
Herb of the Day: All-Heal
Have you ever sat on a lawn and observed the variety of plants within? There is definitely a lot more than just grass and the

Have you ever sat on a lawn and observed the variety of plants within? There is definitely a lot more than just grass and the

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This plant is Japanese Knotweed

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Yellow Dock or Curly Dock (Rumex crispus) is harvested for it’s roots or mucilaginous new leaves in its leaf sheath. I

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND This plant is so common, even city-dwellers can find it. When I taught Herbal Studies at Daemen College in Buffalo, one

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Yesterday I discussed my fears of the Apiaceae family, Sumac has been another of my fears. Anyone who has ever ventured

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND I’m terrified of the Apiaceae family. Not bad enough to have nightmares or anything, but super-duper cautious to make sure I

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND Now that I’m on a mission to find new herbs to photograph and describe, I feel surrounded! Everywhere I look is

We pulled this one from our garden to make way for some veggies, but just because it was in a space we used for a

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a pretty obvious plant to spot. It’s fuzzy and can grow up to six feet tall. It is a member of

Dr. Jennifer Williamson, ND If I asked anyone who isn’t an herbalist or botanist to draw a clover, they would draw the plant in the