Medical herb gardening

[Taz Baby]

Here is a link I found interesting. I am going to add to my medical garden as soon as I can.


http://www.imhm.org/Content/Document...x?DocId=104744

[patdow1]

Thanks for the link.

[Sniper-T]

Awesome!!

[mollypup]

Thanks!

[IDTANDY]

Great find.

[izzyscout21]

Thanks, Taz. This is great info.

[Taz Baby]

My medical garden so far

Fleabane (good to keep flea's,tick's and biting insects away)
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jewelweed (poison ivy antidote)
Make an Ointment or salve from this plant and put it in a small tin or glass jar. keep it in your medicine bag.

To make Ointments, stir one part of crushed herbs with four parts of heated lard or other fat and stir thoroughly. It is important to add a few drops of tincture of benzoic as a preservative.

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Mountain Black-eyed susan ( good for colds,earaches, ansd washing sores)
A infusion made from the roots to expel worms and treat colds.::: An infusion is like making a strong tea. To make an infusion, pour two cups or one pint of boiling water over 2 tablespoons of dried herbs. Let it steep for 10 minutes, if you are planning to use the infusion internally. Let it steep three hours if it is to be used externally. juice from the roots are for earaches

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staghorn sumac ( treating sore throat, diarrhea and fevers. also makes lemonade.)

How to make staghorn lemonade

Rinse seedhead and drain on a towel
Fill a container with cold water
Put sumac seeds and spices in water
Set aside at room temperature or in the sun for 1-2 hours
Remove berries and strain liquid through cheesecloth or coffee filters

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[Taz Baby]

When I get stung by a bee or a wasp I take a few leaves from the jewelweed plant and chew them up a little bit and put them on the sting. Never let anyone chew them up for you and you never chew them up for anyone. (cleanliness is next to godliness). You should also make a salve out of it for when the plant is not available. I have not made the salve yet but I am going to when I get home. Here is the recipe I am going to use.

Things You'll Need
1 Ounce Dried or 2 Ounces Fresh Jewelweed Herb
1 Cup Olive Oil
Double Boiler
Finely Woven Piece of Clean Cloth
Hand-held Kitchen Strainer
Small Glass Bowl
½ tbsp. Natural Beeswax
1/8 tsp. Natural Vitamin E Oil
Sterilized Glass Jars with Lids



Instructions
Steps to Make a Jewelweed Infusion

1 Harvest fresh Jewelweed or purchase dried at your local health food store or herb supply company. Rinse fresh Jewelweed and chop the herb coarsely.

2 Combine the Jewelweed with the olive oil in the double boiler and

3 Place the finely woven cloth inside the hand held strainer and pour the infused oil through it and into a clean bowl. Squeeze the remaining oil through the cloth and into the bowl.


Steps to Make Jewelweed Salve

4 Wipe the double boiler pan clean and pour 2 ounces of the infused oil into the pan. Heat on lowest heat until warm.

5 Add the beeswax to the heated oil and let it melt, stirring the mixture occasionally. Add the vitamin E to the heated mixture to help preserve it.

6 Pour the melted mixture into the sterilized jar and let it cool completely before capping it. Store in a cool, dark place until needed.

[Taz Baby]

I have fleabane planted around the steps to the house to keep the flea's and tick's out of the house along with the other pests. You can buy the plants or they grow wild everywhere. I just dug them up and replanted them where I wanted. They die back in the winter but come back in the spring and summer when the pest's do. They come in different colors and make a nice addition to your flower garden. The only color I have it the tiny white one's.

[ladyhk13]

Guess you'll have to mail me some clippings so I can plant it all over our new property!