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: Daylily and Dock
Daylily When Day Lilies are in season, they are among our most abundant and delicious of wild or cultivated plants. Although Day Lilies may...
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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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There are several varieties of this ancient plant. They grow in most temperate regions of the world, which is not surprising as there we...
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