Limberbush
Jatropha dioica
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
Medicinal Minute with Ginger Webb
A note from Ginger:
Limberbush is such an interesting plant. Most common in our more arid regions, it stands about 1-2 feet tall, and the brown stalks are bendy and supple -- aka "limber". It may sport simple green leaves or not, depending on the drought conditions. It is known as a folk remedy to be chewed for tooth problems, reportedly being able to heal some cavities.
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.
