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blue elderberry can grow as tall as 20 feet but usually only growing to 9. this plant has jagged leaves and this plant was widely used by southern California native americans in a multitude of ways they made flutes, bows, pipes, out of the easy to work with and hollow wood. the berries can make pies, jellies, jams, wines but are toxic if not cooked properly. [[]]http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SANIC5[[]] |
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This plant is small tree or shrub usually around waist to shoulder hight but can grow as tall 25 feet, with small gray/green leaves with waxy like coating. a very unique characteristic of this plant is its deep red bark (that some rodents cant get enough of), it is a beautiful plant thats bark has a wonderful smooth feeling. some native american tribes used this plant as a dried snack, and the cut the apical meristem of this plant along with the fruit and flower and made a nice tea like dr |
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The Aboriginal people of Australia had a range of uses of the Grass Tree. The tall flower stem was used as a lightweight spear for fishing etc. Flowers can be dunked into water to produce a sweet drink. The white base of the leaves can be eaten and have a rather bland sweetish-starch taste. [[]]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea[[]] |
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[[]]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberis[[]] |
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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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Medicinal Uses: Basil has been occasionally used for mild nervous disorders and for the alleviation of wandering rheumatic pains- the dried leaves, in the form of snuff, are said to be a cure for nervous headaches. An infusion of the green herb in boiling water is good for all obstructions of the internal organs, arrests vomiting, and allays nausea. The seeds have been reckoned efficacious against the poison of serpents, both taken internally and laid upon the wound. They are also said to cure |
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Passionflower has been used by Native Americans for centuries, the Cherokee valued it for its healing properties and as food, using the herb for religious ceremonies. The fruit, flowers and leaves were fermented to make a social drink. Delicious edible it is high in niacin and flavonoids, the fruit and flowers can be eaten raw or cooked in jellies, jams, young leaves are used as a cooked vegetable or eaten in salads. The historical use of passion flower is not dissimilar to its current use as a |
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Medicinal Uses: The roots dug in the fall are boiled in water for coughs, drunk morning and evening. Ground Apache Plume roots have been mixed with sugar for a cough; ground leaves mixed with wild tobacco (punche) for rheumatic joints; ground flowers mixed with horehound, flour and water to massage swollen parts of the body. Aspirin-like qualities are found in its inner bark, much like that of aspen and willow. The spring twigs bay be boiled and drunk for indigestion and “spring” fevers. The p |
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The name Nasturtium comes from the Latin "nasus tortus", meaning "twisted nose", in reference to the effect on the nasal passages of eating the plants. one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by human beings. Watercress contains significant amounts of iron, calcium and folic acid, in addition to vitamins A and C. In some regions watercress is regarded as a weed, in other regions as an aquatic vegetable or herb. Watercress crops grown in the presence of animal wast |
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Native Americans introduced the first colonists to pokeweed, and they in turn delivered it back to Europe where it became a popular vegetable. In addition to eating the young shoots and leaves, Native Americans and early American settlers made a crimson dye from the berry juice. Native Americans from through-out its range used pokeweed concoctions for a wide variety of internal and external medicinal applications. Historically used for syphilis, diphtheria, conjunctivitis, cancer, adenitis and e |
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This plant is considered an invasive species in most of North America, it will take over and eliminate native honeysuckles. The entire plant has been used as an alternative medicine for thousands of years in Asia. An ointment made from the leaves of honeysuckles was used to remove freckles, whereas a bouquet of flowers was used to relieve asthma. It is alterative, antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge, and is also used to reduce blood pressure. The stem |
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The Hopi have used the crushed roots for a strong laxative and to cure baldness. Yucca is used in childbirth. The roots are soaked in water, the liquid is strained and given to a woman having a long labor. A cupful of yucca suds and sugar is given to the mother to help deliver the afterbirth. This yucca is often called the banana plant by Navajos although the fruit tastes more like a date and is not considered as good to eat as the fruit of the wide leaf yucca. However, the fruit may be roasted |
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Dioscorides, a Greek physician writing in the 1st century AD, described chickweed's applications as follows: "It (chickweed) may usefully be applied with cornmeal for inflammation of the eyes." Was anciently used to cool the liver, check obesity, and treat skin problems. The juice was used to remove warts. Has been used internally for anemia, cancer, fevers, excess mucous, scurvy, digestive problems, liver problems, blood disorders, plaque buildup in blood vessels, bronchitis, hoarsen |
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Oxeye daisy has moved around the world in a variety of ways. Seeds moved into Sweden with timber and into Ireland as a contaminant of ryegrass and timothy (Holm et al. 1997). It was introduced to the Pacific Northwest in the late 1800’s and spread primarily as a contaminant of forage grass and legume seed. By 1937, it had spread to cover half the counties in the region (Forcella 1985 cited in Holm et al. 1997). The plant continues to move around the region as an ornamental. Although sale/distrib |
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: This species has in the past been used in the production of inks, scarlet dyes, and as a quinine substitute. The hard, dense wood has been used for products such as golf club heads, mallets, wooden rake teeth, tool handles, jeweler’s boxes and butcher’s blocks The fruit is not poisonous, but is almost inedible raw. When the seed is removed and the flesh is mashed, it can be mixed with other fruits and made into jams, jellies etc. Legend has it that the wood from the Dogwood tree was used for t |
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The genus Cannabis was formerly placed in the Nettle (Urticaceae) or Mulberry (Moraceae) family, but is now considered along with hops (Humulus sp.) to belong to the Hemp family (Cannabaceae). Various types of Cannabis have been described, and classified as species, subspecies, or varieties: * plants cultivated for fiber and seed production, described as low-intoxicant, non-drug, or fiber types. * plants cultivated for drug production, described as high-intoxicant or drug types. * escaped o |
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Parts used medicinally are usually twigs with both leaves and flowers, or alternatively the fruit. These are said to help blood flow. High BTU output for fires. Berries can be made into jelly, and into wines and liquors . Common hybrid is Crataegus x media (Crataegus monogyna x Crataegus laevigata) One specimen located in Norfolk, U.K. is said to have been planted in the 1300s making it over 700 years old. |
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AKA: Mat Rockspirea, Rock Mat Spirea, Rock Spirea, Rock-mat, Mat Rock-spirea |
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