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Post by Sam on Jun 6, 2016 5:22:24 GMT -5
This pretty blossom is on Venus Looking Glass. There is documentation that members of local Cherokee tribes took a liquid compound of root for indigestion from overeating.
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Post by froglady on Jun 6, 2016 9:43:05 GMT -5
It's amazing how many plants (weeds) are medicinal and 100 years ago, very few people went to the doctor more than a few times before they were middle age. Now people pay for their health care Lovely detail in your photos. Makes it easier to search my property to see if I am blessed with any of them. Thank you!
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smokey
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Post by smokey on Jun 6, 2016 14:21:37 GMT -5
Ah! Do I see Cukoo-spit ? Small aerated saliva looking substance made by a small insect.
As for the plant. I wonder if Les knows of these. ( That was his job. He knows a lot about flora )
Very good photos, Sam.
Very interesting info.
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Post by Sam on Jun 6, 2016 20:16:11 GMT -5
Froglady, I found some of these on my property just today. I like having them here. I may even brew up a batch. Smokey, I read on one of the other message boards that Les had a background in botany. He may be a Huge help in identifying some of the plants for the medicinal forum. Yes That is the insect saliva on the plant. We always called it 'snake spit' here
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Post by les on Jun 6, 2016 23:28:20 GMT -5
Great Shot Sam
funny you should say that Gary I got some flowers to put up that I don't know.
and a Taraxacum officinale Dandy lion the officinale part of the latin name means it can be used . the Dandylion leaves can be used as to replace lettuce.and the root can be roasted ground up and used as Coffee was used a lot during WW2.
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Post by Sam on Jun 7, 2016 4:00:15 GMT -5
Thank you Les. I've read that about dandelion. The seeds from the honey locust can be ground and used as a coffee substitute too.
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