The Joy of Cooking as an Earth Citizen: Lois Ellen Frank on the Plant Yourself Podcast

Lois Ellen Frank’s most recent cookbook, “Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky,” offers delicious recipes and shows how embracing Native American food practices and philosophies can help heal our planet Feeling overwhelmed or hopeless about the environment and our role in its degradation. Frank explains how our shopping habits can support sustainable farming and make […]

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Damiana: what it is for and how to make tea from the plant

Damiana: what it is for and how to make tea from the plant

Damiana is a medicinal plant, also known as chanana, albino or herb-damiana, which is mainly used as a sexual stimulant, in addition to helping to improve digestion and treat problems related to the menstrual cycle, for example. This plant has aphrodisiac, antibacterial, astringent, emollient, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, tonic, purgative, antidepressant and stimulant properties. Damiana’s scientific […]

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