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I admit it....when it comes to "ornamentals" i tend to look back to ancients. But what's an ornamental? Just a super narrowed down varietal of an ancient. In this case, Lantana camara...i always had an eye for you ..i just have a hard time with landscaping go to's. Please forgive me.....you are Brilliant! Found on a dang good portion of tidy sub/urban yards nationwide, im feeling this flower isn't new to you either....she's pretty loud and rightfully so. Who knew, right?...she's only up in your face everywhere...lets start paying attention to plants that catch you-meaningful. So here's the herbal download.... Lantana camara is some potent medicine...tackling heavy business like fungal, nematode and microbial infections. Used on the skin in oil infusions, Lantana is wound cleansing and healing as well as a rare and effective natural scabies remedy and is a proven skin cancer conqueror. Serious Matters here!....but get this...drug resistant bacterial infections are a massive health issue. Bacteria are living, ever evolving beings that pretty quickly acclimate to pharmaceuticals so what the heck to do when their "medicines" fail?? This is exactly how Superbugs are created & drug resistant bacteria are born.... Superbugs are not created at all by herbal medicine. But herbal medicine can sure take superbugs OUT! A perfect fit for Lantana cama: Tuberculosis. Yeah...no bueno...TB is a Mycobacterium (gram+, straight/sl curved rod bacteria)that 1/3 of the 7 billion+ people on this planet actively carry and about 2 million people die yearly from it. Highly contagious and frequently asymptomatic. Let me insert here....TB vaccines are a joke at a measly 20% decrease in TB contraction rates for a major global health issue affecting 1/3 of the population on Earth. Chemotherapy is the medical standard treatment for TB but falls short at 80% effectiveness. There are Always Herbal options. Give thanks. . #lantanacamara #herbalmedicine #naturalremedies #anticancer #tb #alternativemetal #naturopathicmedicine #holistichealth #plantpower #phytochemicals #knowthyyarden #herbaldownloads #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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Gardenia is one of the most anciently used herbals according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Soooo much here! Called the Happiness Flower. Beside it's heart healing, uplifting & calming, centering scent (floral extracts/EO's used often for good reason- aromatic molecules go straight to the brain and relieve depression, anxiety according to 2009 study on crocin and linalool, same effect on the brain as propofol, benzos, GABA,etc). Leaves and flower are used to lower LDL, detox blood, for congestion, stop internal hemorrhage. Carotenoids medically proven to inhibit cancer growth, aphrodisiac, cures depression and genepin inhibits an enzyme responsible for type 2 diabetes. Powerful Beauty. Possibly most common Chinese (TCM) herbal is Zhi Zi, fruit of gardenia. The coldest of herbs it extinguishes excessive fire with special focus on the triple burner, heart & liver clears heat, damp heat. Insomnia, irritability, analgesic, antifungal, antiseptic, emollient, hypotensive, febrifuge, antispasmodic, alterative. As always, Research, there's over 200 "gardenias". We want Gardenia jasminoides. I have a Ton of herbal downloads for you that are activated now so I'll be posting a lot. Get a journal if you don't have one going already. This account is your ticket to deep herbal wisdom, seasonally! And I'm gonna start Dropping Science, so get ready. Blessed Be Glory Be 🌿💜🌿 . #gardenia #edibleflowers #cancerkiller #anxiety #naturalhealing #freemeds #holistic #herbals #plantscience #herbalism #alternativemedicince #knowthyyarden #herbaldownloads #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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#usnea #usnealongissima a #lichen #forestmedicine child safe no known side effects. Highly effective against gram positive bacterial infections like staph, strep, pneumococcus and is a strong yet gentle antimicrobial, antifunga antibacterial. Boosts immune system. Called "old man's beard", this lichen is very slow growing in only pristine air quality environments. a lichen is an algae+moss symbiotic combo. We only harvest "ground scores" for #ethicalherbalharvesting #wildharvest practices, never taking living Usnea from trees. So many benefits! Analgesic, respiratory, topical use. Definitely in my top 5 medicines in my #herbalist medicine kit. Happy to answer any questions you might have! #pnw #childsafeherbs #knowthyyarden #specialtytea #anticancer #treefolk #sooregon #eldersisterorganics #veganaf #freemeds #foodisthymedicine #wildmeds #foraging #herbaldownloads #graciasporlamedicinamama

