My dictionary defines the word Weed as: “a plant considered
undesirable, unattractive, or troublesome, especially one
growing where it is not wanted, as in a garden.” Herbs or
medicinal plants are often considered weeds - usually because
they grow in undesirable places. Many herbs have been introduced
into Australia and because they are not native plants, they have
often few competitors for resources such as water, soil
nutrients and light and have few predators.
Subsequently,
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endangering native vegetation and even various animal species
such as birds and insects. Weeds certainly can be a real threat
to native flora, fauna,
cartier sunglasses cheap, rain forests and even aquatic ecosystems.
Recalcitrant herbs are targeted by the authorities for
eradication or sprayed on an ongoing basis, in an attempt to
control their spread and protect sensitive ecosystems.
You don’t need to go to exotic places like the rain forests to
find medicinal plants,
Armani Sunglasses bargain, they usually grow right at your feed; on
footpaths, roadsides, garbage dumps, even in your garden.
Given that most medicinal plants are weeds and because weeds
grow as prolifically as they do, they are often easy to
cultivate � you will actually have more of a problem keeping
them in a designated area, rather than a problem growing them.
Wildcrafted herbs are herbs gathered from the wild. The
advantage of wildcrafted herbs is that these generally are very
healthy and full of the desired medicinal properties.
Wildcrafted herbs are usually native to an area and thus are not
weeds. They often occur in clusters and grow in ‘ideal’
conditions under which they can attain their full medicinal
potential.
A problem with wildcrafting medicinal plants occurs where there
is little or no control over the amount that can be harvested at
any one time or by any one person, at least this is the case in
Australia. This can decimate a local population of wild
medicinal plants. Taking of any vegetation is illegal without
authorisation in Australian National Parks and protected areas
for this reason. Some medicinal plants are actually becoming
rare and endangered and the harvesting of these species should
at the very least be regulated. Better still, organic farming of
such herbs should be encouraged and promoted. This would provide
struggling farmers with alternative cash crops during times when
their primary sources of income are not performing well.
Weeds or Treasures - it really does not matter what you call
them, the fact remains they are often very powerful medicinal
plants that have the potential to address many of today's major
health problems and they have done so for thousands of years...
About the author:
Danny Siegenthaler is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine
and together with his wife Susan, a medical herbalist and
aromatherapist, they have created Natural Skin Care Products
by Wildcrafted Herbal Products to share their 40 years of
combined expertise with you.
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