My sweet Grandmother missed her calling. She should have been a nurse. Yet, I've been told, in the neighborhood, it was her door the kids would knock on when in need of healthcare. It may have been, that she was known as the local medicine woman. Her mind was filled with antidotes of medicinal interventions, many homemade. Scrapes, colds, broken bones- she was the lady of the farm, with healing hands. Being a mother and wife of a potato farmer, she took good care of many

As with so many herbs, I value The Coneflower's (echinacea) beauty and properties. It's lovely purple-mauve petals and its deep green stalk simply shouts, "medicine" to me! Read on to learn about the health attributes of this traditional medicinal plant. Botanical Names: E.purpurea (Purple Coneflower) E.angustifolia (Black Simpson Coneflower) Healing Properties: Assists in tissue regeneration and has anti-inflammatory properties; yielding a mild, cortisone-like effect. Hel

Yes, this post's focus is on the wonderful berry of the elder plant, but we are also going to hone in on its flower properties as well! Both the berries and the flowers of this plant offer benefits to our health, mainly that of bolstering our immune systems. The secret is in their rich bioflavonoids! Below you will see an image of the Elder Plant; one of my herbal insight drawings. Let's break down the basics of this beautiful botanical: Botanical Name: Sambucus Nigra Comm