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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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The plant was first identified as a remedy by native Indians in Canada during a 16th century expedition and was found to prove effective in the treatment of weakness from scurvy. ). In folk medicine, Thuja occ has been used to treat bronchial catarrh, enuresis, cystitis, psoriasis, uterine carcinomas, amenorrhea and rheumatism. Medicinal Uses: According to Hartwell (1967–1971), the plant, usually as a tincture, is used in folk remedies for benign skin tumors, cancers, condylomata (of penis and |
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Before the present Ute, Navajo, Apache, and Hopi tribes occupied these lands, the Fremont people who lived north of Four Corners had developed an industry where much of everything that was woven or crafted from plant material was of big sagebrush. Ancestral Puebloans also used bark and other parts of the plant. On the Colorado Plateau and southward, sagebrush was one of the principal shrub fuels during Archaic, Ancestral Puebloan, and early historical times. Sagebrush flowers, seeds, and leaves |
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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 swollen stem of E. inflatum is due to high concentrations of carbon dioxide in the solid stem and seems to be related to gas regulation. Some insects utilize the swollen stem as a larder, but the inflation is not caused by the larval feeding of gall insects. The Paiute would remove the stalk of E. inflatum at the base, and then cut the inflated bulb in half, producing a makeshift pipe. A mixture of Indian Tobacco and Mistletoe would be smoked primarily for leisure purposes. |
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the only living genus in the Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. They are commonly known as horsetails. The rough bristles have been used to scour or clean pots, used as sandpaper, as well as to shape the reeds of reed instruments such as clarinets or saxophones. Boiled and dried Equisetum hyemale is used as traditional polishing material like fine grit sandpaper in Japan. Some Plateau Indian tribes boiled the stalks to produce a drink used as |
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A tea made from the roots is anthelmintic, carminative, diuretic, emetic, strongly laxative, and stomachic. The tea is said to remove tapeworms from the body in one hour. It has also been used in the treatment of asthma, rheumatism, syphilis, and worms and as a heart tonic. An infusion of the roots is used as a strengthening bath for children and adults Unopened flower buds - cooked. Tasting somewhat like peas. They can also be dried and stored for later use. Young shoots - cooked. An asparagu |
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People have used milkweed for fiber, food, and medicine all over the United States and southern Canada. Fibers from the stems of milkweed have been identified in prehistoric textiles in the Pueblo region. Tewa-speaking people of the Rio Grande still make string and rope from these fibers. At Zuni, the silky seed fibers are spun on a hand-held wooden spindle and made into yarn and woven into fabric, especially for dancers. Pueblo people ate green milkweed pods and uncooked roots from one of the s |
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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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It has been cultivated for more than more than 300 years Leaves and roots are popular folk remedies. In herbal medicine, infusions of the leaves and other plant parts are used as an anti-inflammatory. A tonic and expectorant, and added to baths as an antirhumatic. Lantana extracts have also been shown to be a powerful febrifuge The leaves are used to relieve itching. Other uses are against flu, colds, coughs, fevers, yellow fever, dysentery and jaundice. The roots are used for gonorrhea Leaf |
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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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In China and Japan daylilies are used for cancer, arsenic poisoning, as a diuretic, for urinary tract disorders, uterine bleeding, and vaginal yeast infections and as an antibacterial A few flower petals are delicious in a salad. The buds are wonderful if still closed, and should be cooked like any other vegetable. Pick them just before they open, they’re a great taste added into stir fries, or in with snap peas, carrots, or green beans. The best tasting daylily is the early blooming yellow var |
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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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Though they grow as high as trees, banana and plantain plants are not woody and their apparent "stem" is just the bases of the huge leaf stalks. Thus they are technically gigantic herbs. |
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In the late 1600s, asters were mixed into ointments thought to cure the bite of mad dogs. The Shakers used the plant to clear their complexions. In Germany, the Aster is plucked petal by petal to decide if a love is returned or not. The ancient Greeks are also said to have used asters to drive away snakes and as an antidote for snake bites and poisons. The stems, leaves and flowers of asters will produce a yellow-green with alum mordant, brassy gold with a chrome mordant, greenish-gold with a co |
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Tastes like cucumber. edible plant that belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash. Whether raw or cooked, chayote is a good source of amino acids and vitamin C. The tubers of the plant are eaten like potatoes and other root vegetables. In addition, the shoots and leaves can be consumed, and they are often used in salads and stir fries. Although generally discarded, the seed has a nutty flavor and may be eaten as part of the fruit. Although most people a |
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Trachycarpus fortunei has been cultivated in China and Japan for thousands of years, grown for its coarse but very strong leaf sheath fibre, used for making ropes, sacks, and other coarse cloth where great strength is important. The extent of this cultivation means that the exact natural range of the species is uncertain. The Windmill Palm can handle cold, even snow for a short period of time. Its tolerance of cool summers makes it highly valued by palm enthusiasts as the palm that can be cultiv |
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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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Nettle needs moist soil. The stinging hairs of most nettle species contain formic acid, serotonin and histamine. The leaves and stems are very hairy with non-stinging hairs and also bear many stinging hairs (trichomes), whose tips come off when touched, transforming the hair into a needle that will inject several chemicals: acetylcholine, histamine, 5-HT or serotonin, and possibly formic acid. This mixture of chemical compounds cause a sting or paresthesia from which the species derives its co |
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A fully ripened mulberry is dark purple to black, edible, and sweet with a good flavor. Unripe fruit and green parts of the plant have a white sap that is intoxicating and mildly hallucinogenic. The ripe fruit is edible and is widely used in pies, tarts, wines and cordials. The mature plant contains significant amounts of resveratrol, particularly in stem bark. The fruit and leaves are sold in various forms as nutritional supplements. Mulberry leaves, particularly those of the white mu |
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Asclepidaceae Asclepias : From Askelpios, a physician in ancient Greece, or the god of medicine, who professed that he could bring the dead back to life. Askelpios brought Orion back from the dead. Askelpios is also a constellation, the Serpent Holder. From each anther, pollen grains are produced in small sacs, called pollinium, that are united in pairs and resemble a set of saddlebags. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on the undersides of showy milkweed and some other milkweed plants. |
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