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- Natural Healing — MaravillaThe lovely native Mexican plant Mirabilis jalapa has quite a number of names. In the area where I live, it’s known as Aretitos (little earrings), but it also has been given the names Maravilla, Hoja de Xalapa, Linda Tarde, Clavelina, … Continue reading
- Natural Healing — Rosa de CastillaInitially, I dismissed the few references to roses relating to women’s health in my herbal investigation because roses aren’t native to Mexico, or so I believed. In fact, the common name Rosa de Castilla in these remedies makes it clear … Continue reading
- Natural Healing — BretónicaBretónica (Lepechinia caulescens), not to be confused with betónica (Betonica officinalis) is also known as brenilla, cabezona de mata, xenxenekua, salvia del campo, chía tendida, sonaja, datha nejexmho in Otomi and chun chinaskua by the Purhépecha. Native to Mexico and … Continue reading
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