Helpful Info. Lists of herbs and there medicinal uses.
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I have quite a few of these on hand. Thank you for posting.
In my humble opinion we all need to be learning as well as growing medicinal herbs. Not only for us, but also our animals.
Here is a great one that luckily grows naturally around here. Non the less, I’ve also planted it in my herb plots under the fruit trees.
Prunella vulgaris
Other Names: Prunella, All-Heal, Hook-Heal, Self Heal, Slough-Heal, Brunella, Heart of the Earth, Blue Curls, Carpenter-weed, Common Self-heal, Consolida Minor, Lance Self-heal, Sicklewort, Woundwort, Xia Ku Cao
Recent research shows that application of Prunella Vulgaris is helpful in controlling herpes outbreaks in mice, click here to read more.
List of Links to Prunella Vulgaris Clinical Studies
Prunella’s most useful constituents are Betulinic-acid, D-Camphor, Delphinidin, Hyperoside, Manganese, Oleanolic-acid, Rosmarinic-acid, Rutin, Ursolic-acid, and Tannins. The whole plant is said to be alterative, antibacterial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, hypotensive, stomachic, styptic, tonic, vermifuge and vulnerary.
A cold water infusion of the freshly chopped or dried and powdered leaves is a very tasty and refreshing beverage, weak infusion of the plant is used as an eye wash for sties and pinkeye. Prunella is taken internally as a herbal tea in the treatment of fevers, diarrhea, sore mouth and throat, internal bleeding, and weaknesses of the liver and heart. Clinical analysis shows it to have an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of pseudomonas, Bacillus typhi, E. coli, Mycobacterium tuberculi, which supports its use as an alternative medicine internally and externally as an antibiotic and for hard to heal wounds and diseases. It is showing promise in research for herpes, cancer, AIDS, diabetes, and many other maladies…”
Here is a great one that luckily grows naturally around here. Non the less, I’ve also planted it in my herb plots under the fruit trees.
Heal All Herb
Other Names: Prunella, All-Heal, Hook-Heal, Self Heal, Slough-Heal, Brunella, Heart of the Earth, Blue Curls, Carpenter-weed, Common Self-heal, Consolida Minor, Lance Self-heal, Sicklewort, Woundwort, Xia Ku Cao
Prunella Vulgaris Herb Uses
Prunella Vulgaris is edible and used as a herb. It can be used in salads, soups, stews, or boiled as a pot herb. Heal All has been used as an alternative medicine for centuries on just about every continent in the world, and for just about every ailment known to man, Heal-All is something of a panacea, it does seem to have some herbal uses that are constant.Recent research shows that application of Prunella Vulgaris is helpful in controlling herpes outbreaks in mice, click here to read more.
List of Links to Prunella Vulgaris Clinical Studies
Prunella’s most useful constituents are Betulinic-acid, D-Camphor, Delphinidin, Hyperoside, Manganese, Oleanolic-acid, Rosmarinic-acid, Rutin, Ursolic-acid, and Tannins. The whole plant is said to be alterative, antibacterial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, hypotensive, stomachic, styptic, tonic, vermifuge and vulnerary.
A cold water infusion of the freshly chopped or dried and powdered leaves is a very tasty and refreshing beverage, weak infusion of the plant is used as an eye wash for sties and pinkeye. Prunella is taken internally as a herbal tea in the treatment of fevers, diarrhea, sore mouth and throat, internal bleeding, and weaknesses of the liver and heart. Clinical analysis shows it to have an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of pseudomonas, Bacillus typhi, E. coli, Mycobacterium tuberculi, which supports its use as an alternative medicine internally and externally as an antibiotic and for hard to heal wounds and diseases. It is showing promise in research for herpes, cancer, AIDS, diabetes, and many other maladies…”
Yes!In my humble opinion we all need to be learning as well as growing medicinal herbs. Not only for us, but also our animals.
Here is a great one that luckily grows naturally around here. Non the less, I’ve also planted it in my herb plots under the fruit trees.
