady soil; most of U.S. [...]

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and its Uses

Valerian can be an incredibly helpful herb, though rather on the smelly side.  There’s some growing in our neighborhood right near the sidewalk in someone’s yard, and at certain times of the year we literally hold our breath as we pass by.  But it’s a plant well worth knowing for its useful properties, and in [...]

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) and its Uses

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Some herbs we may find ourselves drawn to more than others, like a dear friend. Such is the case with me and mullein. My kinship with this furry towering plant grew rather quickly, even though initially I thought it was a rather strange and weedy looking [...]