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Medicinal Weeds

Mimi Hernandez, MS, RH(AHG)

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+ Weeds as Medicine!!

Journal of Ethno-Pharmacology

“Those miserable plants that always turn up where

they are least welcome account for more than a

third of the plants used in pharmaceuticals. That's

despite the fact that only about 3 percent of the

world's plant species are classified as weeds.”

John Richard Step, University of Florida


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+ Weeds as Medicine

“Any undesired, uncultivated plant that grows in

profusion so as to crowd out a desired crop.”

“Weeds developed defense compounds that

protect them from animals and insects”

They survive because of their compounds.


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+ Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica Family: Polygonaceae

Japanese Knotweed has the following characteristics:

An "invasive species," AKA a weed. Listed in the Top 100 Worst Weeds category!

A perennial plant, one that lives for greater than 2 years.

Can be grown in most climates and is found in 39 of the 50 US States. Also found in great quantities in Japan, China, Korea, Canada, and the UK.

It is very difficult to kill or eradicate from an area.

It can survive extreme temperatures both hot and cold. (as low as -30 degrees Fahrenheit)It's roots can grow up to nearly 10 feet deep!


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+ Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica Family: Polygonaceae

The young shoots, which have a mild acid flavor, can be eaten in spring, either cooked in the same way as asparagus or used as a rhubarb substitute in pies, fruit soups, jams etc.

The seed can be ground into a powder and used as a flavoring and thickener in soups etc, or can be mixed with cereals when making bread, cakes etc.


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Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica Family: Polygonaceae

Many large supplement companies now list

Japanese Knotweed on the supplement labels as

their source of Resveratrol.

Also an important source of the laxative Emodin.

The roots of Japanese knotweed are used in

traditional Chinese and Japanese herbal medicines

as a natural laxative


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Resveratrol

HDL “good cholesterol” levels rose 26 percent

Blood clotting decreased

Blood flow increased

Resveratrol works by spurring activity and

regrowth in cells’ mitochondria, which experts call

“the energy powerhouses of the cell.”

Big doses of red wine could promote long life

Study: Compound reduced negative effects of high-calorie diet in fat mice- 2007 The Associated

Press.


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Japanese Knotweed

According to herbalist Stephen Buhner, Japanese Knotweed began proliferating across bioregions immediately preceding the emergence of Lyme disease.

broad-spectrum antibacterial that has been found effective against spirochetes including Borrelia burdorferi(Lyme).

It is an antiviral, immunomodulator, immunostimulant, laxative, diuretic, expectorant, antitussive and a capillary stimulant.

The capillary stimulant action is of specific importance in Lyme treatment as it increases the blood flow to areas where the Lyme spirochete likes to live such as the eyes, skin, heart and joints. This then helps to carry the medicinal constituents of any treatments to those places.

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Japanese Knotweed

Resveratrol

Red Wine, Peanuts, Balsamic and red wine vinegar are also sources of

resveratrol.

Sanders TH, McMichael RW. Occurrence of resveratrol in edible peanuts. Presentation,

American Oil Chemists Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998. Discussed in Peanuts contain

significant amount of plant compound that may prevent risk of heart disease and cancer, a news

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+ Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Family: Caprifoliaceae

Flowers used in Chinese

medicine for cold and flu.

At least a dozen antiviral

compounds

Stems used for basketry

Berries are toxic


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+ The Cosmic Dandelion

June Ellen Bradley


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Dandelion Taraxacum officinalis Family: Asteraceae

Leaves are considered

diuretic

Rich Source of Patassium

Sweeney B, Vora M, Ulbricht C, Basch E. Evidence-based systematic review of

dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) by natural standard research collaboration. J

Herb Pharmacother. 2005;5(1):79-93.


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+ Dandelion Taraxacum officinalis Family: Asteraceae

•Roots have been used as a

liver supportive

• Can aid digestion

• Supports the bowels

• Classic spring cleanse herb

•Skin health


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Inulin Rich Dandelion Roots

Food substances which promote the growth of

beneficial bacteria in the intestines.

Plant based carbohydrates, that are non digestible

and serve as a food source for our Flora.

Inulin is water soluble.

Inulin comes out best in a boil.


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Top Sources of Inulin

Dandelion Root

Chicory Root

Burdock Root

Elecampane Root

Jicama

Onions

Garlic

Jeruselum Artichokes

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Burdock Root Arctium lappa Family: Asteraceae

Edible Roots- nice to pickle

Good Source of Inulin

Bitter Tonic

Reputation for Tissue Detox

Great Spring cleanse combo with Dandelion Roots


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+ Burdock Root Arctium lappa Family: Asteraceae

Burdock ranked eleventh in a poll of medical herbalists in

the United States of their most important herbs (Bergner

1994)

Burdock is thought to enhance liver function by promoting

the flow of bile, increases circulation to the skin, and is a mild

diuretic.

