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Western North Carolina is one of the richest areas for medicinal plants in North America, if not the world. In addition to the famous woodland herbs in our area such as ginseng, black cohosh, and wild yam, we also have a lot of common plants and trees growing all over that could be used for healing purposes. Walking around our yards and fields we can find useful weeds like goldenrod and honeysuckle, native trees like sumach, sassafras, and witch hazel, and even some noxious weeds like kudzu, Japanese knotweed, and mimosa have a number of medicinal uses. In this short talk, author CoreyPine will discuss some of the common and useful medicinal weeds that are easy to identify and discuss how to harvest and use them for our health and well-being. CoreyPine Shane RH (AHG), founder and director of the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine near Asheville, NC, has spent over 25 years helping clients and teaching people by artfully blending Chinese and Western herbal traditions with a focus on local plants. His new book “Southeast Medicinal Plants” (Timber Press) covers how to identify, ethically harvest, and use the medicinal Plants of the Southeast. CoreyPine has taught across the United States and in Europe, at many national herb conferences, and is a Professional Member of the American Herbalists Guild. Registration is required to attend this event. |