Category Archives: Herb Notes

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Sand Canyon Plants

May 2013 1) Penstemon & Prickly Pear •Penstemon - Used as a flower essence for strength & perserverance during hardship. •Prickly Pear (Opuntia) -Used for hyperglycemia (high blood sugar).  Edible, but slimy like okra :) 2) Red Dock (Rumex hymenosepalus) - Root … Continue reading

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Southside Community Garden

This past Saturday I had fun supplying and talking about medicinal plants for the Southside Community Garden on E 5th near 2nd. We planted Lavender, Roman Chamomile, Stinging Nettles, Chinese Skullcap, Hops, Yarrow, Tarragon, Comfrey, Cilantro, and Parsley. The garden … Continue reading

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Local Medicinal Plants Class – Reviews

This didn’t quite fit the format of the “Reviews” section, so here it is…

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Garden club of Durango

The Garden Club of Durango visited Osadha Herbal Wellness in April for a talk on medicinal and novel kitchen uses of common garden herbs. We squeezed over 20 people in!

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Some old press :)

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald Friday, January 27, 2012 With varying facial expressions, from left, Donna Pittenger, Suzanne Bolton, Stephanie Ryan and Cindy Arnold Humiston react to the taste of turmeric. Tumeric has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, said herbalist Marija Helt. She … Continue reading

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Some old press :)

Mushroom medicine Durango herbalist says fungi have a role in health realm By Dale Rodebaugh Herald staff writer Photos by SARAH FRIEDMAN/Herald May 08, 2011 There are 15,000 identifiable species of mushrooms, and only 2,000 of those are edible. The … Continue reading

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It’s early spring and the herbs are coming back :)

They may not be impressive to some of you, but my garden’s over 7000 feet above sea level, so I’m pretty happy with the progress :) Everyone else is still laying low. Stay tuned…

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Herbal Medicine Making Workshop Part 2 2013

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2013 Herbal Medicine Making Workshop – Day 1

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