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Herbal Medicine Chest In Your Backyard
What could be less difficult than growing an herb garden with no effort? Of course, you will have to harvest your weeds, but you would do that anyhow: it is known as weeding.
Spring is an especially fertile time for harvesting your weeds – roots and all – and turning them into medicines. Here then are some suggestions on how to locate, harvest, prepare, and use a baker’s dozen (13) of popular weeds that in all probability already grow about you.
To make your medicines you’ll require glass jars of several sizes with tight-fitting lids. And at least a pint every of apple cider vinegar (pasteurized), vodka (100 proof is greatest, but 80 proof will do), and pure olive oil (not added virgin) or excellent top quality animal fat such as lanolin, lard, or belly fat from a lamb or kid. You will also want a knife, a cutting board, and some rags to mop up spills.
In common, you will fill a jar (of any size) with coarsely-chopped fresh, but dry, plant material. (Do not wash any component of the plant except roots, if you are employing them, and be sure to dry those properly with a towel before putting them in your jar.) Then you will fill the jar with your menstruum, that is the vinegar, the oil, or the alcohol. Label nicely and permit to stand at room temperature, out of the sunlight for at least six weeks before decanting and using. (See my book Healing Wise for much more distinct facts on making preparations.)
A field guide is helpful for positively identifying your weeds. The one I like best is: A Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Well-known Weeds in Colour, complied by E. A. Upritchard. (Offered from the New Zealand Weed And Pest Control Society, P.O. Box 1654, Palmerston North) This book even shows you how the weeds look when they are emerging.
Ready? OK! Let’s go outside with a plant id guide or skilled herbalist and see what we can acquire.
Shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa pastoris) is an annual in the mustard family. Cut the top half of the plant when it has formed its little heart-shaped “purses” (seed pods) and make a tincture (with alcohol), which you can use to cease bleeding. Midwives and girls who bleed heavily throughout their period praise its prompt effectiveness. Gypsies claim it functions on the stomach and lungs as properly. A dose is 1 dropperful (1ml); which might be repeated up to 4 times a day.
Cleavers (Gallium aparine) is a persistent, sticky plant which grows profusely in abandoned lots and the edges of cultivated land. The complete plant is used to strengthen lymphatic activity. I cut the top two-thirds of each and every plant whilst it is in flower (or setting seeds) and use alcohol to make a tincture which relieves tender, swollen breasts, PMS symptoms, and allergic reactions. A dose is 15-25 drops (.five – 1 ml); repeated as required.
Chickweed (Stellaria media) has many makes use of, which includes delicious salad greens. I cut the whole top of the plant and eat it or use alcohol to make a tincture, which dissolves cysts, tonifies the thyroid, and aids in weight loss. A dose is a dropperful (1 ml), up to three occasions a day.
Daisy (Bellis perennis) is a typical perennial weed of lawns and open areas. Really distinctive from the native daisy (Lagenifera petiolata), the small English daisy is related to feverfew and has similar abilities. I use the leaves and flowers to make a tincture (with alcohol) or a medicinal vinegar which relieves headaches, muscle discomfort, and allergy symptoms. A dose is a dropperful of the tincture (1 ml), up to twice a day; or a tablespoon of the vinegar in the morning.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) is a persistent perennial of lawns and gardens and 1 of the greatest recognized medicinal herbs in the globe. (The native dandelion of New Zealand – Taraxacum magellanicum – is medicinal too.) Those who like a pure green lawn curse the sunny yellow flowers of popular dandelion. But those who are willing to see beauty anyplace (such as youngsters and herbalists) treasure this weed. You can use any component of the dandelion – the root, the leaves, the flowers, even the flower stalk – to make a tincture or medicinal vinegar which strengthens the liver. A dose of 10-20 drops of the tincture (.five-1 ml) relieves gas, heartburn, and indigestion, as properly as promoting healthy bowel movements. A tablespoon of the vinegar functions nicely, too. Additional importantly, taken just before meals, dandelion increases the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, thus growing bio-availability of several nutrients, particularly calcium. The fresh or cooked green leaves are loaded with carotenes, those anti-cancer, anti-heart illness helpers. And the oil of the flowers is an critical massage balm for keeping wholesome breasts. (There’s lots a lot more data on dandelions in Healing Wise.)
Dock, also called yellow dock, curly dock, and broad dock is a perennial plant, which my Native American grandmothers use for “all women’s complications.” The Maori call it paewhenua or runa. It is another plant that disagrees with sheep, specially when the land is overgrazed. I dig the yellow roots of Rumex crispus or R. obtusifolius and tincture them in alcohol to use as an ally when the immune method or the liver desires support. A dose is 15-25 drops (.five-1 ml). I also harvest the leaves and/or seeds throughout the growing season and make a medicinal vinegar, taken a tablespoon at a time, which is applied to improve blood-levels of iron, lessen menstrual flooding and cramping, and balance hormone levels. If the chopped roots are soaked in oil for six weeks, the resulting ointment is advantageous for keeping the breasts wholesome.
Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) and Ragwort (Senecio jacobea) are hardy perennials that have a reputation for poisoning livestock, like their cousin tansy. Though not superior for sheep, these two Senecios are some of the world’s most ancient healing plants, having been identified in a grave 60,000 years old. You can use the flowering tops and leaves with your alcohol to make a tincture which acts slowly to tonify the reproductive organs, ease PMS, and cease severe menstrual discomfort. A dose is 5-10 drops (.2-.five ml) per day, employed only once a day, but for at least 3 months. (A bigger dose is applied to speed up labor.)