The Eclectics considered it a lymphatic herb, promoting the

flow of lymph

By herbalists it is often referred to as a “Blood Purifier”


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Burdock First and Second Year


Burdock Seed and Root





+ Plantain Plantago major Family: Plantaginaceae

A common Yard Weed

The “Herbal Band-Aid”

Astringent properties

Reputation for drawing

Demulcent properties soothe irritated skin.

Bacteriostatic activity


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• Helps draw out poisons,

splinters & thorns

• Used to soothe & heal

irritated skin

•Seeds are the source of

psyllium

• Cooling expectorant for

respiratory congestion

Plantain Plantago major Family: Plantaginaceae


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Plantain

How to use:

Spit poultice

Bruise leaf and wrap

around wound injury

Make a soothing “seed

sludge” for rashes

Make an oil or salve


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+ Chickweed Stellaria media Family: Caryophyllaceae

• Dr Duke’s favorite to to

calm topical itch

• A classic eye wash

• Edible as a salad green

• Reputed to aid in weight

loss

• Cooling herb for urinary

tract issues


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+ Chickweed Stellaria media Family: Caryophyllaceae Ingredients

2 cloves garlic

3/4 cup or walnuts

3 cups chickweed leaves

1/2 cup olive oil

3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Pulse your garlic fine

Add nuts-pulse til finely chopped.

Add remaining ingredients

When you've got your desired consistency stir in a pinch of salt.


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+ Mullein

• Expectorant

• Analgesic for ear pain

• Calms a ticklish cough

• Cools rheumatic pains


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Garlic Mullein Ear Oil

Place:

1 whole bulb of minced garlic

1 ounce of mullein flowers

1 pint of Olive Oil

In a jar, cover and set in the sunlight for 1 week.

Strain into a clean dry jar & store in fridge. For a

quicker method, heat over lowest flame for 30

minutes. Place 3-7 drops of warmed oil into affected

ear.


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+ Violets

• High in Rutin: good for veins

• Edible

• Nice in a salve for spider veins

• Gorgeous in a vinegar


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Red Clover is an effective Lymphatic

Red clover may also benefit bone density and reduce blood pressure

44% Reduction seen in experience of hot flashes in women

Van de Weijer PH, Barentsen R. Isoflavones from red clover (Promensil) significantly reduce menopausal hot flush symptoms compared with placebo. Maturitas. 2002 Jul 25;42(3):187-93.

Red Clover Trifolium pratense Family: Leguminaceae


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+ Red Clover Trifolium pratense Family: Leguminaceae

Genesteine & Daidzeine

Red Clover has more isoflavone profile than soy.

High source of calcium

Can eat in salads, vinegars, infusions

Extracts available


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+ Kudzu!


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+ Kudzu History

Kudzu was promoted as a forage crop

and an ornamental plant.

Kudzu was introduced from Japan into the United States in 1876 at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition

Countries were invited to build exhibits to celebrate the 100th birthday of the U.S.

The Japanese government constructed a beautiful garden filled with plants from their country.

The large leaves and sweet-smelling blooms of kudzu captured the imagination of American gardeners who used the plant for ornamental purposes.


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Kudzu seedling nurseries produced and distributed more than 73 million seedlings between 1935

and 1941 (Tabor and Susott, 1941).

Florida nursery operators,

Charles and Lillie Pleas,

discovered that animals would

eat the plant and promoted its

use for forage in the 1920s.

Their Glen Arden Nursery in

Chipley sold kudzu plants

through the mail. A historical

marker there proudly

proclaims "Kudzu Developed

Here."


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"Cotton isn't king in the South anymore.

Kudzu is king!” Channing Cope

Channing Cope of Covington,

Georgia promoted use of the vine to control erosion.

During the 1940s, he traveled across the southeast starting Kudzu Clubs to honor what he called "the miracle vine.“

In his 1949 book, Front Porch Farmer, Channing Cope presents kudzu as the panacea that will allow farmers to adopt a life of leisure and relaxation, as this new crop “works while you sleep.” Kudzu was widely promoted as a drought-resistant, high-nitrogen forage crop.

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Franklin Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps planted Kudzu widely for

many years.

From 1935 to the early 1950s the

Soil Conservation Service encouraged farmers in the South to plant kudzu to reduce soil erosion

Hundreds of young men were given work planting kudzu through the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Farmers were paid as much as eight dollars an acre as incentive to plant fields of the vines in the 1940s.

