By Lindsay Stafford Mader
Monarch butterflies depend most heavily on a single genus of plants — the
milkweeds — for the continuance of future monarch generations, while humans
also have used various Asclepias species for centuries to improve myriad health
conditions.Read more>>
By Lindsay Stafford Mader
In April 2013, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced that it would
stop funding its Native Plant Conservation Initiative, which gave grants to projects
aimed at conserving important native plants such as goldenseal. Read more>>
By Tyler Smith
The University of Mississippi and the University of Rhode Island announced the
openings of new medicinal plant garden spaces, harking back to the days when
medicinal plant gardens were an essential component of pharmacy education.
The American Botanical Council is pleased to welcome its first-ever Chief
Science Officer, Stefan Gafner, PhD, a phytochemist with extensive analytical laboratory experience. Read more>>
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The Wild Medicine Solution: Healing with Aromatic, Bitter, and Tonic Plants, was written by Guido Masé and published in 2013 by Healing Arts Press. The featured excerpt includes the book’s table of contents and Chapter 1, “A Cuisine for Medicine.”
This book introduces three classes of wild plants, and explores how individuals can incorporate their unique healing properties into daily living. According to the author, The Wild Medicine Solution “strives to define a clear and understandable framework for using plants mindfully in daily life, based both on thousands of years of safe use and also a reasoned argument that draws on modern understanding.”
The book consists of four main sections, “A Cuisine for Medicine,” “Aromatics – Open and Flow,” “Bitters – Turn On and Challenge,” and “Tonics – Nourish and Balance.”
Available for purchase from the publisher’s website.
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