Heal All Herb
Prunella vulgaris
Other Names: Prunella, All-Heal, Hook-Heal, Self Heal, Slough-Heal, Brunella, Heart of the Earth, Blue Curls, Carpenter-weed, Common Self-heal, Consolida Minor, Lance Self-heal, Sicklewort, Woundwort, Xia Ku Cao
Prunella Vulgaris Herb Uses
Prunella Vulgaris is edible and used as a herb. It can be used in salads, soups, stews, or boiled as a pot herb. Heal All has been used as an alternative medicine for centuries on just about every continent in the world, and for just about every ailment known to man, Heal-All is something of a panacea, it does seem to have some herbal uses that are constant.
Recent research shows that application of Prunella Vulgaris is helpful in controlling herpes outbreaks in mice, click here to read more.
List of Links to Prunella Vulgaris Clinical Studies
Prunella’s most useful constituents are Betulinic-acid, D-Camphor, Delphinidin, Hyperoside, Manganese, Oleanolic-acid, Rosmarinic-acid, Rutin, Ursolic-acid, and Tannins. The whole plant is said to be alterative, antibacterial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, febrifuge, hypotensive, stomachic, styptic, tonic, vermifuge and vulnerary.
A cold water infusion of the freshly chopped or dried and powdered leaves is a very tasty and refreshing beverage, weak infusion of the plant is used as an eye wash for sties and pinkeye. Prunella is taken internally as a herbal tea in the treatment of fevers, diarrhea, sore mouth and throat, internal bleeding, and weaknesses of the liver and heart. Clinical analysis shows it to have an antibacterial action, inhibiting the growth of pseudomonas, Bacillus typhi, E. coli, Mycobacterium tuberculi, which supports its use as an alternative medicine internally and externally as an antibiotic and for hard to heal wounds and diseases. It is showing promise in research for herpes, cancer, AIDS, diabetes, and many other maladies…”
And I've bought books on Herbology, Complet guide to Herbs and Spices-(remedies, seasonings and ingredients to improve your health and enhance your life)=from National Geographic, .....a really good book, with not only information on the plants, but good, clear, close-up photos to easily identify in the wild, or in your back yard! Also, the internet has a lot of info about growing medicinal herbs....copy, print, make notes or write your own book on all the info, while the electricity is still on!
Hard copy is best, if the energy is all turned off, you still have your books for reference, and to help neighbours if no doctors or nurses are around (or alive)-the plan was to kill them all off, I hadn't thought they'd be so successful, at least I hoped not.
Foraging books of your area, are good too.
You guys should become familiar with purslane (Portulaca oleracea). It's edible, loaded with omega 3 fatty acids, has an excellent combination of carbs, vitamins, antioxidants, etc..
Best of all, it is often a garden weed that people pay to have eradicated.
Best of all, it is often a garden weed that people pay to have eradicated.
Dandelion, purslane, cattail, prickly pear cactus, saw palmetto, jack-in-the-pulpit, and pine nuts from pinecones are all plentiful food sources that don't require a degree in botany to identify and use.
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We get purslane growing in our driveway. We have quite a number of the plants on this list growing in our garden, and several others grow wild in our area.
Good. I just forgot to mention that jack-in-the-pulpit is only edible after it's processed. It needs to be dried and heated to neutralize the oxalic acid. It tastes like potato chips.
This is what Jack in the pulpit looks like.
This is it.
Just please make sure you positively identify any wild plant used for food.
Purslane seeds can be puchased on the Internet. They only need to be scattered in order to plant them, as the seeds need exposure to sunlight in order to germinate, so covering them in soil won't accomplish anything.
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Another plant I forgot to mention is jerusalem artichoke. It's a kind of sunflower that produces a large, edible root . . . and it grows wild in many parts of the country.
The tuber has a ton of sugar . . . if the tuber is aged. It is used (in Germany) to make a specific kind of liquor. This is it's flower:
The tuber has a ton of sugar . . . if the tuber is aged. It is used (in Germany) to make a specific kind of liquor. This is it's flower:
I also checked the list of plant at the beginning of the thread, and keep in mind that anise and angelica root can be mistaken for poison hemlock. See below for example of hemlock:
Now, this is anise:
Just be careful, OK? I'm not trying to troll anyone, and I intend no offense. I've benefitted tremendously from being on the forum, and I don't want to alienate anyone.
