| OCR Text |
Show HOPPING TIMES - JULY 1993 - 7 — More WEEDS bread, dumplings. Hulls (boiled) make dark red dye. Flute made of stalk for ceremonials. Yellow Fleld Dodder . . . from Page 1. Dried, a diuretic. Canaries and parakeets love the fresh greens. For internal, external inflammations. Cough Sweet Clover—Dried leaves among clothes discourage moths. Tea is drunk or rubbed on body to treat colds. Grasshoppers love it. this summer. Bright yellow, and looking a bit like someone just threw out a big pot of thin spaghetti, this medicine. Use in salads or, lightly boiled, as vegetable. Poultice for boils, carbuncles, abscesses; cream for other skin disorders. Expectorant and antacid. Cocklebur—A cocklebur liniment, when rubbed under the armpit, reduces excess perspiration. Dandelion—Natural diuretic and digestive aid. High mineral content, potassium, lecithin. Tea of dandelion, ginseng, ginger root lowers blood sugar. Improves liver and kidney functions. Filaree (Crane or Heron’s Bill)—Use young plants raw or cooked. Treats excessive menstruation. Used for Tumble Mustard—Nutritious potherb when young and tender. Next year, I’ll start earlier and make appropriate use of every weed. Of course. —Cris Coffey Sources: Edible Native Plants, H. D. Harrington; Herbs, Reader‘s Digest Home Handbooks; Magic and Medicine ofPlants, Reader's Digest Association; Medicinal Plants ofthe Desert and Canyon West, Michael Moore; Herb Mindell's Herb Bible; Nanisé, A Navajo Herbal, Vernon O Mayes, Barbara Bayless Lacy; New Age Herbalist, Richard Mabey. wildcat, bobcat, mountain lion bites. Ground Cherry (Chinese Lantern)— Hikers appreciate its fresh fruit Makes good jams and jellies. Use dried pods in winter floral arrangements. Horseweed—Native to eastern US. Tea for moist coughs and runny nose, hayfever. Lambs Quarters—Use young growth as salad green or boiled like spinach. Nutritious. W POA/Town Notes Meetings of June 7 dedication of Castle Valley Drive. The the seeds & powder them as best you can (preferably while they are still green). 1/2-1 tsp. powder in hot water treats elevated blood fats, lessens arteriosclerosis. For mild essential hypertension. A sensible diuretic. Don’t overdose. Slows heartbeat. Navajo ceremonials, ceremonial tobacco. Russian Thistle (Tumbleweed)— Young plants 2 to 5 inches tall make good potherb. Cook tops 12-15 minutes. serve like spinach. Use young plants as mulch. Treats influenza. Used in Navajo ceremonials. Snakeweed—Steep 1/2 hour in boiling water, add to bath. This tea is safe and soothing for arthritis and rheumatism, sore muscles, and hyperextensions. Drink some while you soak. A respected Hispanic remedy. Hopi tea for upset stomach. Pulp chewed and placed on ant, bee, or wasp stings. Ceremonial. Dodder reproduces by tiny seeds which only begin the plant’s growth. After germination and the production of a very small root system, dodder attaches itself to a green plant and spends the rest of its life feeding off the host plant. The small root system disappears as soon as the dodder has attached itself to the host plant. Other dodder miscellany: Seeds are fairly long-lived and can remain in the soil for several years before germinating. Dodder belongs to the morning glory and bindweed family. It a vine. Dodder uses many different broadleaf plants as hosts, but particularly likes alfalfa and clover. It lacks the green chlorophyll that enable most plants to produce food from sunlight. —Jack Campbell Castle Valley Drive Ballots: The results were 319 for and 12 against. Not too soon, either. As most of us have probably noticed, the chip sealing process is already in the works. The on these “cheesits.” Castle Valley Drive and dotting Castle Valley fields. ballots are in on the vote regarding the make good tea. Seeds make good, slow Puncture Vine (Goats Head)—Dry parasitic annual can be seen along can grow from one plant to another like Malva (Cheeseweed)—Dried leaves paced eating, like pinenuts. I grew up . . . is beginning to appear again dedication was formally approved at their respective meetings by both the POA Board and Town Council. Outdoor Burning: Castle Valley is experiencing extreme fire danger this time of year, as it usually does. Outdoor burning poses a major threat. Don’t burn yard debris. Don’t have campfires, and be careful with that barbecue. Warning signs are now Canyonlands Llamas ANN BENGE posted at the front gate. ‘ Town Lot: The well drilling has been completed, and the flow of water is 15 gallons per minute. The cost of the well was close to $10,000. Ouch! Road Supervisor: John Blake was voted in as the new Road Supervisor. He will be working on maintaining the 12 miles of Castle Valley Roads peripheral to Castle Valley Drive. Election Filing Date: Any person wishing to run for a council position must file by August 24th. Contact Lois Sunflowers—Removes warts; pith of stem is burned and powdered ash Wagstaff, Town Clerk, for forms— applied. Seeds ground into meal for 259-5077. —Andrea Wheeling CVSR 1911 Moab, Utah 84532 (801) 259-5739 |
