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Volume
10, Number 8,
August 2013
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Milkweed: Medicine of Monarchs and Humans 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>>
Pharmacy Schools Dedicate New Medicinal Plant Spaces 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. |
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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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Exploring the Peripatetic Maze of Black Cohosh Adulteration
Artichoke Leaf for HDL Cholesterol
Plant-Based Insect Repellents Provide an Alternative to Synthetic Formulas
Treating PCOS Naturally: Clinical Experience and Scientific Evidence
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Siberian Herb Could Extend Life. Victoria Times Colonist. Researchers found that fruit flies that were fed Rhodiola rosea extract lived 24% longer than control insects.
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Madagascar periwinkle is the source for which cancer chemotherapy drugs? Find the answer here!
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