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Senior Mike Hanlon calculates the amount of alcohol and water to mix with damiana leaf, a plant that can be used as an aphrodisiac, to help stomach issues and to help diminish symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. Hanlon has taken classes at Ithaca College and apprenticed with a local herbalist to learn the craft.

Senior helps students reap benefits of herbal medicine

By Hannah Fitzpatrick January 23, 2019

Bright red berries, small purple flowers and long brown roots — they may sound like typical plant parts, but when they are made into extracts, tinctures or teas, they can possess a variety of healing...

Video: New permaculture garden at Ithaca College designed sustainably

By Kari Beal September 5, 2012
Students at Ithaca College designed the new garden next to Williams Hall. Hear why this garden is more sustainable than others.
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