The Weekly Weed - Botanical News
Ginger!
Overview of medicinal use, plus handy infographic!
Omnivorous Vines, Parasitic Wasp Mummies, and Cancer
Parasitic vine in our own backyard leaves mummies of consumed wasps! Can this help us cure cancer?
Plants with Tech!
Plants with legs can help themselves!
Greenery Makes Us Happy!
Many of us have known from experience for a long time that spending time outdoors improves our moods and reduces stress. Constant stress is a killer in the modern world, so science and medicine tirelessly seek to reduce the effects of this dangerous phenomenon. Let us (lettuce?) turn to science to find some empirical evidence. A study published in The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health focused on the sympathetic (associated with fight-or-flight response) and parasympathetic (the counter that provides physiological calm) nervous systems and reactions to photos of the humble outdoors. The photo above is taken from the...