365 Caws

365Caws is now in its 16th year of publication. If I am unable to post daily, I hope readers who love the natural world and fiberarts will seize those days to read the older material. Remember that this has been my journey as well, so you may find errors in my identifications of plants. I have tried to correct them as I discover them. Likewise, I have refined fiberarts techniques and have adjusted recipes, so search by tags to find the most current information. And thank you for following me!

Showing posts with label medicinal plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medicinal plants. Show all posts
Thursday, February 6, 2025

Good And Bad

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Day 117: Despite the fact that it has been banned by the FDA, sassafras bark (root and tree) can be bought on the internet (you can buy anyt...
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Woolly Mullein, Verbascum Thapsus

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Day 333: I tend to think of Mullein (Woolly, Common or Great all being synonyms for Verbascum thapsus) as a plant of the southwest Washingto...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Goldenseal Garden

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Day 258: Growing Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) provides both a refreshing and beneficial tonic and a lesson in conservation. The tea mad...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Tonic

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Day 314: It took seven or eight years to establish a colony of Hydrastis canadensis sufficient to supply me with a couple of quarts of my fa...
Saturday, August 15, 2020

Growing Goldenseal

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Day 307: Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is native to the northeastern portions of the US and Canada, and has long been believed to affo...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

The Medicinal Garden

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Day 215: You might think that I would be the type of person who touted natural remedies as first-line curatives for anything from appendi...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Pipsissewa Profile

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Day 251: Two species of Pipsissewa may be found in Mount Rainier National Park. By far the most common is Chimaphila umbellata, also know...
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Drawing on years of experience as a forest ranger, backpacker and mountaineer, my writings and images reflect my abiding love of Nature.
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