Yarrow, nicknamed “life medicine” by the Navajo, was used for its incredible versatility in treating a range of ailments. The leaves and flowers were crushed and applied directly to wounds to stop bleeding and prevent infection, while teas made from the plant were consumed to reduce fevers an...
C Sunflowers are huge plants with bright yellow flowers.They have a long history in North America.There is evidence that they were used for food and medicine by Native Americans beginning around 1000 B C. The seeds from sunflowers were likely brought to Europe by Spanish explorers around the ...
Included is a discussion of the presence of albumins Naskapi and Mexico in Native Americans, the pharmacological activity of coumarins, their distribution in the plant kingdom, and the use of such plants for food, medicine, and personal care by American Indians of the Southwest, with special ...
it was actually considered another all-in-one medicine by Native Americans. As a tea, an addition to food and a topical salve, it is used to treat conditions from bronchitis and chest congestion to colds, flu, inflammation, sore throats and as an antiseptic for cuts and abrasions. ...
Native Americans have long used parts of these plants as food or medicine for stomachaches. Furthermore, the leaves are crucial for bioassay to test for radiation levels. 7. Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) The cup plant has adapted well to the extreme winters experienced in Illinois. ...
Seedless plants have historically played a role in human life with uses as tools, fuel, and medicine. For example, dried peat moss, Sphagnum, is commonly used as fuel in some parts of Europe and is considered a renewable resource. Sphagnum bogs (Figure 12) are cultivated with cranberry and...
They were cultivated in North America as far back as 3000 BC. They were developed for food, medicine, dye, and oil. Then, Spanish conquistadors exported them to the rest of the world around 1500. They like 6-8 hours of sunshine a day and can grow 16 feet tall, so make sure they ha...
Spending twenty minutes a day on your tasks will make the last week of the term very easy,and you can spend more time on the important preparation for exams. If you plan to travel home,I'd like to remind you to take some of your belongings with you. The coming weekend is a“closed...
and excess water. There is little research on birch sap’s medicinal properties; however, it has long been used as a drink in traditional medicine. It was an antidote for scurvy, and birch water is appreciated for its fortifying, revitalizing, and tonic action. The subtle, sweet-tasting sap...
Quave is an ethnobotanist, studying how traditional people have used plants for medicine to identify promising new candidates for modern-day drugs. Her lab curates the Quave Natural Product Library, which contains thousands of botanical and fungal natural products extracted from plants collected ...