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A great way to preserve fragile spring herbs is to create a fresh herbally infused organic apple cider vinegar. The ultra nutrient dense "spring herbals" go out just as quickly as they came in and several lose the majority of their nutritional and medicinal goodness when dried for future use as teas or for other purposes. Most valuable eaten fresh or used in juices and smoothies are chickweed, miners lettuce, clover leaf, dead nettle and dandelion leaf and flower to name a few. Mixing these herbs in a blender then pouring to freeze in to ice cube trays and storing in the freezer is a good way to keep them for awhile. Infusing in high quality, organic and with the Mother, apple cider vinegar is a great way to add the nutrients of these greens to your diet throughout the entire year. Far better than an alcohol or glycerine based tincture. Other awesome vinegars can be made of flavorful herbs like rosemary, oregano, thyme, garlic, turmeric and back pepper, ginger, horseradish or fennel root, juniper, white pine, redwood,etc. Experimenting with flavorful, seasonal, healthy, nutritious and yummy,strictly organic herbal combinations, is my kind of plant science love! Well, one of them. I make a multitude of infused vinegars that I use for myself and family on nearly Everything we eat (cuz we so raw herbal mineralizing, pHing CBC and healthy af like that and plus, we're all admittedly addicted -realz;) and I go a bit further, adding raw local honey to the vinegar infusion "elixer" or "oxymel". Raw local honey is THE OG medicine and apple cider vinegar (always go #raworganic!) is THE OG VP medicine. Pretty much any herb(s) you add to that Super Twin combo expoentiates herbal power ×💞√ . I make blended ones like this pic or single herb vinegar infusions and everywhere in between. This one pictured has chickweed, nettles, dead nettle, clover, plantain, miners lettuce, dandelion greens and flowers, new blackberry leaf, california redwood new leaf, new leaves of birch, violet and comfrey. Super nutrient antioxidant anticancerous detoxifying alkalizing amazingness. #eldersisterorganics #oxymels #herbalist #infusedvinegar #herbs #knowthyyarden #graciasporlamedicinamama

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I take it easy on Saturdays.... So here's a simple pic of some of the amazing colors and scents that I got to play with yesterday. Wild rose bud, blue bachelor's buttons and some amazing wild purple oregon mint. I found the most unexpected and awesome herbal medicine plant--- used in traditional chinese medicine, so knew it grew on our property?---late last evening and just in time to help me when I really needed it. ALL about the Fab Find tomorrow. Blessed Day, All #wildrose #bachelorsbutton #wildmint #wildharvested #medicineeverywhere #herbaldownloads #herbalist #organicmeds #rewilding #holistichealth #communityherbalism #knowthyyarden #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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These are Blue Bachelor's Buttons or Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus). Named for the centaur, Chiron, who was believed to have taught mankind of the healing power of herbs and the Goddess Cyanus (Flora) who's favorite flower was the cornflower. We use the fresh or dried flowers primarily for medicine and there are a ton of blessings, I'll be concise. Any questions, just ask.... cornflower calms, soothes and protects and gently stimulates some systems. Stims: digestion, immunity, gall and liver. Soothes and Calms: anxiety, frustration, muscle and joint pain, internally for irritated organs or throat or GI lining, fever, chest congestion, digestive upsets and ulcers. Eyewash for puffiness, conjunctivitis, inflammation, dark circles. Skin: soothes inflammation, relaxes facial muscles, eczema, irritations, redness, puffiness, eases sunburn. Smoothes wrinkles and texture, softens, plant constituents slow ageing. Antiseptic qualities combat acne and is great for washing & protecting scrapes and wounds. Best used as a water infusion or tea for drinking, a concentrated tea for most skin applications to which you can apply by spritz, fav with a cotton ball, pour over large areas or create a bachelor's button bath for deep soaking, esp body aches. Allergies to ragweed or daisy? Avoid this herb. Safety in pregnancy, breastfeeding and children is always insanely difficult to find---liability. These beauties flower thru most of the summer and dry wonderfully and keep well in jars. A really great, diverse and useful beauty to have around. Blessings All! #cornflowerblue #batchelorsbutton #edibleflowers #wildharvesting #wildherbs #herbaldownloads #herbalist #flora #healingplants #skincare #organic #foraging #knowthyyarden #anherbaday #chillout #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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These outstandingly magenta flowers had me confused... i was in a very different area and they look like a way too large