In 2013-2014, I worked as a relief lighthouse keeper for a year on the coast of British Columbia. I traveled by boat and helicopter into these stations and stayed for a length of time. Each station is different. There was always one principal keeper and I would be there to do the duties of the assistant keeper. We each had our own house. As romantic as it sounds, we did not live in the light;) This blog chronicles some of my adventures and the history of these remote locations.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Mystery Plant
I spoke with a couple of local women today who say that this plant is fantastic for healing wounds. It grows in shady woods, low to the ground, and has a stalk of delicate white flowers. I come from Ontario and thought we called it coltsfoot there, as it looks like a hoof. Does anyone know the name for it? I'd like to know more about it.
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A few Nuchalnuth kids and an elder have told me about them (" leaves like a spade") but they didn't know the name. I suspect it's False Lily of the Valley.http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/gardens/longhouse/monographs/false_lillyofthevalley.htm
Yes, these were Nuchalnuth women I spoke with. They say that if you wet the leaves and put it over the wound, it heals miraculously. I will check your link. Thanks so much.
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