Plant Detective show

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

Podcasts:

 Medicinal Plants-Gentian | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

With extremely bitter compounds, it's good for digestion. Keywords: Gentiana, gentian, bitter, digestion, appetite, saliva, gastric juices, cocktails, bile, nutrient absorption, pregnant, ulcers, cultivation, gentian violet, herbs, medicinal plants

 Medicinal Plants-Goji | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Powerful antioxidant & ingredient in Chinese remedies. Keywords: Lycium, wolfberry, goji, berry, circulation, tinnitus, eyesight, liver protection, age-related disease, antioxidant, hypertension, fever, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal

 Medicinal Plants-Goldenrod | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Aquaretic: increases urination without electrolyte loss. Keywords: Goldenrod, Solidago, dye, aquaretic, urinary tract, kidney stones, mouth, throat, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, pain relief, wounds, hayfever, ragweed herbs, medicinal plants

 Medicinal Plants-Wild Indigo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Treatment for typhoid and dysentery. Keywords: Wild indigo, typhoid, dysentery, epidemics, Typhoid Mary, North Brother Island, Baptisia australis, antimicrobial, infections, immunostimulant, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal

 Medicinal Plants-Rooibos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Antioxidant and caffeine-free. Keywords: South Africa, rooibos, redbush, Aspalathus linearis, tea, caffeine, illness, aging, research, not traditional, nonindigenous, herbs, phytomedicinal, medicinal plants, Flora Delaterre, Montana

 Medicinal Plants-Redroot | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Moves lymph, helps swelling & congestion. Keywords: Redroot, New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus, buckbrush, lymph, infection, cysts, adenoids, mono, tonsillitis, sore throat, astringent, congestion, swelling, spleen, herbs, phytomedicinal, medicinal plants

 Medicinal Plants-Sweet Cicely | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Digestive aid, antifungal, and may balance blood sugar. Keywords: Western sweet cicely, Osmorhiza occidentalis, yeast infection, candidiasis, blood sugar, digestion, gas, laxative, licorice, American Indian, tobacco, Lewis, Clark, medicinal plants

 Medicinal Plants-Lovage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Aquaretic & other traditional uses. Keywords: Lovage, Rome, Levisticum officinale, root, aquaretic, urinary tract infection, antimicrobial, digestion, circulation, menstruation, menstrual pain, herbs, phytomedicinal, medicinal plants, Flora Delaterre

 Medicinal Plants-Rose | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Traditional & potential medicine full of vitamin C. Keywords: Rose, Rosa, hips, vitamin C, antioxidant, respiratory infection, digestion, inflammation, arthritis, ophthalmic, immune-boosting, wounds, edible, herbs, phytomedicinal, medicinal plants

 Medicinal Plants-Crampbark | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Great antispasmodic with many applications. Key words: Guelder Rose, snowball bush, crampbark, Viburnum, antispasmodic, asthma, constipation, colic, menstrual cramps, miscarriage, invasive weed, joint pain, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal

 Medicinal Plants-Cat's Claw | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

"South American echinacea," but needs more research. Keywords: Uncaria tomentosa, guianensis, cats claw, immunostimulant, chronic degenerative diseases, AIDS, cancer, overharvest, vine, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal, Flora Delaterre

 Medicinal Plants-Borage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

High in gamma-linolenic acid; helps rheumatoid arthritis. Keywords: Borage, gamma-linolenic acid, rheumatoid arthritis, Borago officinalis, respiratory, skin conditions, GLA, pyrrolizides, liver toxicity, essential fatty acid, sweating, urination

 Medicinal Plants-Yellow Dock | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Ubiquitous weed treats skin and liver problems. Keywords: Rumex, yellow dock, constipation, liver problems, jaundice, hepatitis, acne, skin problems, anemia, weed, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal, Flora Delaterre, Montana

 Medicinal Plants-Hibiscus | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Cooling; lowers hypertension. Keywords: Sudan, hibiscus, karkade, tea, refrigerant, hypertension, cardiac, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal, Flora Delaterre, Montana, Plant Detective, calyx

 Medicinal Plants-True Unicorn | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Phytoestrogenic, used for women's health. Keywords: True Unicorn Root, Aletris farinosa, diosgenin, phytoestrogen, menstruation, menopause, uterine toning, rare, digestion, herbs, medicinal plants, phytomedicinal, women's health, reproduction

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