and oddly shaped, too tall red clover bred with some beautiful thistle...and those leaves?? Yet it was "calling me" or making me come to know it..and i never ignore that sometimes forceful invitation to get acquainted. So i had to look it up and its called Gomphrena Globosa....or Globe Amaranth. In the UK its often called bachelors button...misnomer. In China, this is a revered specialty tea medicine called Thousand Day Red used to calm, relax muscle, revitalize and protect the body thru stress. Its famed antiox, phytonutrient and mineral profile is impressive. Used throughout TCM & Ayurveda for ages, modern science has confirmed a pretty amazing natural superpower in this herbal...it is such a powerfully effective antibacterial that its proven to conquer 5 "gram positive" bacterial nightmares like staphylococcus and 8 "gram negative" bacteria like e. coli. Globe is also a kick butt antifungal with at least 3 major KO's so far...heavyweight, like candida albicans. To be clear... an infection of any kind can only happen in a body out of homeostasis or the ideal balance. But currently, more people die from fungal infection each year (+1.3mil people) than malaria, TB, breast cancer, more...find & maintain a symbiotic holistic wellness balance and plz share your homeostasis health tips in comments. Other known blessings are with memory, cognitive function, aids sleep, lowers BP, skin firming, cell protect. All kinds of respiratory... asthma, whopping cough, expectorant, TB, migraine,more. While approved for infants use for fever and colic Globe Amarnath has historical use as an abortificant...so not for use during pregnancy or while trying to concieve. Cool find today! . #globeamaranth #botanicalmedicine #specialtytea #holistichealth #herbalism #plantsheal #wildharvested #tcm #herbaldownloads #knowthyyarden #eldersisterorganics #plantassagradas ##graciasporlamedicinamama

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In the Genus Lonicera (Honeysuckle) and the "specific epithet", this is Lonicera sempervirens. Some Herbalists call this the Latin name but it's not. Or the "scientific name", but it's not. Truth is, this Bi.nomalclature can be quite helpful when these names are memorized, giving clues, but largely it just gives props to men who had nothing to go with anything. Familiar? This particular, surprisingly welcome and joyful find in the forest yesterday, left me breathless... This un shopped photo shows how outstanding the 5 fused petals are in brilliant pinks-magenta-reds, must often with a bright yellow induced color of the long tubular flower. 1 stigma & 5 stamens shining a brilliant bright white against that flower color literally causes it to stand out in the forest. 36 moths and butterflies are on recotd as being officially dependant on this plants nectar in the mid Atlantic states as they migrate. Ethically, they need it more than y'all this shouldn't be in your harvestable list.. No greed no touch. perhaps we'll trade you for ethical Elder?Bees need this food+medicine critically, as well as hummingbirds and at least 12 different unique birds. Herbal wize...a couple of leaves chewed up to make a spit poultice quickly takes the ouch out of stings and bites when used topically and reduces swelling. Dried and smoked leaves bring soothing, calm & opens resp pathways and calms asthma. Recent clinical trials are proving what TCM had more for ages.... antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal all with Zero, say, bacterial strain immunity. No supervirus creation station here! Ultra potent antioxidant levels are showing major effects in type 2 diabetes and showing amazing cancer destroying promise. This herbal is loaded with organic chemistry profiles.... It will take years/decades for western medicine to begin to comprehend the power of the honeysuckle family. But it Renders and Medicine People have known these things for 20007 years.... #honeysuckle #lonicerasempervirens #trumpetflower #juneherbs #herbalistsa #hummingbirdfeeder #naturalista #wildcraft #ethically #knowthyyarden #herbalwisdom #herbaldownloads #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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Out stepping lightly in the wild right now and a lil heavy hearted... I stopped and I stood still to make prayers. And I look up and I'm standing under The Elder Tree, and a very old one at that. And I was amazed then so comforted and I made prayers for the children. Elder is all about the children. I need more time to write a better article for you all but I wanted to say these two things..... The Medicine is EVERYWHERE. We are the medicine too, should you choose to be. Tree and plant medicine.... You don't always to ingest or smoke it. Sometimes bathing in their healing radiance is the Best kinda medicine;) And secondly, before you go picking elderberry, Ethically you should check your state and county because where I am