Tag: medicinal

Tag: medicinal

Burdock

Burdock. Burdock is naturalized on every continent.  This comes from the seeds being tracked far and wide in animals’ fur via the burrs it gets its name from.  A member of the Asteraceae family, 2 species are used medicinally – Arctium lappa and Arctium minor.  While today we primarily use the root, practitioners in the

Rosemary is for more than cooking.

Rosemary is for more than cooking. Rosemary is for more than cooking.  It is a potent medicinal herb.  I remember some rosemary I saw in a community garden.  I know we have community gardens here in Ottawa. In Vancouver it seems that they are more common.  This particular garden was smack dab in the middle of