Wild carrots, or Queen Anne’s Lace (latin name: Daucus carota), as they are often called, are both medicinal and edible weeds. Unlike its look-alike, poison hemlock, this plant can be used fresh and in dried form to make healing tea, herbal infusion, and sweet jelly. Queen Anne’s Lace was brought to the United States by …
A milk thistle extract or tincture can easily be made on your own kitchen counter instead of spending a ridiculous amount of money from a specialty store. When made and stored properly the extract should be shelf stable for at least two years. In my experience, it remains potent for a minimum of five years. …
Milk thistle tea is quick and easy to make, and the primary way folks use this wild edible plant for its proclaimed natural medicinal properties. Studies about the prowess of milk thistle to heal or prevent disease are sparse and remain ongoing, but in a survival situation when you have to be your own doctor, …
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Preppers consider growing their own groceries and stockpiling long-term storage food one of the cornerstones of a living a self-reliant lifestyle. And… they are right. But these survival tactics alone will not be enough to sustain the family during a long-term survival situation. Growing and preserving edible and medicinal herbs is just as vital to …
If you have dismissed wild yarrow as simply an annoying weed, you are missing out on a free source of healing power that should be a vital part of your survival medicine plan. Yarrow is on of the most powerful natural astringents on the planet. For centuries it has been used to control blood flow …
Ironweed has been the bane of existence for ranchers for years, but this misunderstood wildflower should be cherished and not whacked down with reckless abandon. There are more than 500 varieties of Ironweed or Vernonia genus of plant. It has been harvested for its medicinal properties for centuries, especially by Native Americans. Most Common Varieties …
Jewelweed poses as a useless weed along the edges of the woods, but is definitely a wild medicinal plant you should never walk by without gathering. The two species of this tall plant are also commonly referred to as “garden balsam”, “whistle weed”, and the “touch-me-not. The seed pods that are produced by jewelweed “explode” …
Red clover should never, ever, be thought of as a useless weed that needs to be mowed out of your lawn. Not only does this common clover boast a plethora of healing properties, it also tastes great in lemonade and either hot or cold teas. Both red clover and the even more common, white clover, …
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Red clover may most often be taken in liquid form as a detox tea or lemonade in our modern era, but it has also been used as a primary base ingredient in salves for centuries. Salve made from red clover is commonly used to treat dry or chapped skin, acne, eczema, psoriasis, minor wounds and …
Goldenrod gets a bad rap, fellow preppers. It is far too often associated with hay fever nastiness – usually without just cause. The plants Latin name is Solidago – which means “to make whole or heal”. This hardy yellow “weed” grows amid ragweed, so it has been long associated with the triggering of common hay …
