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Hamamelidaceae/Witch-hazel family

Witch Hazel – Hamamelis Virginiana: Edible & Medicinal Uses of the Most Popular Astringent of Wild Plants

May 13, 2022 by Rachel of the Woods Leave a Comment
Witch Hazel – Hamamelis Virginiana

Witch AKA snapping hazel is one of those edible and medicinal plants that many people have used frequently without even thinking once about herbal medicine. Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) isn’t listed in Haliburton Flora. We’re on the border of its natural distribution. It didn’t take off as an understory shrub here around Haliburton like, say, … [Read more…]

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