Making a tincture from Telegraph Plant. This is a great medicine for aching hands! |
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native plants are useful as well as attractive.
In fact, many have significant histories as medicinal plants. This
should not surprise us; plants produce a wide range of chemicals for their own
protection. It turns out that some are
also effective against human pathogens and conditions.
Western
medicine is just beginning to discover the benefits of chemicals produced by
locally native plant species. There is
also increasing interest in the many practical uses of California native
plants. That’s one reason why we
created Mother Nature’s Garden of Health at the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve (http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2014/03/our-new-garden-mother-natures-garden-of.html).
Most
of us suffer from joint and muscle aches every so often. Pain medications can
cost a lot – and have serious side effects.
What if there were an inexpensive alternative that could be applied
externally to help reduce the aches?
It
turns out that several native plants have long been used to ease painful
muscles and joints, usually in combination with warm water. If you grow these plants, you may want to try
them to see if they work for you. They
may provide a useful complement to Western medicines, working in concert with
them.
For more, see: http://mother-natures-backyard.blogspot.com/2015/10/garden-of-health-making-tincture-for.html
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