FROM: PULLUPYOURPLANTS.COM Medicinally, Yellow Dock has seemingly been used for everything — by every culture — forever. Unfortunately, it was also heavy-peddled on the medicine show circuit alongside glass bottles of snake oil liniment and sarsaparilla tonic. Traveler, while it is hard to tell which medicinal uses came from ancient…

Ilex paraguariensis FROM: PULLUPYOURPLANTS.COM Ilex paraguariensis, a South American holly tree responsible for providing humankind with the caffeinated beverage called Yerba Maté, has been a celebrated infusion in South America since a time immemorial. The leaves and unopened buds are steeped in tradition, sweetened with affection, and served in friendship. …

FROM: PULLUPYOURPLANTS.COM The latest article is on a plant that most Medium denizens will have no problem finding. Simply walk to a grass lawn, extend your arm (palm upward), and swing it in a dramatic fashion to your right. Chances are, you just presented an active plantago habitat to yourself. …

Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis FROM: PULLUPYOURPLANTS.COM One afternoon, under the shade of a citron tree, Gautama Buddha reached toward a bough weighted with fruit. He plucked one and considered it for a moment. It was large, round and unappealing to the eye…

Durio zibethinus FROM: PULLUPYOURPLANTS.COM In Malasia, the Selangor Sakai believe/d the moon to be an island of fruit trees laying in wait for the dead [4]. And being an important fruit among them, the durian tree doubtlessly stands proud in the moongroves of their ancestors. While it may be hard…