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Wikipedia: Root chicory contains volatile oils similar to those found in plants in the related genus Tanacetum which includes Tansy, and is similarly effective at eliminating intestinal worms. All parts of the plant contain these volatile oils, with the majority of the toxic components concentrated in the plant's root.[16] Chicory is well known for its toxicity to internal parasites. Studies indicate that ingestion of chicory by farm animals results in reduction of worm burdens,[17][18][19] whi |
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This is an edible weed, that is like a strong radish. It is a member of the Brassica family. |
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Close to the ground, brown leaves, small yellow flowers, looks like clover |
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This photo was taken by the caretaker of the plant, and I can ask for closeups if necessary. |
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In earlier times, people exclusively ate the beet greens and not the roots. The ancient Romans were one of the first civilizations to cultivate beets to use their roots as food. The tribes that invaded Rome were responsible for spreading beets throughout northern Europe where they were first used for animal fodder and later for human consumption becoming more popular in the 16th century. Beets' value grew in the 19th century when it was discovered that they were a concentrated source of sugar, |
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) has been used for 4,000 years to treat a variety of ailments. Turmeric can obviously stand the test of time. It has been worshipped, reveled and revered by people for centuries, and still today it is one of the most significant players in the prevention of serious disease as well as the general afflictions of living. Much more research is underway to prove scientifically what the ancient people of India have known for centuries: that turmeric is one of the most powerful |
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The history of saffron cultivation reaches back more than 3,000 years. The wild precursor of domesticated saffron crocus was Crocus cartwrightianus. Human cultivators bred wild specimens by selecting for unusually long stigmas. Thus, a sterile mutant form of C. cartwrightianus, C. sativus, emerged in late Bronz Age Crete. Experts believe saffron was first documented in a 7th century BC Assyrian botanical reference compiled under Ashurbanipal. Since then, documentation of saffron's use over the s |
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Cultivation: These plants should be planted in fertile, moist, but well-drained soil in a sunny or partially shaded position, 12 to 18 inches apart. The young leaves of C. persicifolia 'Telham Beauty' is susceptible to attack by slugs. C. Glomerata 'Superba' should be divided and replanted often to keep it growing actively. Some of these plants may need to be supported with stakes or some other device. All blooms should be picked off as soon as they've faded to encourage a longer flowering perio |
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The Chinese pink has been used for over 2,000 years in Chinese herbal medicine. Medicinal Uses: The whole plant is a bitter tonic herb that stimulates the digestive and urinary systems and also the bowels. It is also anthelmintic, antibacterial, antiphlogistic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge and haemostatic. It is used internally in the treatment of acute urinary tract infections (especially cystitis), urinary stones, constipation, and failure to menstruate. It is used externally |
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Comfrey has long been known in Britain as a medicinal herb, its common name was ‘knitbone’. Supposed to assist in healing broken bones and skin complaints, many still use products from it for those purposes. In the nineteenth century a Quaker smallholder, Henry Doubleday, became intrigued by the possibilities of Russian Comfrey as a useful crop. Leap forward to 1954 and Lawrence D Hills took up the cause. Almost as a side effect he started what has become Europe’s largest organic gardening asso |
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Medicinal Uses: Trout Lily is used in alternative medicine as contraceptive, diuretic, emetic, emollient, febrifuge, stimulant. The leaves and bulb are crushed and used to dress wounds and reduce swellings, for scrofula and other skin problems. A medicinal tea made from the root and leaf is said to reduce fever and fainting, tea also taken for ulcers, tumors and swollen glands The plant was also used medicinally to heal ulcers and as a contraceptive. The plant is believed to be mildly emetic an |
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Food Uses: Its leaves, flowers, and roots are edible, but beware that consumption of its leaves in large quantities is detrimental as they contain oxalic acid. Leaves - raw or cooked. A pleasant acid flavor. Use in moderation, see notes at top of sheet, Flowers - raw. A pleasant and decorative addition to the salad bowl. Most children really adore eating the flowers raw. Root - raw or cooked. The root is up to 5cm long and 15mm wide, it is crisp and juicy with a pleasant sweet mild flavor Cult |
