{"id":224083,"date":"2024-03-27T18:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T22:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandartofherbalism.com\/?p=224083"},"modified":"2024-03-28T11:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:30:44","slug":"planting-the-future-how-you-can-help-protect-medicinal-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandartofherbalism.com\/planting-the-future-how-you-can-help-protect-medicinal-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting the Future: How You Can Help Protect Medicinal Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The plants are calling you.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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They have a rich and diverse vocabulary and speak in many tongues. For the scientist the plant may speak in the minute language of chemicals and isolates; to the medicine person they speak in the multi-versed language of healing; to the poet, they speak in beauty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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No matter what language you speak or comprehend the plants will converse in a manner in which you can understand, though it may take a listening ear and an open heart to hear them.\u00a0 Through their color, scent, medicine power, and beauty they seduce and entice us into the realm of our senses where we hear best the language of the plants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Many people, when they first begin working with plants, don\u2019t recognize the language by which plants speak. They are listening for familiar words. But words are only one method of communication and, as most people discover, not always the best language to convey feelings or thoughts.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Ask anyone who has dug their hands deep in the dirt, planted seeds, harvested medicine, and taken time simply to get to know plants on their own turf, and they will tell you that the plants communicate clearly if we but choose to listen. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What can you do to make a difference? \u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Here are several ways you can make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It seems that everyone these days is interested in learning how herbal medicine can benefit them. But equally important, if not more so, is the welfare of the plant communities themselves.<\/span><\/p>

Opt for organically cultivated herbs or those responsibly wild-crafted, avoiding endangered or at-risk species. If a company sells unsustainable wild-harvested products, let them know your concerns. Ann Armbrecht\u2019s book, The Business of Botanicals<\/a> (Chelsea Green Press), is an excellent resource for all herbalists and plant lovers to go deeper into this topic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Know the herbs that are at-risk. United Plant Savers<\/a> maintains a list of At-Risk Species<\/a>. Download or print the document and keep it close at hand. Ask your local herb stores to post the list next to its herb section to educate customers. If there are plants in your area or bio-region that you are concerned about, let United Plant Savers know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Herbalism is kitchen medicine. Learning to make your own medicine<\/a> inexpensively in your own kitchen keeps the power in the people\u2019s hands<\/a> – instead of the big companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Most of the plants needed for everyday medicine are easily grown and adaptable<\/a>. In fact, many are species we like to call \u201cweedy.\u201d If you have a small space, consider growing the plants you use most for your medicine. Try to plant as many at-risk plants<\/a> as you have space for and that will grow in your habitat. See Richo Cech’s book Growing At-Risk Medicinal Herbs<\/a> (Herbal Reads LLC).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Whether you live on a small city plot or a thousand acres, help restore biodiversity by restoring at least a section of the land to its native wildness. When the birds and insects and frogs begin to return, your good stewardship will be rewarded with such a gift of beauty and diversity. Read The Man Who Planted Trees<\/a> by Jean Giono for a glimpse into the magnitude of change this one small action can bring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cGrace happens when we act with others on behalf of our world.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A sanctuary is a holy place, one of refuge or protection. Creating a botanical sanctuary<\/a> is a simple yet profound act of purpose and intention. United Plant Savers\u2019s Botanical Sanctuary Network<\/a> is a thriving and ever-growing community of botanical sanctuaries around the US. Learn more about creating your own and joining the network at https:\/\/unitedplantsavers.org\/bsn\/<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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When we choose to use plants as our medicine, we then become accountable for the wild gardens, their health and their upkeep. We begin a co-creative partnership with the plants, giving back what we receive ~ health, nourishment, beauty and protection. We have reached a time in history when not to consider this co-creative relationship with the resources we use on this small and beautiful planet would be disastrous. We invite you to join in our efforts to help Plant the Future.<\/p>

When you become a United Plant Savers member<\/a>, you join a community<\/strong> of thousands of members who support a mission to protect at-risk medicinal plants and fungi<\/strong>.<\/p>

For the month of March, save $5 off any membership<\/strong> when you use code MARCH2024 at checkout. And, when you join this month, you\u2019ll also get a $75 gift card<\/strong> to use towards classes in the International Herb Symposium\u2019s Learning Center.<\/p>

This year is United Plant Savers\u2019 30th anniversary! Let\u2019s all make this the best year yet for supporting this incredible mission!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWe remain hopeful that we can and will make a difference helping to ensure that our medicinal plant populations are here for our grandchildren and their grandchildren to enjoy and even more importantly, that they remain an integral part of the great web of life.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2015 Rosemary Gladstar<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The plants are calling you. They have a rich and diverse vocabulary and speak in many tongues. For the scientist the plant may speak in the minute language of chemicals and isolates; to the medicine person they speak in the multi-versed language of healing; to the poet, they speak in beauty. 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