Saturday, 3 February 2024

Plants We Used To Use 303. Mock strawberry

Mock strawberry (Potentilla indica) fruit and leaves are edible. Herbally, Mock strawberry was used as an anticoagulant and antiseptic. A decoction of the plant was employed for swellings. Its fresh leaves could also be crushed, fashioned into a poultice and directly applied to boils and burns.

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Sandwich Island Saga 62. Wind turbines and birds

Research in Norway has revealed that painting one blade of a wind turbine black, greatly reduces the number of bird collisions. ...