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| This is a nice patch of Goldenrod. Unfortunately it is right beside a fairly busy road. I try to get my wild medicinals from my own yard (which is why people are always surprised by the number of "weeds" in my garden). If this is not possible I get them as far from a road as possible. They soak up the toxins from their surroundings. Goldenrod is good as an antiseptic for wounds externally and respiratory problems internally. |
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| This is a stand of Cattails in front of some Willows along Killbuck Creek. The Cattail is a very versitile plant. The root can be dried, ground up for flour or used as an antiseptic for scalds and burns, the new shoots are good in salads raw, the green heads can be cooked just like corn on the cob, the pollen also makes an excellent flour and the sap is good for deadening the pain from toothaches and abrasions. Willow bark is, as has widely been reported, the natural equivilant of asprin. |
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| This is a patch of Red Raspberries that grow on the edge of our woods. Raspberries are one of my favorite wilders. Not only are the berries delicious, but the smaller, bright green leaves are considered a woman's tonic. Indian women used a tea of the dried leaves all through pregnacy to tone the womb in preparation for childbirth and to alliviate morning sickness. It also makes an excellent gargle for sore throats. Stay away from the red-tinged mature leaves. |
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