Last week I stogged through the woods down the road to find some yellow root. Yellow root grows along creeks and other waterways in my area of Appalachia. Yellow root tea can be used for stomach aliments. Use dried or fresh yellow root to make a tea-use 1/4 oz. yellow root to 16 ozs. of water. Strain the tea and allow it too cool before drinking. Drink a little of the tea when symptoms occur and store the rest in…
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Wildflowers & Trees Of Appalachia
“I love Jewelweed. The perfect Fall color. It does have a fascinating way of propagating itself. Impatiens also do the same,…
I got to thinking about hunting ginseng a couple of weeks ago, oh I never hunted it myself, but I…
The Deer Hunter and I were taking a rest underneath the Apple tree the other day. As we set enjoying…
flag, flag lily noun An iris (Iris prismatica). 1995-97 Montgomery Coll. flag (Ellis); flag lily (Adams, Brown, Cardwell, Norris, Oliver).…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Blooming Ivy
I don’t know if the Ivy blooms are more special this year or if I’ve just had more time to…
Indian pipe noun A white, leafless flowering wild plant (Monotropa Uniflora) having a single, pipe-shaped blossom. Same as corpse flower,…
A few weekends ago we went on a long hike up the creek. The Deer Hunter wanted to show Chitter…
Queen Anne’s Lace dots the roadsides and fields with white where I live. According to legend, Queen Anne was tatting…
Red Shoe-make (Sumac) Last Saturday’s “Overheard” post left a few of you scratching your heads. Sumac, which I’ve always heard…