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RE: MOTHER NATURES MEDICINE CABINET. A SHORT GUIDE TO WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS.

in #homesteading7 years ago

I am wondering if the willow tree could be the same as another type of willow tree. I have one in my backyard but is not the same kind of willow as the one shown... I'm going to have to look it up.
The one with the berries, would that happen to be chokecherries? They are quite sour but do make really good jams.
This is a good find. Thank you for sharing this.

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Choke cherries aka bird cherries are a different type of plant. Though they do make fine jams. The answer to the willow question is yes. Both common and weeping willow share the same medicinal properties. So it seems you have a nice tasting aspirin alternative in your back yard. Always a plus. :)

Awesome! Going to collect some shortly :p
The berries look so much alike. Going to have to look for differences, see if I have any in my neck of the woods :)