Inmortal
Asclepias asperula
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)
Medicinal Minute with Ginger Webb
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TXA note from Ginger:
Anglo ranchers know this milkweed by the name Antelope Horns; herbalists call it Inmortal. To me, inmortal has always been an advanced medicine. We never use the above-ground parts (leaves, flowers) because of their cardiotoxicity: we only use the roots. I was taught to dry them before tincturing. Austin TX midwife GB Khalsa says inmortal is her favorite herb to help contractions during active labor. The root can also be used for congestive heart conditions and lung conditions.
Ginger Webb, Community Herbalist, Botanist, Teacher & Mentor
Ginger Webb has been practicing herbalism for nearly 30 years, as a community herbalist, clinical herbalist, herbal medicine maker, wild plant lover, botanist, and teacher. She has trained scores of people to be herbalists through her programs at Sacred Journey School of Herbalism.
Her mission is to keep alive the craft of herbalism through modeling the age-old wisdom of being in right relationship with the plants, and she teaches her students to be stewards of the Earth and the plants first, and to make medicine only when the plants wholeheartedly provide consent.
