Apr 132012
 

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Grassland Preservation
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) tea boosts the immune system and treats cold and flu systems, like a cough or sore throat. Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata) heads were used to waterproof bags. Other flowers were employed in the creation ...

Mar 222012
 

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Native American Smallpox Remedy Could Be Instrumental in Event of Bioterror Attack
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In the late 1800s, it is believed that the Micmac Native Americans of Nova Scotia used an herbal remedy—a botanical infusion derived from a species of the pitcher plant—to treat smallpox, reported Chemistry World, a publication that features ...
Rediscovered Native American remedy kills poxvirusChemistry World

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Mar 012012
 

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Indigenous South African Tea Proving to Be a Health Remedy
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For centuries, the people of the southernmost region of Africa have sipped a distinct red colored herbal tea and sworn by its soothing and healing properties. Now science is playing catch up with this indigenous health remedy, proving what people of ...