mountain herbs Archives - Appalachian History

Warehouse of C. R. Graybeal and Sons, Roan Mountain, Tenn., showing sacks of roots and herbs. Byron F. Graybeal (left) and Andrew Hardin.

March 14, 2019 Wild foraging

Here’s some yarbs the women got

Big Pharma hadn’t yet perfected widespread manufacture of synthetic drugs in 1932; the industry relied on Appalachia for 75% of the plants.

January 16, 2018 Alabama / Wild foraging

Well the son-of-a-gun pecked in, now let him peck out

Nationally recognized herbalist Tommie Bass was the subject of scholarly & popular books, and a front-page essay in the Wall Street Journal.

Aspirin had already been around since 1915, but there were still plenty of folks back in the hollers who relied on traditional folk remedies for colds and flu.

July 6, 2009 North Carolina / Wild foraging

The old ways are almost gone and I’d better be finding an apron and bonnet for gathering

Tipper Presley listened to an elder of her community share memories of plant uses. “She seemed to be telling me the old ways are almost gone.

Tag: mountain herbs

Here’s some yarbs the women got

Well the son-of-a-gun pecked in, now let him peck out

Ahh-CHOOOOO !

The old ways are almost gone and I’d better be finding an apron and bonnet for gathering