currently, Elder is on the ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. So please, check. I always say take what you need but not for greed.... Well please, don't touch Elder unless you are confidentially in the clear. This is one Amazing Pure Love Medicine, I mean it's the ELDER. .. only one tree gets that name and I don't want to be losing her. She needs our protection. Buy your Elder from organic folks in abundantly safe areas....btw Butte County.... I'm calling you out! And prob every where in Cali. SO NO TOUCHY. And I'll get back at ya with a write up on Elder medicinal properties soon. And sorry but a little sacred smoke got in the pic.... my prayers. It was meant to be there I suppose. Blessed🌳💜🌳 . #elder #elderberry #treespirit #bigmedicine #childrenstree #treefolk #herbalist #endangeredspecies #notouchy #knowthyyarden #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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Scotch Broom is an invasive plant in the US, but that doesn't mean it's not good medicine. Butchers broom and Spanish broom are Not the same.... make sure you ID correctly, that's important! There's an association with witches and "broom" & lots of historians believe this plant is Why. Like people, individual plants have roles. Some are nourishing, some destroyers of yuck, some target systems, some balancers, some link you to the higher realms, some heal children, some work on healing the spirit or mind or heart or root you to the earth. Some are masters of planetary arts... air benders, water protectors, fire carriers, memory keepers. To wield & wave a wand of broom is said to control Air and weather. To drink an infusion of blossoms brings excitability meltng into sedated bliss. This is what I call a Major Power Plant. This is not go frolicking thru the clovers. More of a get on your knees, worship, pray, ask. She repels folks like all the time. Anything you think about a broom ... Yes. Ceremonially, household but Research or you might sweep your partner out the door. This queen does not play. She's hazardous... RESEARCH. But it's true that if you cure the blossoms well and long & smoke them you'll be astro traveling deep. It's about Relationship.. create one if you feel called. Millennia this had been revered medicine. It effects the ELECTRICITY of the heart and the weather....I cannot advise you to go messing with broom on a full moon but I can say i go messing with broom prayerfully, in humility and with gratitude. And a bit of cleansing nausea ... Sometimes you have to get that shit Out of you to purify and make space to recieve the plant medicines downloads. RESEARCH. and be blessed. Noteworthy is it's historical use as an abortificant, labor/uterine stimulator, diuretic, heart protector, & it's called the Goddess Tree, used as magical, spiritual and physical medicine since time immemorial. RESEARCH Deep beloveds. #hallucinogen #entheogens #plantspirit #broom #knowthyyarden #herbaldownloads #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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When you are a wild spirit child and you meet mullein for the very first time...... no words. If ya kno mullein, ya kno. #mullein #whatitfeelslike #herbalistsbelike #childlikewonder #breathethatin #comfortandjoy #plantlove #hands #purebliss #herbalist #metta #teachtheyouth #rewild #remember #recieve #holdingwithopenhands #herbaldownloads #knowthyyarden #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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A collaborative effort..... blessed mediation. #flowermandala #plantmandala #herbals #natureart #earthart #artforkids #teachtheyouth #meditation #structa #naturetherapy #healing #colortherapy #natureplay #livingart #flowerplay #order #sacredgeometry #imperfectlyperfect #playwiththyyarden #knowthyyarden #herbaldownloads #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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Meet my long time trusted plant spirit friend, Oregon Grape/Barberry (Mahonia aquiflora). Most folks use the root but the limb bark shavings are just as potent and are murder free! I gather a limb here, one way over there... Leaving no trace i was ever there. Ethics. Tip.... Shave the bark shallowly and as promptly as you can as it quickly hardens and it becomes a real difficult task real quick and mahonia leaves are unkind particularly when dry! She reminds me of an old, sharp and rough around the edges, bitter and formidable wise old woman who cuts thru the crap in you, reveals her inner radiant glow and heals you at the very core with it. Essentially this herbal works on the body much same way. Dissolving the yuck, moving it out and revealing the golden glow of health underneath. The bright yellow color just under the surface of the outer bark and root bark is your Proof of Vitality and abundant presence of the alkaloid Berberine.... Quite possibly THE