Looking for home remedies for nasal congestion? I’ve got a really unusual favorite that you need to know about. Rabbit Tobacco is a local herb that I’ve been wildcrafting -collecting from fields and local weedy areas- for over five years now. It’s a favorite of mine for colds and congestion. I’ve shared the herb with…
Elderberry Recipes
I wanted to share my elderberry recipes, after the last post where we explored this awesome herb, and the many uses of elderberry (click here to see that post.) These are the recipes I used to make my cold and flu busting syrup this year. It’s a crock-pot recipe, so if you can make chili in…
Elderberry Herb, My New BFF
Meet elderberry. At first glance, this may not seem to be a highly attractive pick for a best friend forever. I mean, the berries really don’t even taste all that fantastic…sort of bland. But I’m now totally committed to this little berry. We have a date to make elderberry syrup every fall, from now until…
Plantain: Herbal Notebook Page
Herbal Notebook Page: Plantain printable pdf. Here is a handy dandy page all about plantain including its uses, actions, and history of use. Feel free to add your own notes as you experiment with this herb. You can click here if you’ve missed my other posts on identifying and using plantain herb. If you’re interested in natural…
Plantain Herb: the anti-toxin
Plantain herb is one of the first herbs that I ever used, and our success in treating poison ivy really fueled my interest in learning about herbal remedies. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find the answer to the pop quiz from my last post on identifying plantain. And stay tuned! My next post in…
Plant ID: Poison Ivy Photos
I took some poison ivy photos on our walk yesterday. The old addage, “Leaves of three, let it be,” is a general description of this itch inducing plant, but there are some non-poisonous three leaved varieties of plants as well One of the ways to tell poison ivy apart from other three leave plants is that…