Archive for the 'Female Reproductive System' Category

30 Jul

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 [...]

25 Jun

Among the plants in my “everything” garden that is in the only sunny spot on our property is Sage. I call it the “everything” garden because there is no real rhyme or reason for what is growing there, there are herbs, vegetables, flowers, a rose bush, and somehow it all comes together. The botanical name [...]

02 May

The botanical name for the herb pictured and discussed is Dioscorea villosa. The plant grows as a vine, and can be found in damp woodlands and along roadsides climbing through shrub-growth and fences, or whatever else it may find to attach itself too. It grows in the United States, in the northeast, and in the [...]

15 Mar

Isn’t this a beautiful picture of an Amish farmer turning the soil in his Alfalfa field? Alfalfa is food for both animal and man. Alfalfa hay is used to feed horses and farm animals, we even used it to feed our our little pet guinea pigs. But Alfalfa is wonderful for people, too. Like Aloe [...]