Mallows (Malva neglecta, M. parviflora, M. sylvestres) grow well in neglected gardens and are surprisingly deep-rooted. The flowers, leaves, stalks, seeds, and roots are wealthy in sticky mucilage which is best extracted by soaking the fresh plant in cold water overnight or longer or by creating a medicinal vinegar. The starch is extraordinarily soothing internally (easing sore throats, upset tummies, heart burn, irritable bowel, colic, constipation, and food poisoning) and externally (relieving bug bites, burns, sprains, and sore eyes). The leaves, flowers, and bark (specifically) of the native Hohere (Hoheria populnea) are utilized in exactly the same way by Maori herbalists.
Plantain, also known as ribwort, pig’s ear, and the bandaid plant is a typical weed of lawns, driveways, parks, and playgrounds. Identify it by the five parallel veins running the length of every leaf. You may perhaps uncover broad leaf plantain (Plantago main) with wide leaves, or narrow leaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata) with lance-thin leaves. Either can be utilized to make a healing poultice or a soothing oil widely regarded as 1 of the ideal wound healers about. Not only does plantain boost the speed of healing, it also relieves pain, stops bleeding, draws out foreign matter, stops itching, prevents and stops allergic reactions from bee stings, kills bacteria, and reduces swelling.
Attempt a poultice or a generous application of plantain oil or ointment (produced by thickening the oil with beeswax) on sprains, cuts, insect bites, rashes, chafed skin, boils, bruises, chapped and cracked lips, rough or sore hands, baby’s diaper region, and burns.
To make a fresh plantain poultice: Pick a leaf, chew it nicely and place it on the boo-boo. “Like magic” the pain, itching, and swelling disappear, quickly! (Yes, you can dry plantain leaves and carry them in your very first aid kit. Chew like you would fresh leaves.)
To make plantain ointment: Choose large fresh plantain leaves. Chop coarsely. Fill a clean, dry, glass jar with the chopped leaves. Pour pure olive oil into the leaves, poking about with a chopstick until the jar is entirely full of oil and all air bubbles are released. Cap nicely. Place jar in a little bowl to collect any overflow. Wait six weeks. Then strain oil out of the plant material, squeezing properly. Measure the oil. Heat it gently, adding 1 tablespoon of grated beeswax for each liquid ounce of oil. Pour into jars and permit to cool.
St. Joan’s/John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) This wonderful perennial wildflower may well be hated by sheep farmers but herbalists adore it. The flowering tops are harvested right after they begin to bloom (traditionally on Solstice, June 21) and prepared with alcohol, and with oil, to make two of the most useful remedies in my very first aid kit. Tincture of St. Joan’s wort not only lends 1 a sunny disposition, it reliably relieves muscle aches, is a powerful anti-viral, and is my very first-choice therapy for those with shingles, sciatica, backpain, neuralgia, and headaches which includes migraines. The usual dose is 1 dropperful (1 ml) as frequently as needed. In extreme pain from a muscle spasm in my thigh, I utilised a dropperful every single twenty minutes for two hours, or till the discomfort entirely subsided. St. Joan’s wort oil stops cold sores in their tracks and can even relieve genital herpes symptoms. I use it as a sunscreen. Contrary to favorite belief, St. Joan’s wort does not cause sun sensitivity; it prevents it. It even prevents burns from radiation therapy. Eases sore muscles, too.
Self heal (Prunella vulgaris) This scentless perennial mint is 1 of the terrific unsung healers of the globe. The leaves and flowers contain a lot more antioxidants – which avoid cancer and heart disease, among other wholesome traits – than any other plant tested. And as component of the mint family, self heal is imbued with lots of minerals, especially calcium, making it an particularly vital ally for pregnant, nursing, menopausal, and post-menopausal ladies. I put self heal leaves in salads in the spring and fall, make a medicinal vinegar with the flowers throughout the summer time, and cook the flowering tops (fresh or dried) in winter soups.
Usnea (Usnea barbata) is that several-stranded grey lichen hanging out of the branches of your apple trees or the Monterey pines planted in the plantation over there or in almost any native tree in areas of the South Island Alps, where it is known as angiangi to the Maori. If in doubt of your identification: Pull a strand gently apart with your hands, searching for a white fiber inside the fuzzy grey-green outer coat. To prepare usnea, harvest at any time of the year, being careful not to take too significantly. Usnea grows slowly. Put your harvest in a cooking pan and just cover it with cold water. Boil for about 15-25 minutes, or till the water is orange and decreased by at least half. Pour usnea and water into a jar, filling it to the top with plant material. (Water must be no much more than half of the jar.) Add the highest proof alcohol you can acquire. After 6 weeks this tincture is prepared to work for you as a superb antibacterial, countering infection anywhere in the body. A dose is a dropperful (1 ml) as frequently as each two hours in acute circumstances.
Yarrow (Achellia millefolium) This beautiful perennial weed is grown in a lot of herb gardens for it has a multitude of uses. Cut the flowering tops (use only white-flowering yarrow) and use your alcohol to make a strongly-scented tincture that you can take internally to stop colds and the flu. (A dose is 10-20 drops, or up to 1 ml). I carry a small spray bottle of yarrow tincture with me when I’m outside and wet my skin just about every hour or so. A United States Army study showed yarrow tincture to be far more efficient than DEET at repelling ticks, mosquitoes, and sand flies. You can also make a healing ointment with yarrow flower tops and your oil or fat. Yarrow oil is antibacterial, pain-relieving, and incredibly useful in healing all types of wounds.
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