Uva Ursi
July 14, 2010 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Herbology, Supplements
by Jyll Renee UVA URSI Botanical name: arctostaphylos uva-ursi Common name: Bearberry, Kinnikinnick, Mountain cranberry, Rockberry Habitat: The uva ursi plant is found in colder, northern climates. It has red flowers Info: Uva ursi also known as bearberry because bears like eating the fruit, has been used medicinally since the 2nd century. Native Americans used [...]
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
December 18, 2009 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Herbology, Wild Foods & Foraging
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) Other Names: Alehoof, Cat’s foot, Creeping Charlie, Gill-over-the-ground, Gillrun, Hay maids, hedge maids. Ground ivy is medicinal and edible.
Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide To Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants
September 20, 2009 by Becki Baumgartner
Filed under Herbology, Video Library, Wild Foods & Foraging
Plantain (Plantago major) Other Names: Common Plantain, Broadleaf Plantain, Great Plantain, Greater Plantain, Ripple Grass, Plantago Asiatica, Waybread, Waybroad, Snakeweed, Cuckoo’s Bread, Englishman’s Foot, White Man’s Foot, Che Qian Zi (China), Breitwegerich (German), Tanchagem-maior (Portuguese), Llantén común (Spanish), Llantén major (Spanish). Plantain is both medicinal and edible.