Roots & Barks
The deep, earthy part of the plant — dug in autumn, dried, and simmered slow.
How We Honor Elders
- We do not claim to be elders or to speak for any tribe or community.
- Ask the Elders is an AI summarizer of public-domain historical texts where elder knowledge was recorded.
- Real, living elder knowledge is not in this app — it lives with communities. We encourage you to learn from local knowledge-keepers.
Sources we draw from:
- Native American Ethnobotany Database (Moerman)
- Felter & Lloyd, King's American Dispensatory (1898)
- Grieve, A Modern Herbal (1931)
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India
- 1% pledge: we donate 1% of revenue to indigenous plant preservation.
Educational and traditional-use information only. Not medical advice, and not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.