Earth Medicine

0790.0005
Danbury, New Fairfield, Connecticut
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EIAJ 1/2 in. open reel videotape. // Fifth program in series. Opens with video montage of chopped-down plants/vegetation in New Fairfield, Connecticut. Philip Lebowitz speaks with Little Tree in Danbury Public Library studio about the destruction done, says ignorance of the usefulness of the plants was likely part of the reason. Focus of the episode is primarily on the medicinal uses of roots. Little Tree shows various leaves and roots and describes how to identify and use them. Plants include: comfrey leaf, which can be used as a tea to purify blood; sweet fern, which can be used to treat canker sores and also smoked as a tobacco additive; licorice tree root, which can be chewed and used as a dental floss or in tea; maidenhair, which can be applied to hair; Solomon's seal, for treating arthritis; goldenseal, which is a powerful cure-all in tea form; and sweet flag/indian root, which is a ceremonial Algonquin root. Little Tree also discusses differences in making tea from roots and leaves. // See collection folder for more information about Little Tree.

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