by Fox Pflueger | Apr 29, 2020 | Food, Healing Power of Plants
Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) is a summer squash known as a marrow. Like all squash’s zucchinis are a fruit, or pepo, originating in Mesoamerica where it was known locally as ayocotl.Zucchinis are low energy food, meaning they do not spike blood glucose levels...
by Fox Pflueger | Apr 22, 2020 | Healing Power of Plants
Cleavers (Galium aparine) are those sticky plants you find stuck to your pants after a hike. This herb is considered a noxious weed in most parts of the world, & it’s original habitat is unclear. It is from the same family as coffee & it’s fruits...
by Fox Pflueger | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), originally native to SouthEast Asia & New Guinea, was an ancient crop of the Austronesian & Papuan people from which sucrose aka table sugar is produced. In the 19th century sugar became a popular staple & can now be...
by Fox Pflueger | Apr 10, 2020 | Food, Healing Power of Plants
Brinjal, eggplant or aubergine (Solanum melongena) is a purple spongy fruit, or technically a berry. The nightshade was domesticated in South East Asia from its ancestor the thorn or bitter apple from Africa.In Aurveydic tradition this plant was used to treat...