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Cultivation: Monitor soil moisture all season, watering as needed. Feed biweekly with a balanced, soluble fertilizer, following package directions. After flowering, stop feeding, and reduce watering. Do not deadhead until all flowering has stopped. After leaves yellow, cut off foliage. In Zones 8 and colder, dig bulbs, and store in a cool spot (40°F), in shallow boxes filled with dry soil, peat, and sand. Propagation: In spring, set bulbs 2-3 inches deep, and 4-5 inches apart for cut flowe |
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Medicinal Uses: Paiute: toothache remedy, chewed root stuck in tooth Navajo: snakebite remedy, poultice on bite Food Uses: Navajo: made into tea == Warning: Only one reference found regarding toxicity as being slight, no other reference to toxicity found |
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Scarlet globemallow, a member of the mallow family (Malvaceae) was collected by Meriwether Lewis on July 20, 1806 along the Marias River in present-day Toole County. Medicinal Uses: Blackfoot Indians chewed these plants and applied the paste to burns, scalds, and external sores as a cooling agent. The roots were used to stop bleeding, and they were also chewed to reduce hunger when food was scarce. The leaves are slimy and mucilaginous when crushed, and they were chewed or mashed and used as p |
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Medicinal Uses: In Ayurveda, the plant is described as a plant which folds itself when touched and spreads its leaves once again after a while. It is said to have a bitter and astringent taste, and has a history of use for the treatment of various ailments. Most commonly used is the root, but leaves, flowers, bark, and fruit can also be implemented. According to Ayurveda, root is bitter, acrid, cooling, vulnerary, alexipharmic and used in treatment of biliousness, leprosy, dysentery, vaginal an |
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Traditional medicinal used among indigenous people, and were also used by early settlers, most notably the Shakers (Austin). Medicinal Uses: Not commonly used as a modern herbal, but the Cherokee and Seminole people used the plant in several ways medicinally including as a tonic for athletes to keep them from tiring (root). Seminole people also used a plant infusion to treat nausea and stomachaches, a decoction to treat urinary tract infections (Austin). The moistened, bruised leaves were used |
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In botanical works of the 16th and 17th centuries it was often confounded with Cicuta virosa, an error which has even been made in more recent times, in fact, only one botanist of the 19th Century described the plant with sufficient exactness for its recognition, and that was Delobel, who published his Botany in 1851 Medicinal Uses: This most poisonous of Englands indigenous plants is not official and has never been used to any extent in medicine, though in some cases it has been taken with eff |
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Naturalized in America after the discovery of that country by the Spaniards. Francisco de Mendosa transplanted it from the East Indies into Spain, where Spanish-Americans cultivated it vigorously, so that in 1547 they exported 22,053 cwt. into Europe. Ginger is of course one of the oldest spices known and references to its uses can be found in all the early medicinal texts and as early as 3000BC in Greek Literature. From the University of Salerno in Italy, a pioneering medical School in the mid |
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Folk cures with garlic have been used to battle everything from insomnia to seizures. Garlic is mentioned in the Bible and the Talmud. Hippocrates, Galen, Pliny the Elder, and Dioscorides all mention the use of garlic for many conditions, including parasites, respiratory problems, poor digestion, and low energy. Its use in China was first mentioned in A.D. Medicinal Uses: The use of garlic in treatment of conditions such as cancer, diabetes and stroke are being conducted more and more as public |
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Medicinal Uses: The whole plant is antiasthmatic, blood purifier, carminative, cathartic, diuretic, expectorant, hypotensive, stimulant and vasodilator. A tincture is used to prevent worms and colic in children, and also as a remedy for croup. The raw root can be eaten to reduce blood pressure and also to ease shortness of breath. Although no other specific mention of medicinal uses has been seen for this species, members of this genus are in general very healthy additions to the diet. They cont |
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Members of the genus Silene were used in Elizabethan England to make a concoction with sugar and wine. This mixture was supposed to be soothing to the heart. The roots were used as worm medicine. Cultivation: Full or partial sun, mesic conditions, and a fertile loamy soil are preferred. This plant develops quickly from seed and can become 3' tall in fertile soil, although it is usually smaller Propagation: By seed Other Notes: The root is used as a soap substitute for washing clothes etc. The |
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