Now, this is anise:
Just be careful, OK? I'm not trying to troll anyone, and I intend no offense. I've benefitted tremendously from being on the forum, and I don't want to alienate anyone.
Purslane looks a lot like goats head. Seeds are small in purslane. Goats head can puncture tires.
Its like knowing the difference between Queen Anne’s Lace and poison Hemlock.
Make sure of your identification.
Its like knowing the difference between Queen Anne’s Lace and poison Hemlock.
Make sure of your identification.
Agree 100%. Yarrow is a plant with a huge number of medicinal benefits, yet it can also be confused with hemlock.
Poison Hemlock and QA lace have different stems.
I made the mistake of sending a dog after some Quail in what I thought was QALace. I just thought the CA version was taller.
He had some neurilogical problems that it took my wife months to diagnose.
Be aware of what things actually are.
I made the mistake of sending a dog after some Quail in what I thought was QALace. I just thought the CA version was taller.
He had some neurilogical problems that it took my wife months to diagnose.
Be aware of what things actually are.
This is yarrow.
Looks like Poison Hemlock or QA Lace. You need to know the stem. PH is red and hairy.
I have a 1/4 acre hillside I have been trying to kill off
24d when it is in the roset stage. Glyphosate when it gets bigger.. Seed can live in ground for 6 years.
I am going to be battling PH for a while.
My animals health effects are more important than any possible ones to me.. I am over 60, I ain’t dead yet.
Purslane also good for a joint pain salve
As for poison hemlock, I wonder if it has applications in defending your home.
I would like to find out if a concentrate could be applied to punjii sticks or, perhaps, painted on arrows and/or blowgun darts. The toxic chemical is supposed to be similar to nicotine.
I would like to find out if a concentrate could be applied to punjii sticks or, perhaps, painted on arrows and/or blowgun darts. The toxic chemical is supposed to be similar to nicotine.
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Problem with putting poison on the tips of weapons is that it is too easy to accidentally poison yourself.
Back in the day, some people used poison pods that fit on the shaft of an arrow for deer hunting. Very simple affairs that had two O rings spaced apart and the neck of a balloon stretched over the gap between the two O rings. It was legal in Mississippi, but highly controversial. The only practical way to get a lethal dose was to be shot with an arrow that had a pod on it. The "poison" of choice was Anectine (succinylcholine chloride), which is a pulmonary suppressant - the deer just stopped breathing. It was a drug commonly used by anesthesiologists (at lower than lethal doses of course)
Back in the day, some people used poison pods that fit on the shaft of an arrow for deer hunting. Very simple affairs that had two O rings spaced apart and the neck of a balloon stretched over the gap between the two O rings. It was legal in Mississippi, but highly controversial. The only practical way to get a lethal dose was to be shot with an arrow that had a pod on it. The "poison" of choice was Anectine (succinylcholine chloride), which is a pulmonary suppressant - the deer just stopped breathing. It was a drug commonly used by anesthesiologists (at lower than lethal doses of course)
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II have a few books on herbs.
If wanted to use medicinal herbs, then I would grow them in a garden, so i would have them to use.
There are some that grow near running water, like yellow root, that you may not be able to grow.
But many perennial plant can live for years, even reseed themselves.
If wanted to use medicinal herbs, then I would grow them in a garden, so i would have them to use.
There are some that grow near running water, like yellow root, that you may not be able to grow.
But many perennial plant can live for years, even reseed themselves.
Couldn't find it on here but I could have missed it but you can use black walnut husks to make a tincture using high proof clear alcohol and the husks. When done correctly the tincture can be used for clearing up foot infections, disintary, parasites and several other conditions.
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Husk are good for staining gill nets also.
Jewel weed is good for poison ivy and poison sumac. Pineapple weed helps with UTI's, yarrow is good for fevers, flu symptoms, etc., valerian root is good for insomnia, mullien is good for lung issues like asthma, and so on.
This is pineapple weed. It's in the chamomile family . . . and people kill it off as a troublesome weed when a tea made from it tastes like pineapple juice.
This is jewel weed, which fixes poison ivy very quickly.
