The Medicine Cabinet in Your Garden
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-10-20/medicine-cabinet-your-garden
Gardens can be more than beautiful; they can also be beneficial to your health. Humans have cultivated medicinal plants for thousands of years, but our society has largely moved away from natural remedies. Many Americans are now re-discovering the health benefits of spices, herbs, and a range of healing foods. We explore medicinal plants, and how to reap the benefits they offer.
Guests
Holly Shimizu
Executive Director, U.S. Botanic Garden
Mark J. Plotkin
Ethnobotanist; President, Amazon Conservation Team; Author, "Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature's Healing Secrets;" "Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice."
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Kojo do you prefer Indica or Sativa?
Tim Scott in his book Invasive Plant Medicine cautions that
many so called 'invasive plants' are valued in their countries of origin for their medicinal properties. We should stop our kneejerk eradication of them [often polluting earth and water with under tested and dangerous pesticides] and look to the ways they can be used for healing!