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Under ideal conditions kudzu vines can

grow sixty feet each year

The problem is that it just grows too well!

The climate of the Southeastern U.S. is perfect for kudzu.

The vines grow as much as a foot per day during summer months, climbing trees, power poles, and anything else they contact..

Kudzu was recognized as a pest weed by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1953 , and was removed from its list of permissible cover plants. In 1972 USDA declared it a noxious weed.

Kudzu Invades!


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Kudzu Invades!


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Kudzu Invades!


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Tap roots, rhizomes, and runners!

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Seeds which may not germinate for years giving rise to new plants long after the

old vines are pulled out

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No significant natural competitors or predators

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Kudzu wine!

Kudzu Uses


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Jams! Flowers smell and taste like grapes!

Kudzu Uses

For recipe and more of these beautiful pictures go to http://cricketbread.com/blog/2007/09/07/kudzu-blossom-jelly/

•When added to water and heated, kudzu powder becomes clear and adds stickiness to the food. It is sometimes known as "Japanese arrowroot", due to the similar culinary effect it produces.


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Food!

The non-woody parts of the

plant are edible. The young

leaves can be used for

salad or cooked as a leaf

vegetable

the flowers battered and

fried (like squash flowers)

the starchy tuberous roots

can be prepared as any

root vegetable

Kudzu Uses


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Crafts, Baskets, and Paper

Kudzu Uses


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Kudzu Fabrics

Kudzu Uses


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For the Heart

Compounds in kudzu may help to lower heart rate and regulate heart rhythm, in part by widening blood vessels near the heart.

Puerarin also has beta-blocking & calcium channel blocking properties thought to slow and steady the heartbeat and relax arteries in the heart.

Puerarin and perhaps other components of kudzu may promote the formation of new blood vessels around areas of heart tissue damaged by heart attacks or low blood supply.

Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2010 Mar 22.

Kudzu Medicine

TCM daily dosage of kudzu is

typically 9 grams of root, boiled

for 45 to 60 minutes… Drink Tea


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Puerarin ,an isoflavone glycoside

Kudzu may relax blood vessels in the brain, which may help to relieve migraine headaches. kudzu flavonoids were found to dilate microscopic blood vessels in the brain and improve microcirculation

In a 1979 study in China, kudzu was found to result in a complete or major (80%) reduction of migraines in half the patients studied, while 75% experienced some benefit.

Kudzu Medicine

Phytomedicine. 2007 Oct;14(10):652-8. Epub 2007

Sep 17.


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Daidzein and Genisteine isoflavonoids

are phytoestrogens

Small studies of menopausal

women, kudzu was mildly

effective in relieving hot

flashes and other symptoms of

menopause.

Additional early results from

animal studies suggest kudzu

phytoestrogens may help to

protect against bone loss .

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TCM- Traditional for hangovers and alcoholism

Animal studies showed kudzu reduced alcohol intake in rats.

Alcohol consumption was almost cut in half in moderately heavy drinkers given the herb extract in capsule form for a week before taking part in a drinking experiment

Kudzu is known to block two of the natural enzymes that break down alcohol in the body.

In other laboratory studies, kudzu also appeared to protect animal brain, liver, and spine cells from damage by alcohol and other toxic chemicals.

Also found to reduce blood sugar, possibly prevent diabetes…. Hangover effect.

Kudzu Medicine

Lukas SE, Penetar D, Berko J, Vicens L, Palmer C, Mallya G, Macklin

EA, Lee DY. An extract of the Chinese herbal root kudzu reduces

alcohol drinking by heavy drinkers in a naturalistic setting.

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2005 May;29(5):756-62


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The AHG would like to extend a special

offer to the attendees of the Mother Earth

News Fair and include a one-year

membership to the American Herbalists

Guild with the cost of registration, a $70

value .

AHG members receive:

• Subscription to the Journal of the

American Herbalists Guild

• bi-annual newsletter, Guild News and

Views.

• Free Webinars and Access to audio and

video resources.

• To qualify for free membership, please

indicate with your registration that you

heard about the Symposium at the

Mother Earth News Fair.

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Questions?

Not intended to replace the advice of a qualified health practitioner.

Participants are advised to further consult the professional literature

Many of these statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.

Information presented here is based on clinical practice traditional context and professional literature.

Participants are advised to seek expert botanical guidance prior to harvesting unfamiliar plants.

Mimi Hernandez, MS, RH(AHG)

Coordinator, Appalachian Center for

Ethnobotanical Studies

Frostburg State University

[email protected]

www.mimihernandez.com

One World Healing

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