Dr. Michelle Jorgensen
Are you spending hours in your yard pulling weeds or pulling up medicine??
Have you ever thought of your weeds as medicine? Probably not, but let me tell you about some interesting things I’ve been learning about medicinal weeds!
Years ago when my grandfather visited our home, he went to our garden, picked the “weeds”, and brought them in to cook for dinner.
We were shocked and let him eat all of this delicacy on his own, then retold this “crazy grandpa” story for years…
Well, I need to apologize to my grandpa!
I now save, eat, and use the weeds for medicine. He grew up during the Great Depression…
…and I’m sure his family used everything they could for food and medicine. There is a lot to be learned from generations past.
I’m going to teach you all about those “weeds”…
…which ones are good for eating, which are medicinal weeds, and how to use them.
I am certainly an expert in weed pulling, but I am still learning the best ways to use these plants for food and medicine.
I’ll share what I know about three plants you can find in your yard TODAY!
Those yellow flowers you thought were weeds your whole life are actually a superfood! Here’s the health benefits of dandelions and how to eat them, including making a delicious dandelion tea.
Health Benefits:
How to use it:
Dandelion Tea– use the root, so pull up as much as possible when pulling the plant.
Are these weeds or medicine?? Definitely the latter! It’s a shame that purslane is either pulled out as a pest or ignored.
It’s great food that can be found growing in nearly every yard around the world, and has been named one of two most nutritious plants in the world by Michael Pollan in one of my favorite books, In Defense of Food.
Health benefits:
How to use it:
Every spring, the first signs of life in my garden is Mallow. You probably have them too.
They invade lawns, landscapes, parkways, parking lots, drainage ditches, and all nooks and crannies when the weather is cool and damp. This plant is also a powerhouse of medicine and nutrition.
Health benefits:
How to use it:
Go into your yard, look for one of these three plants, and make some nutritious food or medicine! It’s not strange… it’s a great way to be healthy!
You CAN take charge of your health, for pennies or FREE using all of those delicious weeds my grandpa introduced me to years ago.
Enjoy!
Dr. Michelle Jorgensen
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