Plant Detective
Summary: Flora Delaterre, plant detective, investigates one medicinal plant per program, including recent science, traditional uses, efficacy, risks, and lore. Delaterre's investigations take her around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Siberia, from the Appalachian Mountains to the rainforests of the Northwest, from research laboratories to your backyard. A production of Montana Public Radio since 1996. Program duration: 1:29
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For urinary tract infection and tissue healing; milder than uva-ursi. Keywords: urinary antiseptic, astringent, salicylates, endangered, uva-ursi, kinnickinnick, kinnikinnick, Chimaphila umbellate, medicinal plants
Safe, effective uterine tonic, but no longer recommended for childbirth. Keywords: childbirth, uterus, oxytocin, endangered, blue ginseng, blueberry root, papoose root, squawroot, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Flora Delaterre
Nondescript weed that stops bleeding, especially in the uterus. Keywords: weed, styptic, hemorrhage, uterus, uterine hemorrhage, Capsella bursa, medicinal plants, phytomedicinals, Flora Delaterre
For urinary & prostate problems; cooling, soothing, healing. Keywords: Urinary tract infection, prostate, diuretic, inflammation, Zea Mays, Flora Delaterre, medicinal plants
