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Okay, so it’s Saturday again. I have to head to #costco and then #meijer for supplies. Picked out the necessities for my day: My #Pax3 #DryHerbVape loaded with a blend of #cannabis, my #edible jar also loaded with spicy candy, and my earbuds. It will allow me to retain a positive vibe today, and effectively squelch any sort of ennui or vexatious thoughts from darkening my doorstep. Plus enough bottled water because I don’t get the munchies, just cottonmouth. So much cottonmouth. But it’s okay.

A #wild tree #cholla growing in #Arizona.
The #TreeCholla is found throughout the American Southwest and further south into Mexico.
The long stems can be removed from the #plant, and can be dried into a useful walking cane, hence the other common name of Cane Cholla.
The #purple #flowers create an #edible yellow #fruit.

#CaneCholla #CylindropuntiaImbricata #Cactus #Wildflower #Flower #PurpleFlower #Cactus Flower #FlowerFridays #Photograph #DesktopBackground

#CauliflowerMushroom - #SparassisCrispa.
One of my fave #edible & #medicinal #WildMushrooms. It's found in many places around the world, including forests on #VancouverIsland.
We #forage for these wild #mushrooms & use it in making some soups & stir fry dishes.

It's used often in #traditional #Chinese #medicine #TCM because it contains active #pharmacological ingredients. In order to study its medicinal value better, the genomic sequence of S. crispa was published in Oct 2018.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/

Dry weight of the #basidiocarp was found to contain up to 43.6% #BetaGlucan, which was approved for the treatment of #cancer in #Japan & recommended for #COVID19 patients to overcome #inflammation.

Experiments suggest that S. crispa contains chemicals that may stimulate the #ImmuneSystem & has many #biological properties including: #AntiTumor, #antiviral activity (reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity), #neuroprotection, #cardioprotection, #AntiInflammation, #hyperlipidemia, #AntiDiabetic medication, #antimicrobial compounds, & methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus #MRSA.

#Calendula is an excellent addition to any food or pollinators gardens. It's an amazing multi-purposeful annual plant that is easy to grow. It is #edible, #medicinal & is also a fave flower choice for #NaturalDye makers 😊
It's sometimes called poor man's saffron as it can be substituted for saffron in #culinary recipes. Most British folks call it pot's gold because it's used in broths/soups.

Learn more about how to grow, harvest & use calendula:
gardentherapy.ca/grow-calendul