Just got back from a great little herb walk way up in the cloud forest of Boquete this morning. Volunteered to drive a group up the ever so windy road to Finca Luz for an early morning guided talk on the native plants and herbs of the area. Diane and Elizabeth have lived here for the past 12 years and it is obvious what a labor of love this place is. There was so much to take in and the views are breathtaking. I hope to go back again and maybe learn a little more about their practices in preparing their tinctures. I've taken some pics and will try and label them appropriately, but there was so much information, I am sure I've mixed a few up and so I apologize ahead of time. Most of you won't know the difference anyway as I haven't seen them growing in North Idaho, except maybe the lichen and the rose hips. Still, I will try and be accurate.
Wrestling with a tummy ache today, so chewing on healing leaves while walking the medicine way trail was so perfect. 'WHAT IS A WEED? A PLANT WHOSE VIRTUES HAVE NEVER BEEN DISCOVERED.' Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ngoble children get treated to a holiday event at San Francisco Plaza
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| Guaco - snakebite cure, bronchitis, colds & allergies |
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| Usnea - old man's beard - tonic, blood purifier, cleans kidneys, uti's, circulatory, & anti-bacterial |
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| walking the medicine way trail |
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| red bananas - birds love them |
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rose hips & gotu kola
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| green house |
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| rosemary |
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| some people make Ayahuasca (hallucinogen) |
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| view from the Finca |
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| water plants - natural filters |
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| ice cold fresh water spring |
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| finishing up the tour with homemade goodies |
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| Christmas on the Finca |
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| muscle testing for gluten intolerance |
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