This is a wonderful picture of Papaya fruit, clustered on the tree. Papaya, (Carica papaya) is a small tree that grows in tropical climates. It may also be called a papaw or melon tree. Historically the leaves AND fruit were used medicinally, but for our purposes, anything that I will be sharing in this post [...]
People often think of Spring as a time of for cleansing…not only “Spring Cleaning” the house, but cleaning the body as well. I think of fall as another time of “beginnings”, parents are sending their children back to school and have time to start projects they couldn’t do during the summer months; churches are starting [...]
These are the beautiful, pink flowers of the Tabebuia heptaphylla tree, also known as ipe roxo, taheebo, lapacho, ipes and trumpet brush, no doubt due to the trumpet shape of the lovely flower. The medicinal properties of the herb..actually a South American tree..are found in the bark. As a “folk remedy”, it has been used [...]
Many of you have probably seen a variety of Psyllium in your lawn or garden, and pulled it as a weed. The variety pictured is Plantago Psyllium. This is an herbal remedy that I, and others have used to add fiber to the diet, and for colon cleansing. The seeds and husks are ground to [...]
I have come across some of the literature I used in my studies with both historical and scientific study information for herbs. I hope this will make the postings to the blog more informative, and hope to go back and edit some of the older postings over time. History & Historical Use: Red Raspberry grows [...]
