So love reading your posts! Being a part of the herb community I am so grateful for your global journeys thru the years and bringing scientific validity to what indigenous people have known and worked with for years. Thank you so much💕🙏
Very cool! I've never heard of Senegalia greggii - will look into it! And yes, you are absolutely right! So many plants share the same common name, but are actually very different species. Another Amazonian plant that is commonly confused on the internet is the dragon's blood tree. The Amazonian species (Croton lechleri, Euphorbiaceae) is used in an FDA-approved drug. Another species in a totally different plant family (Dracaena cinnabari, Asparagaceae) is also called dragon's blood and is found on the island of Socotra in Yemen. Very different species, very different chemistries.
So love reading your posts! Being a part of the herb community I am so grateful for your global journeys thru the years and bringing scientific validity to what indigenous people have known and worked with for years. Thank you so much💕🙏
Thank you so much, Lydia!! I really appreciate your feedback.
Very cool! I've never heard of Senegalia greggii - will look into it! And yes, you are absolutely right! So many plants share the same common name, but are actually very different species. Another Amazonian plant that is commonly confused on the internet is the dragon's blood tree. The Amazonian species (Croton lechleri, Euphorbiaceae) is used in an FDA-approved drug. Another species in a totally different plant family (Dracaena cinnabari, Asparagaceae) is also called dragon's blood and is found on the island of Socotra in Yemen. Very different species, very different chemistries.
Wow! Surprising, but also not surprising. We need better quality control on herbal products sold on the market.