This place doesn’t really have the communities I normally engage with on social media so I may not post until that changes. I find Mastodon is a decent replacement for the news updates I used to use Twitter for, however.
Bane Folk
@banefolk
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Had a “start the car!” moment today when I found a patch of wild jerusalem artichokes (aka wild sunflower or helianthus tuberosus). It’s native to North America and the roots are as delicious as potatoes. I will attempt to transplant them into my garden later this autumn.
Its look-a-like is the non-edible false sunflower (aka oxeye or heliopsis helianthoides), a native wildflower used as a common garden ornamental.
A chunk of rhizome from the fragrant white water lily (nymphaea odorata var. tuberosa), native to North America. In Native American traditional medicine it has been used to treat coughs, colds, bronchitis, tuberculosis, internal wounds and inflammation.
Water lily rhizomes are anti-inflammatory, astringent, demulcent, and antibacterial and contain aporphine alkaloids which the body can turn into apomorphine, a potent alkaloid used in pharmaceuticals to treat Parkinson’s.
Hi folks! My name is Sarah Anne Lawless and I’m a herbalist, herbal medicine maker, and outdoor educator with a focus on poisonous plants, poison as medicine, mushroom identification, and ethnobotany.
I’m also a published artist and author known for my illustrations of plants & skulls and my writings on folklore and witchcraft.
My website: https://banefolk.com
My discord: https://discord.gg/mcEW9xe9qM