Monthly Archives: November 2012

Beautiful and Deadly

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

In antiquity, poisons were valued for their utilitarian value in hunting fishing and even for preserving life. Just as many of our modern drugs will kill from an overdose, plants the we recognize as poisons were probably used, in greatly … Continue reading →

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On Judith’s Hill, A Backyard Cure for Diabetes

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

The biodiversity of plants on St. Croix are a record of all of the various groups who have occupied the island. There are plants from the Mayan Peninsula of Central America, the Orinoco river of South America, the European Colonizers, … Continue reading →

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