Comments on Adventures of a Phytochemist: Lawn Medicine

Thank you for your really cool blog!

2012-01-29T20:11:05.179-08:00

Thank you for your really cool blog!

excellent blog so far! nothing's better than f...

2010-12-02T20:55:27.271-08:00

excellent blog so far! nothing's better than flowers and fischer projections on the same page.

Where did you go??? I love you!!

2010-12-02T15:38:28.330-08:00

Where did you go??? I love you!!

Very interesting article - I have used this Planta...

2010-11-16T20:39:04.183-08:00

Very interesting article - I have used this Plantain to treat an long standing ulcer, wound that would not heal... and had great results.

Thank you for the detailed posts you have done, it...

2010-03-28T05:53:39.533-07:00

Thank you for the detailed posts you have done, it is good to read some scientific herbalism. There is so much of the commerce-driven or flaky herbalism around.

Do you get moss-killing chemicals in supermarkets in the US? People here spend so much effort on killing moss and clover. Then you get questions on gardening programmes asking how to fill in the bare patches and stop their lawns being yellow. The clover and moss were there because the conditions were perfect, that is why they were lush and green. I don't want to depress you by reminding you some people are crazy enough to want to kill moss.

Pat, Wow, your lawn sounds absolutely wonderful--...

2010-03-26T15:26:17.150-07:00

Pat,

Wow, your lawn sounds absolutely wonderful-- A medicinal treasure chest. I could write a post for each of the plants you mentioned because they each have a fascinating phytochemical and ethnobotanical story.

We do have Bellis perennis and Achillea millefolium here-in fact I have yarrow growing in my front yard.

Thanks for sharing!

Lalita

Lesley, Thank you for reading. I'm glad you e...

2010-03-26T15:22:10.813-07:00

Lesley,

Thank you for reading. I'm glad you enjoyed the post!

I used to have a lawn (in Manchester, England) tha...

2010-03-26T15:10:27.715-07:00

I used to have a lawn (in Manchester, England) that was a carpet of daisies and dandelions. First a solid block of white tinged with pink, then gold then silver fluff. Dandelion seed is too much hassle and a bit too chewy to count as food unfortunately. I also had three species of plantain, yarrow, chickweed, cleavers, kex, a nettle patch and a self-sown Galeopsis speciosa in the middle of a city that was a spectacular serendipity. In a backyard 5 metres by 3. The grass didn't have a chance.

Did the daisy (Bellis perennis) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium) not get to America?

Thank you for this post and all the fascinating li...

2010-03-22T01:39:01.553-07:00

Thank you for this post and all the fascinating links. I'm a fan of growing wildflowers that most people call weeds.

You mentioned people ripping ivy off trees and burning other plants..... I've known people to enjoy whole days of 'Sycamore bashing'.... and these are members of a wildlife trust! :O)

Marie, I'm so glad you enjoyed the post. Keep...

2010-03-19T17:29:49.883-07:00

Marie,
I'm so glad you enjoyed the post. Keep up the good work you're doing promoting our valuable "weeds" and thanks again for reading!

Lalita

What a great post! As a landscape designer, I'...

2010-03-19T08:37:04.844-07:00

What a great post! As a landscape designer, I've helped a lot of homeowners replace large portions of their lawns with mixed borders and, occasionally, herb and kitchen gardens. I've pointed out the medicinal value of dandelion, chickweed, nettles, etc. but have yet to convince anyone to cultivate them. Thanks for such an informative article.