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🌿What influences herbal quality, how is it controlled and why is it important?
Barry Moore explores analytical methods and offers guidance to purchasing high quality herbs.
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Mar 19
🌰Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
Black walnut produces juglone through releasing chemicals into the soil inhibiting the germination of competing plants.
This defensive nature is also expressed through the fragrance of the tannin-rich leaves giving protection from many insect pests, and finally in the extraordinary hardness of the case surrounding the nut.
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Mar 18
🌰Black walnut (Juglans nigra)
Black walnut has a gradual stimulant and cleansing action in the digestive system, relieving constipation and diarrhoea. Its antifungal and antiparasitic actions make it effective for both internal and external use.
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Mar 17
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Mar 15