Quinine from Chinchona is useful, the unrefined plant has nasty side effects... like deafness. Quinine is effective against traditional malaria. It also stimulates liver. The version of malaria that originated in Asia, in the 1960s isn't affected by quinine.... fevers, liver damage, sweats, nasty stuff.
From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Fireweed and Forsythia
Fireweed This is a very pretty wildflower that, as the name implies, tends to grow well where there has recently been a wildfire. It has ...
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A couple of years ago, after writing a book on the Christian (mostly Catholic) history of herbal medicine, I was invited to write semi-we... -
As an Herbalist, I am often asked, "Is Herbal Medicine Christian?" The simple answer is, yes. Anyone of any religion, or none...
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My love of foraging began in my earliest memories. Before I could walk long distances, my mom pulled me around in a little red wagon and ...
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