Day: September 8, 2023
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Why (free) Pokeweed?
Pokeweed contains alkaloids and saponins (compounds that have expectorant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, and stimulate the immune system by encouraging body-defending B cells and T cells to divide). Another constituent is vitamin K, which helps healthy bone growth. Pokeweed has many purported benefits but little science to back them up. In traditional folk medicine, pokeweed stimulates the…
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In the heart of the storm
In the heart of the storm when skies grew dark, A town stood strong, a beacon, a mark. Nature’s fury did not discern, But from its wrath, a lesson we learn. Homes were shaken, streets torn apart, Yet the spirit of unity lit every heart. For in the face of challenge so vast, The town…