Tobacco is the most revered and powerful of all the medicine plants and considered a gift from Mamogosnan (Creator). It is used for protection and its smoke carries thoughts and prayers to the Creator.
In mnokme (spring), our ancestors drank spicebush tea to improve blood circulation, relieve upset stomach and as a diaphoretic for breaking fevers and treating colds. Similar benefits could be achieved by chewing on the twigs. Spicebush is a deciduous shrub native to eastern North America, ranging from Maine and New York to Ontario in the north, and to Kansas, Texas, …