Step Into Spring With Delicious, Nutritious Real Root Beer
By Karen Talbot In our busy lives, consuming supplements and powders mixed into morning smoothies is helpful in keeping ourselves looking and feeling better. But …
Jackass Bitters — An Ode to Mr. James A. Duke (PHD)
By Lochan Mungal To my surprise, while doing research, I was ecstatic to be informed that Mr. Duke traveled to Trinidad and Tobago for specimens …
Ending the Trillium Trade
By Susan Leopold History of medicinal use Trilliums have a rich history in medicinal use here in the United States but also in China, India, …
Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata)
By Jennifer Langstaff -French The first time I ever met sweetgrass (or fragrant holy grass) was through Rosemary Gladstar’s hands. Like so many of the …
Medicinal Plants and Ants Symphony No. 1
By Jessica Fleming Medicinal plants encompass a wide variety of cultivated and wild species that grow in diverse habitats and soil types. While nearly all …
Ten Days on Kythera: Remembering Juliette de Bairacli Levy
By Maria Christodoulou In the spirit of remembering those who have passed, I would like to share a trip I took last summer to the …
Receiving vs Taking
By Melissa Lisette Edwards On the subject of conservation, I’d like to look at how some of the ways in which we’ve been conditioned to …
Herbal Adventures in China
By Thomas Garran The image of the wandering monk from the TV series Kung-fu and my study of martial arts helped develop my impression of …
Trading Medicinal Plants in the Ancient World
By Rachel Thomas Human beings began trading medicinal plants in prehistoric times. Even before the agricultural revolution of the Neolithic age, there is evidence of …
