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Healthy Habits; Yerba Mansa
For centuries, this Southwestern U.S. and Northern Mexico native plant has been a traditional medicine utilized in treating many ailments topically and internally. Yerba mansa, or Anemopsis californica, is considered by many as one of the most versatile and invaluable natural medicines of the Southwest. https://www.wishgardenherbs.com/blogs/wishgarden/yerba-mansa This immune system boosting, low-growing, non-woody herbaceous perennial, also known…
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Chaparral: This flowering, desert shrub thrives in Mexico and in the Southwestern U.S., such as in the Mojave & Sonora Deserts. Chaparral’s small leaves are said to have a tarlike smell, thus it has gained the nicknames greasewood and creosote bush. However, its tiny, yellow, spring blooming flowers are said to have a much…
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Healthy Habits: Galangal Root There are 2 varieties of this cancer-fighting root, greater and lesser. Galangal is related to turmeric and ginger and has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda for centuries, as it’s native to Asia. https://specialtyproduce.com/produce/Galangal_Root_618.php It is similar in appearance to ginger, and contrastingly has a flavor described as bitter,…
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