Wild Senna

Wild Senna

 Senna hebecarpa, with the common names American senna and wild senna, is a species of legume native to eastern North America. Senna is also known as wild senna, cassia marilandica, or locust plant.
It works by interacting with the bacteria in the digestive tract, resulting in intestinal contractions. In India, it has been used as a laxative for thousands of years. Several senna species are purgatives or laxatives depending on the dose. The leaves and pods of the wild senna contain compounds called anthraquinones, which are powerful laxatives. For this reason cattle and other herbivores avoid grazing the plants.

Wild Senna Flowers & Seed Pods

 Wild Senna Seed Pods

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Spilanthes

Spilanthes, Spilanthes acmella. 

Spilanthes is commonly referred to as the toothache plant for its ability to numb the gums and mouth and calm tooth pain temporarily, when the flower buds and new leaves are chewed. Spilanthes works in a similar fashion to echinacea in treating painful canker sores. Spilanthes has antibacterial and antifungal properties making it an good purifying herb used for disinfecting wounds and curing ringworm infections. Spilanthes is also used as an antiparasitic and native remedy against malaria in the tropics. Preparation Methods & Dosage :The fresh leaves and flower buds may be chewed, steamed, and eaten as salad greens. Spilanthes is traditionally taken as a tea, and can also be used as an alcohol extract. This little known plant has quite a lot in common with echinacea, and spilanthes supports the healthy function of our lymphatic and immune systems.

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Farmers Market Fun Explored 2015-2024

Fun With Bubbles & A Kitty At The Farmers Market

Bubbles And Juggling Fun At The Farmers Market

Lots Of Yorkies

Sunflower Girls

Sunflower Girls

Sunflower Girls

Sunflower Girls

A Hedgehog For Halloween

Pop Drop

When you accidentally drop your popsicle while walking through the farmers market, in the park.

The Love Of Dogs & Kids

Acrobats 

Acrobats

Playing In The Fountain

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Harvest

  

Heirloom Stars.

HeirloomTomatoes with Stars at the Farmers Market.

Delicata Squash Freshly Harvested

What a nice crop.

Delicata squash is a winter squash. The skin is tender enough to eat when cooked. Also known as “sweet potato squash” for its brown sugar flavor. Like all hard squash, delicata is high in beta-carotene and vitamin C.

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Aquatic Loveliness

Water Lilys and pickerelweed in a lovely pond.

 Lovely Light Pink Water Lily 2

Lovely Light Pink Water Lily 8

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Painted Ladies Galore!

Painted Lady Butterflys, (Vanessa cardui), on Purple New England Asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae). There is an amazing abundance of these butterflies this summer.

Painted Lady Butterfly On New England Asters 2. You can see this butterfly drinking nectar from flowers through it's proboscis, which function much like a straw.

This photo was Awarded Photo of the Day, on Capture My Vermont, for October 23, 2017.

Butterflys, or Flutterbys, as I like to call them, are fascinating creatures who take to the air on gossamer wings. They've come to symbolize metamorphosis. These remarkable pollinators display a diversity of colors and patterns.

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Sedum Gathering

Painted Lady Butterfly And A Bee On Sedum

There's a few days each year when all the insects gather on the blooming Sedum.

Green Darner Dragonfly And A Bee On Sedum

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