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Medicinal plants we know and love
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Arnica
Arnica  Arnica spp. 
Arnica loving its new home
Taking charge of our healthcare
Traveling Herbal Kit
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha  Withania somnifera
Feeling a little burnt out?
Nourishing the body
Eating to good health
Blue Cohosh
Blue Cohosh  Caulophyllum giganteum
Blue Cohosh
Boneset
Boneset  Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset knocks out colds and flu clear out of the park– harvest now and be prepared
Traveling Herbal Kit
Preparing for flu and cold season
Burdock
Burdock   Arctium lappa
Nourishing Burdock
Spring Nourishing Root Soup

Harvesting some nourishing Burdock
Calendula
Calendula  Calendula officinalis
Harvesting Calendula
Add a little sunshine to your life
Getting the red and mucus out
Teeth are strong but gums gotta go
Let's Soothe Thy Skin
One last walk to harvest herbs this year
Traveling Herbal Kit
Catnip
Catnip  Nepeta cataria
The power of Catnip
Catnip chasing the biting insects away
Bloodsuckers be gone!
Chaste Berry
Chaste Berry  Vitex agnus-castus
Vitex - when your pituitary needs rebooting
Chamomile
Chamomile  Matricaria recutita
Teeth are strong but gums gotta go
Mathew and the tooth pain from hell
Getting the red and mucus out
Comfrey
Comfrey  Symphytum officinale
Let's Soothe Thy Skin
What’s under there?
One last walk to harvest herbs this year
Traveling Herbal Kit
Dandelion
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Craving those bitters
Spring Nourishing Root Soup
​Let's Eat Some Weeds
Echinacea
Echinacea Echinacea spp.
Preparing for flu and cold season
Elder
Elder  Sambucus nigra
Nourishing the body
Have you heard of Elderberry Syrup?
Traveling Herbal Kit
Elecampane
Elecampane  Inula helenium
Cough syrup for Mathew
Eating to good health
Traveling Herbal Kit
Garlic
Garlic  Allium sativum
Sleep through the night, even if someone has a cough
Making comfort food in the winter
The common cold hits Mathew
​Mathew gets an earache
​Healing with what's in the cupboard
So, You Gotta Cough?
Ginger
Ginger  Zingiber officinale
Mathew and the tooth pain from hell
It’s Hot Toddy Season!
​Loving Ginger!
Traveling Herbal Kit
​
Cooling off with a glass of cold Ginger Lemonade
​Ginger Lemon Tea
Goldenrod
Goldenrod  Solidago spp. 
Goldenrod, so misunderstood
A look back into Goldenrod’s history
Goldenrod does it again!
Never fear, Goldenrod is here!
AHHHHH Ragweed!
Making sure we have an ample supply of Goldenrod, our allergy savior
One last walk to harvest herbs this year
Mathew and the tooth pain from hell
Herbal Jello
Traveling Herbal Kit
How to take Goldenrod for your allergies
When you just have to stop the bleeding
Golden Honey

Allergies Begone!
Harvesting Goldenrod for infused oil
That Aha moment or better yet ~ No Shit!
Goldenrod is always there when you need it
​
​Another tool for your toolbox
Hawthorn
Hawthorn  Crataegus spp.
Here’s to heart health
Blending
​Making Hawthorn Jam
Jewelweed
Jewelweed  Impatiens capensis
Jewelweed is a great remedy for Poison Ivy
I can’t believe this is the same plant!
Lady's Mantle
Lady's Mantle  Alchemilla vulgaris
The Little Alchemist
Marshmallow
Marshmallow  Althaea officinalis
Marshmallow root extinguishes the fire of acid reflux
So what is an infusion?
​It's Marshmallow Root Time!
Motherwort
Motherwort  Leonurus cardiaca
Never leave home without your mother
Plantain
Plantain  Plantago spp.
Plantain to the rescue
Relief from spider bites

Plantain aka life medicine
​Another tool for your toolbox
Red Clover
Red Clover  Trifolium pretense 
The last harvest of 2015
St. John’s Wort  Hypericum perforatum
St. John’s Wort knows how to relieve the pain 
Going on a St. John’s Wort hunt
Making healing salves
Traveling Herbal Kit
Stinging Nettles
Stinging Nettles  Urtica dioica
Preparing for allergy season
AHHHHH Ragweed!
Spring Nourishing Root Soup
Change
Nourishing Burdock
Garlic Mustard is not all bad
Teasel Root  Dipsacus fullonum
Finding Teasel Root
Valerian
Valerian  Valeriana officinalis
Encouraging sleep with Valerian flowers
Traveling Herbal Kit
The way life should be
Yarrow
Yarrow  Achillea millefolium
First herb of the year
Yarrow tested first hand
Up your nose with Yarrow
Bloodsuckers be gone!
When you just have to stop the bleeding
Yellow Dock
Yellow Dock Rumex spp.
What’s Up Dock



All information is shared for educational purposes only and has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.  

This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.


Debbie Biltonen
(845) 249-3440
Debbie@knowyouroots.com

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