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Oct 18, 2007
Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus) Non-Native
Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus) Parts used: leaves, root Medicinal uses: A cleansing herb that is used as a laxative to treat constipation, liver pr…
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Oct 18, 2007
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Non-Native
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Parts used: aerial portions, leaves Medicinal uses: Used to treat arthritis, fever, the common cold and hypertensio…
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Oct 18, 2007
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Native to Eastern N. America
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) Parts used: aerial portions Medicinal uses: To stimulate appetite and to treat dyspeptic complaints, including gast…
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Oct 18, 2007
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Native to Eastern N. America
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) Parts used: leaves are harvested in the summer and fall while the bark is harvested in the spring. Medicinal …
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Oct 18, 2007
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Native
Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) Parts used: leaves, fruits, essential oil Medicinal uses: Strongly anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and soothi…
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Oct 18, 2007
Winecap stropharia (Stropharia rugosar-annulata) Non-Native
Winecap stropharia (Stropharia rugosar-annulata) Parts used: young mushrooms Edible uses: The young fruiting bodies or mushrooms of this specie…
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Oct 18, 2007
Willow (Salix spp.) some varieties Native
Willow (Salix spp.) some varieties Parts used: bark, leaves Medicinal uses: Formerly used to staunch internal bleeding as an astringent. Tea made…
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Oct 18, 2007
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Native
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) Parts used: root, leaves Medicinal and other uses: Dried root has a spicy, slightly bitter taste often used as a g…
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Oct 18, 2007
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Native
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Medicinal uses: collect in summer/fall from young trees—highest oil content, antifungal, antibacterial—stim…
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Oct 18, 2007
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) Native
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) Parts used: leaves Medicinal and other uses: Wild geranium can be used as a salad green. It can also be used …
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Oct 18, 2007
Wax myrtle (Pacific) (Myrica spp.) Native
Wax myrtle (Pacific) (Myrica spp.) Parts used: root bark, leaves, berries Medicinal and other uses: Berries season meat and yield balsamic-scented…
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Oct 18, 2007
Vetch, American (Vicia americana) Native
Vetch, American (Vicia americana) Uses: An annual that can fix nitrogen into the soil for use by other plants when it dies. Cautions: Several spe…