Comments on: “the good herb” — yerba buena http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/ San Francisco history stories Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Olbedhead http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-208962 Olbedhead Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:41:25 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-208962 I just bought a Yerba Buena plant at Sloat Garden Center in the avenues. Hope people plant it everywhere! It's great! I just bought a Yerba Buena plant at Sloat Garden Center in the avenues. Hope people plant it everywhere! It’s great!

]]> By: Ed Walsh http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-207126 Ed Walsh Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:48:49 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-207126 I was born in San Francisco and lived there as a child. I vividly remember, as a 4 or 5 year old, the smell of a plant growing around the fringes of the Marina Green that I later knew to be Yerba Buena. The scent still continues to bring on an almost painful nostalgia every time I smell it I was born in San Francisco and lived there as a child. I vividly remember, as a 4 or 5 year old, the smell of a plant growing around the fringes of the Marina Green that I later knew to be Yerba Buena. The scent still continues to bring on an almost painful nostalgia every time I smell it

]]> By: chris http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-188646 chris Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:45:25 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-188646 As an herbal medicine, a decoction (boil leaves then strain) of Yerba Buena is effective for minor ailments such as headaches, toothaches and joint pains. It can also relive stomach aches due to gas buildup and indigestion. The fresh and dried leaves can both be used for the decoction. And because Yerba Buena belongs to the mint family, soaking fresh leaves in a glass of water (30 to 45 minutes) makes for a good mouth wash for a clean, fresh smelling breath. As an herbal medicine, a decoction (boil leaves then strain) of Yerba Buena is effective for minor ailments such as headaches, toothaches and joint pains. It can also relive stomach aches due to gas buildup and indigestion. The fresh and dried leaves can both be used for the decoction. And because Yerba Buena belongs to the mint family, soaking fresh leaves in a glass of water (30 to 45 minutes) makes for a good mouth wash for a clean, fresh smelling breath.

]]> By: MGarner http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-176744 MGarner Mon, 03 May 2010 16:11:08 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-176744 Ran across your blog looking for information on Satureja douglasii. You may have seen this YouTube clip already; a film of pre-1906 earthquake SF: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k Ran across your blog looking for information on Satureja douglasii. You may have seen this YouTube clip already; a film of pre-1906 earthquake SF: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=NINOxRxze9k

]]> By: Kasandra Winegrove http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-155204 Kasandra Winegrove Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:02:56 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-155204 My aunt uses Yerba Buena as a pain reliever. She says she picked its use up from some native American Indians she knew. My aunt uses Yerba Buena as a pain reliever. She says she picked its use up from some native American Indians she knew.

]]> By: Will http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-21938 Will Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:12:00 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-21938 Can't believe a herb named San Francisco... cool. Can’t believe a herb named San Francisco… cool.

]]> By: richard - sparkletack http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-20476 richard - sparkletack Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:07:37 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-20476 Excellent news! If you send me a photo I'll happily post it ... and I hope you're enjoying a cup right now. Excellent news!

If you send me a photo I’ll happily post it … and I hope you’re enjoying a cup right now.

]]> By: Butchertown Boy http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/comment-page-1/#comment-20474 Butchertown Boy Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:03:23 +0000 http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/12/01/the-good-herb-yerba-buena/#comment-20474 >Yerba Buena no longer grows in San Francisco proper, Nonsense. Try Grandview Terrace for a nip of satureja douglasii >Yerba Buena no longer grows in San Francisco proper,

Nonsense. Try Grandview Terrace for a nip of satureja douglasii

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