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Cherry Laurel: safe when heated, medicinal in small quantities, deadly raw, so use with caution!

We have a Cherry Laurel hedge. Is this a toxic plant or not? In short:raw yes, but the poison breaks down when heated. Raw , the berries are especially poisonous. 10 can cause death in children, 50 in adults. The critical dose for leaves is not known, but raw they are bitter, so you are…

Burdock

Burdock root is used in Essiac and other successful anti cancer diets, like ,that of Hoxsey and Maria Treben. Burdock root: contains compounds shown to promote blood circulation, improve skin texture and stabilize blood sugar , Inflammopharmacology . 2011 Oct;19(5):245-54. doi: 10.1007/s10787-010-0062-4. Epub 2010 Oct 28. A review of the pharmacological effects of Arctium lappa (burdock) Yuk-Shing Chan 1, Long-Ni Cheng, Jian-Hong…

Irises

Iris roots are used in perfumes. How do you harvest them? Iris roots are called Orris roots. All about Orris Root Plant Orris root is extracted from the aromatic rhizomes of three types of bearded irises. I grow these three types of irises used for Orris root preparation in my garden. They are Iris Florentina,…

Artemisia

Assembled information on Artrtemisia, the plant from which Ivermectin is made. This is the rough draft. For the more elaborate article , look here From Stratosphere: Artemisia L. is a genus of small herbs and shrubs found in northern temperate regions. It belongs to the important family Asteraceae, one of the most numerous plant groupings, which…

Gardening, Harvesting, Wild crafting, Herbalism

For an alphabetical forage guide, see foraging on Scentses WOW college activities 20190323 Calendula. Gardening 20170208 20200415 20200414 Jasmine 20180515 Roses Common chickweed blooms mostly from February to September, but under favorable conditions, flowering can take place year-round. The small, yet showy, flowers have what appear to be 10 petals, but are really five deeply–cut white…

Île Coeur

Counting trees on Île Coeur to calculate how much carbon we are compensating with our trees. Wim calculated that with 4644 trees we have compensated more than 100 years of how we live! Here you see it. It’s the heart shaped island in the middle surrounded by the river La Tardoire. Not that many trees…

Wildcrafting

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Healing Trees

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Statutes OOR4U guild and Scentses

(Traduction française ci-dessous)Statutes OOR4U guild and Scentses 1. Title of the association.OOR4U stands forOptimal development rightOptimal development guaranteeRight to health, happiness, knowledge and justice for allUniversal Declaration for Human rights not trivial but essential! The word guild is because it aims to teach practical skills for sustainability, durability and peace. 2. the object of the association,…