Native American cultures have a deep and profound connection with nature, viewing plants not only as sources of food and medicine but also as symbols of spiritual significance. Each plant holds a ...

A coveted component of their medicine cabinet of war included the native plant rattlesnake master, also known as button snakeroot or button eryngo. Used to induce vomiting and cure snake bites by ...

At the University of MinnesotaâÄôs St. Paul campus, alongside acres of agricultural research land, a small group of students work with Native American plants, medicine and culture. Native American ...

Soon 15 students in the yearlong internship went to work. They planted herbs historically used by Native Americans: white sage, a food also used in religious ceremonies; yarrow, a medicinal herb; and ...

Mel Vernon adds that medicine does have a somewhat different meaning among Native Americans. Healing isn’t always something that comes from a drug. It also comes from your mind and spirit.

Used medicinally by Native Americans for centuries, Monotropa uniflora — a.k.a. ghost pipe — is having a moment on social media. Not everybody is happy about it.

In other ways, it is a colorful tree, interesting in all seasons. It has bright-green, aromatic twigs. In spring, fragrant, profuse, green to yellow flowers appear in upright clusters on drooping ...

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The Biden Administration is trying to woo Native Americans whose votes could be pivotal in Western states. One pre-election gambit is to let Medicaid pay for Native American “traditional ...

An outdoor series offered by the nonprofit Environmental Nature Center continues Saturday with a walk through Modjeska Canyon led by medicinal herbalist William Broen.

Soul Tribes founder Shaman Shu discusses his transition from real estate CEO to spiritual healer, bringing sacred plant medicine to urban communities ...

Outside, she's able to connect with her Native American heritage through a community medicine garden. Shabanaa Bush, Anna-Marie Vorce, Laura Moss, Dr. Dee Sherwood, Jordan Morseau and Skyler Wolverton ...