Herbology
Quiz 9: Can you name this medicinal herb?
Wonderful fresh or cooked both the leaves and bulbs are edible. If you are finding your wounds aren’t healing fast enough, a poultice of crushed leaves and bulbs may speed...
Quiz 9: Can you name this medicinal herb?
Wonderful fresh or cooked both the leaves and bulbs are edible. If you are finding your wounds aren’t healing fast enough, a poultice of crushed leaves and bulbs may speed...
Quiz 8: Can you name this medicinal herb?
Oh Canada! Sometimes called Bethroot this red version of Ontario’s flora symbol is used in the same way as its white counterparts: astringent, tonic, and antiseptic. It is said to have been...
Quiz 8: Can you name this medicinal herb?
Oh Canada! Sometimes called Bethroot this red version of Ontario’s flora symbol is used in the same way as its white counterparts: astringent, tonic, and antiseptic. It is said to have been...
Quiz 7: Can you name this medicinal herb?
A new discovery for me whilst walking Captain Cootes’ at work the other day: the small, potato-like, underground tubers (corms) are edible (chestnut-like flavor) and were in fact consumed by...
Quiz 7: Can you name this medicinal herb?
A new discovery for me whilst walking Captain Cootes’ at work the other day: the small, potato-like, underground tubers (corms) are edible (chestnut-like flavor) and were in fact consumed by...
Quiz 6: Can you name this medicinal herb?
One of the first trees to bloom in the springtime, this is one of the fifty traditional chinese herbs. Although blooms can be used in a tea, it is the...
Quiz 6: Can you name this medicinal herb?
One of the first trees to bloom in the springtime, this is one of the fifty traditional chinese herbs. Although blooms can be used in a tea, it is the...
Quiz 5: Can you name this medicinal herb?
You’ll want to wait until the leaves emerge in June as this plant can be used as a “cough dispeller” as its species names suggests. Prepare as a decoction or...
Quiz 5: Can you name this medicinal herb?
You’ll want to wait until the leaves emerge in June as this plant can be used as a “cough dispeller” as its species names suggests. Prepare as a decoction or...
Quiz 4: Can you name this medicinal herb?
A tea can be made from the leaves to treat a myriad of ailments including bronchitis, fever, colds, sore throat, jaundice, liver congestion, indigestion, headache, gallbladder problems, kidney ailments, gastric...
Quiz 4: Can you name this medicinal herb?
A tea can be made from the leaves to treat a myriad of ailments including bronchitis, fever, colds, sore throat, jaundice, liver congestion, indigestion, headache, gallbladder problems, kidney ailments, gastric...