Mountain Garden Offers Herbal Learning

By Jillian Randel | December 6, 2010 |

Story by Yuri Woodstock Mountain Gardens is a botanical garden nestled in the Black Mountains of North Carolina that offers visitors a chance to work hands-on with Chinese and native herbal medicines. Originally a paradise garden planted by owner Joe Hollis over twenty-five years ago, Mountain Gardens now boasts the widest variety of medicinal herbs…

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Folk Remedies: Useful Plants From Your Backyard

By Contributing Writers | December 6, 2010 |

Story by Yuri Woodstock There exists, under our feet, a cornucopia of edible or medicinal plants, fungi and algae. The wide variety of beneficial species in Appalachia—and their application to a multitude of ailments—comprises a massive realm of knowledge. A Peterson field guide lists wild sarsaparilla root, for example, as a folk remedy for stomachaches,…

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Appalachian Alternatives

By Jillian Randel | December 6, 2010 |

Home Remedies Both Old & New* Story by Jillian Randel Cold and flu givin’ you the blues? According to Natural Medicines Database, Americans contract close to a billion colds per year and around 50 million people in the U.S. get the flu annually. Natural remedies are resurfacing in pharmacies and health stores across the country.…

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