Emu bush for headaches, river mint for digestion — all he needs is a backyard and zero fertiliser.
Best wet season in decades gives life to living medicine cabinet
A record wet season in Far West New South Wales has triggered a rare bloom of native medicinal flora along the Darling-Baaka River, unseen since the 1990s. Barkindji and Malyangapa man Dave Doyle leads cultural tours from Broken Hill, sharing generations-old knowledge of emu bush, native lemongrass and river mint. He hopes the new field guide Barkindji Edible & Medicinal Plants will inspire young people to plant native species at home.
Source: Best wet season in decades gives life to living medicine cabinet — ABC News AU
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 12, 2026.
Topics: australia · barkindji · wildflowers · darlingriver · indigenous · nature · medicinalplants
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