Medicinal Plants of North America by Jim Meuninck
Author:Jim Meuninck
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781493019625
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Hawthorn
Rosaceae (Crataegus spp.: C. laevigata [Poiret] DC.; C. monogyna Jacquin Emend.; C. oxyacantha; C. douglasii Lindl; C. macrosperma Ashe)
Identification: Shrubs to small trees from 6’ to 20’ in height, many branched. Branches thorny. Yellow-green leaves glossy, three- to five-lobed, with forward-pointing lobes and serrated leaf edges. Numerous white flowers in terminal clusters, with ten to twenty stamens that give rise to small applelike fruit. Fruit ovoid to round, red or black, mealy. There is one seed in each chamber of the ovary.
Habitat: Hawthorn species are found nationwide. C. macrosperma: United States east of the prairie. Damp woods and fringes of forests. They prefer some exposure to sun.
Food: The fruit may be eaten out of hand. It’s mealy and seedy, but its heart-protecting value makes it worth the trouble. The fruit may be sliced and dried and decocted or infused in water to make a health-protecting drink. It blends tastefully with green tea. Berries are gathered in August and immersed in boiling water for thirty seconds and then cut in half, seeds removed, and dried in a food dryer. Berries may be cooked in hot cereals or added to tea. Be creative.
Download
Medicinal Plants of North America by Jim Meuninck.pdf
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.
The Lonely City by Olivia Laing(4565)
Animal Frequency by Melissa Alvarez(4147)
All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot(3980)
Walking by Henry David Thoreau(3681)
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid(3632)
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian(3470)
COSMOS by Carl Sagan(3346)
How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from Puddles to the Sea (Natural Navigation) by Tristan Gooley(3236)
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell(3098)
The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben(3097)
Hedgerow by John Wright(3095)
How to Read Nature by Tristan Gooley(3073)
Project Animal Farm: An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food by Sonia Faruqi(3008)
Origin Story by David Christian(2990)
Water by Ian Miller(2950)
A Forest Journey by John Perlin(2906)
The Plant Messiah by Carlos Magdalena(2745)
A Wilder Time by William E. Glassley(2686)
Forests: A Very Short Introduction by Jaboury Ghazoul(2667)
