Merriwether's Teachings
Herbal Insider - Wild Lettuce Truths
Wild Lettuce Tales of the pain-relieving powers of wild lettuce (Lactuca species) have reached a mythical status across the internet, but how accurate is the name "opium lettuce"? Like all...
Herbal Insider - Wild Lettuce Truths
Wild Lettuce Tales of the pain-relieving powers of wild lettuce (Lactuca species) have reached a mythical status across the internet, but how accurate is the name "opium lettuce"? Like all...
Armor Up with Echinacea!
Echinacea by Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. chemist & herbalist Once commonly found in ditches and fields along many American roads, the large, purple flowers of echinacea aka purple cone flower...
Armor Up with Echinacea!
Echinacea by Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. chemist & herbalist Once commonly found in ditches and fields along many American roads, the large, purple flowers of echinacea aka purple cone flower...
Herbal Insider - Ginseng: East meets West
What wonderful herb would draw together both Native American healers and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners 5000 years ago? Use of ginseng (Panax ginseng) in Traditional Chinese Medicine can be traced...
Herbal Insider - Ginseng: East meets West
What wonderful herb would draw together both Native American healers and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners 5000 years ago? Use of ginseng (Panax ginseng) in Traditional Chinese Medicine can be traced...
Village Healer - Heat Exhaustion
Seeing one of my students collapse from heat exhaustion during a plant walkabout is always terrifying. For that reason, I don't schedule these classes during the hottest months of the...
Village Healer - Heat Exhaustion
Seeing one of my students collapse from heat exhaustion during a plant walkabout is always terrifying. For that reason, I don't schedule these classes during the hottest months of the...
Herbal Insider - Growing & Using Lemon Balm
Ah, lemon balm—Melissa officinalis, a beloved member of the mint family with a long history in both apothecaries and kitchen gardens. Let’s delve into its virtues. 🌿 Medicinal Properties:Lemon balm...
Herbal Insider - Growing & Using Lemon Balm
Ah, lemon balm—Melissa officinalis, a beloved member of the mint family with a long history in both apothecaries and kitchen gardens. Let’s delve into its virtues. 🌿 Medicinal Properties:Lemon balm...
Gut Microflora vs Cancer
Cancer cells HATE gut bacteria. Why? Because the microflora that's supposed to be in our gut have an interesting effect on digestive bile acids - they modify these compounds into...
Gut Microflora vs Cancer
Cancer cells HATE gut bacteria. Why? Because the microflora that's supposed to be in our gut have an interesting effect on digestive bile acids - they modify these compounds into...