Lost in the Sods
By Chrissy Moore While not terribly unique in mountain locales, I always love to see Downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyeara pubescens) is...
By Chrissy Moore While not terribly unique in mountain locales, I always love to see Downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyeara pubescens) is...
By Maryann Readal Flowers bloom in May and June on the stolons and terminal ends of the vine. Because the...
by Erin Holden Abenaki: mokwaswaskw (muskrat plant) Ayurvedic Tradition: vacha Cheyenne: wi’ukh is e’evo (bitter medicine) Chinese Medicine: shui chang...
By Leah Stricker Did you know that seeds, nuts, and even leaves can survive in the ground for many years,...
by Erin Presley, Olbrich Botanical Gardens Horticulturist Especially in Olbrich’s Herb Garden, it’s vitally important that we grow, show, and...
By Katherine Schlosser “I may here observe, that the disease of cancer is not confined to civilized nations. It is...
By Angela Magnan As I pulled into the parking lot next to the native plant collection at work one day,...
By Chrissy Moore Schultes was born in 1915 in Boston, Massachusetts, but spent many years of his life studying plants...
Joanne Shenandoah is one of Native America’s most celebrated musicians and lecturers. She carries beauty in her soul and voice...
By Kaila Blevins Based on the historical texts I read, the seeds and roots of butterfly weed were used in...
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The use of plants for healing purposes predates recorded history and forms the origin of much of modern medicine. Many conventional drugs originate from plant sources: a century ago, most of the few effective drugs were plant-based. Examples include aspirin (from willow bark), dioxin (from foxglove), quinine (from cinchona bark), and morphine (from the opium poppy). The development of drugs from plants continues, with drug companies engaged in large-scale pharmacologic screening of herbs.
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