most crucial antibiotic, antimicrobial, antiamebic and even little tiny kid safe super medicine. A real healer like mahonia wouldn't go leaving the kids out! Mahonia truly imparts a golden glow effecting ones mental and spiritual sunshine-beam-ability. Being a bitter, action to the GI tract is a blessed quality. It tonifies and heals gut issues, stimulates saliva which stimulates the stomach increasing digestion and absorption of nutrients. That stimulates the gall bladder which stimulates the liver.... It cleans and restores these mentioned organs while targeting pathogens but leaving "good bugs" well and alive. If you didn't know-a healthy beautiful liver=healthy skin, heathy blood, healthy lymph... healthy Everything. Knocks out infection, prevents it, blesses the liver and your entire being, body and soul. A very energetically charged and effective herbal to rival any drug. Plus it's our Oregon state flower for Reasons! I bow to Mahonia. #mahonia #oregongrape #herbalantibiotics #berberis #herbalist #veganaf #medicinewoman #grateful #healingplants #naturalmeds #wildcraft #foraging #pnw #sooregon #herbaldownloads #knowthyyarden #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama 💞🌿

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Here's a mock orange blossom. I was nominated for the #foragingchallenge by@paforaging.... So I have to eat completely WILD FORAGED FOODS ONLY for a day.... For me that means me and my family;) You have to choose a day in the coming week....I chose Thursday. And if you get nominated you have to pick 3 other nominees!!! So I am nominating @metamoonastro @atmosstratus22 and @holistic_wildflower Y'all game???? I guess you could just fast on a few mint leaves in water for the day😂 The mock orange... It's not known to me to be of any real medicinal value, but it is quite pretty and wonderfully fragrant and the leaves can be used as a soap. The essential oil holds the vibration of "releasing old patterns I the forge the way of the new". I suppose that is very good medicine after all....indeed. #foragingchallenge #veganaf #wildharvest #foraging #freefood #rewild #plantbased #survivalist #knowthyyarden #knowthyneighborhood #findtheforest #theresfoodoutthere #eldersisterorganics #herbaldownloads #graciasporlamedicinamama

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The exceedingly rare pic of eldersister kohpala out wildharvesting, doing what she loves. Joy! Radiant yellow joy. #wildharvesting #foraging #herbalist #wildnerness #plantology #pickyerown #freemeds #naturalist #alternativemedicine #knowthyyarden #herbaldownloads #holistic #veganaf #calpoppy #sooregon #sograteful #eldersisterorganics #graciasporlamedicinamama

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Can you see those crystals on the underside of the leaves? This is yerba santa.... Child safe, powerful. I want you to be able to id this plant now so you can harvest it later when those undersides are covered in Black dots ripe with potency. Can be used now but not quite at prime, plant will yellow& brown later on. Leaf & Stems are excellent, keep them. So many patents are being sought on this herb now, IG limits my ability to share all its worth so research. All resp: cough, cold, phlegm, asthma, whopping cough, pneumonia, bronchitis laryngitis, pulmonary embolism etc. Boosts immunity. My fav resp herb ever... It's called the Holy Herb for a reason. New studies have discovered 12 of the latest flavonoids in this medicine which prove anticancerous, chemo protective and antiinflammatory properties. Unique mucilaginous. Sacred smudge:it's ritual use as protectant, boundary drawer, purifier (PuraFyah) cannot be underestimated. This plant is Ready, Willing, Waiting... No need for initiation she's Protecting All without explanation. She's Sweet and beautiful she's the GODUS that surrounds All in a healing protective cloud of delicious medicine. Can I breathe??? Yes, my child, BREATHE. But you're going to breathe the breath of my comfort and you're going to remember Creator that gave you the breath of Life. That's the medicine. I hope you Inhale and you don't have to smoke it to Breathe and Recall who you are & what you came here for. Let us all RE-MEMBER. THE Yerba Santa ... Sometimes I can only say what I mean en espanol..La hierba que te hace recordar al Creador de lo que viniste aquí por qué es misterioso por qué todo es perfecto por qué eres hermosa por qué es vida sagrada. Respire profundamente y recuerde que le di el Aliento de Vida recuerde y sepa que yo soy. Yerba Sagrada Mi Amor. .#yerbasanta #vidasagradadasplantas #hierbasagrada #holyherb #naturalwellness #alternativemedicine #medicinalternativa #anticancer #chemoprotective #herbalist #plantas #plantbased #plantspiritmedicine #healing #knowthyyarden #alwayslovingyou #purafyah #naturalness #vegetalista #herbalist #limpieza #herbalmedicine #eldersisterorganics #herbaldownloads #graciasporlamedicinamama