Plants are renowned for aiding humans; however most people are unaware of just how truly beneficial plants can be to our sustainability.
Native Americans, on the other hand, were well aware of the advantages certain plants possessed, particularly the herbaceous plants, a plant that dies down at the end of the growing season to a soil level.
These plants can be annual, biennial, or perennial.
In essence, annual herbaceous plants die immediately after the growing season ends, or die shortly after flowering or bearing their fruit.
Whereas, herbaceous perennial and biennial plants only have stems that die, while the remainder of their "bodies" seek nutrients under or close to the ground from one season to another.
These very generic facts serve as the exposition for our article's climax, the uses of these herbaceous plants.
As a pioneer plant, they have been helping in a movement toward sustainability long before Darwin even spoke his first word or stood solid on his own feet.
Herbaceous plants like the Apocynum cannabinum have existed centuries, yet fail to be recognized for all of their many accomplishments as nothing more than carbon dioxide breathing plants.
The Apocynum cannabinum , informally known as Indian hemp, is grown all across the Northern hemisphere; occupying more space however, in North American countries such as Canada and select places in America.
This is an overwhelmingly potent plant, and can actually cause cardiac arrest if ingested.
The incredibly intelligent Native Americans made use of it by using it to treat syphilis, rheumatism, fever, asthma, even intestinal worms.
Native Americans were medically far beyond their years, and utilized what resources they had, and given our trying economic times Americans in today's society need to spend more time, and less money utilizing what their earth has graciously given to them.
Another solid example of the universe's natural pharmacy would be the growing and production of another popular medicine, we know as "St.
John's Wort.
" Labeled, Hypericum perforatum, this plant is renowned for speeding up healing processes, helps against bruising, ulcers, and burns.
This vitamin is recommended to women with menstrual difficulties, mood swings during menopause, and it's expected to cure sleeplessness.
It's obvious Native Americans were intelligent, and we should model ourselves after their examples, it's proven Native American colonies secured life much longer than the average life span of Americans today.
As economically distressed as we are today in American society, it's a very logical idea for consumers to look into growing their own medical supplies, especially considering the state of confusion Americans face while dealing with healthcare.
It would seem considerably wise to consider a future in horticulture, as most things are unclear, having the knowledge our ancestors possessed could be a very beneficial asset in the trivial times to come in the next few centuries of uncertainty.
Presidents change, values and morals reconstruct, medical advances are made, but the condition always stays the same.
The Indian culture was an undeniably advanced culture, well prepared to stand up against any kind of worriment they might endure, intelligence and plants will get you farther than you know.