Plant Medicines
Eye started learning about plant medicines after eye came across a yellow dock root at my grandmother's house. Eye didn't know what it was, but later eye had found a post or video on YouTube about it. It led to a whole new dimension of life. Waking up and exploring nature and seeing what these plants are composed of, their uses, and how they can be utilized by the human system.
Wild Edibles We Offer
Wild Lettuce
Wild lettuce, known scientifically as lactuca, is known for its pain- relieving properties. It can be boiled and used as a tincture or a tea to compliment sleep and soothe pain.
Yellow(Curly) Dock
This plant right here has to be the coolest in my opinion. Pun intended because studies have shown that it cools and purifies the blood. This root gets its name because of its yellow color.
(Be warned its quite bitter)
Wild Onion
Wild onions, also known as allium stellatum or allium cernuum, is found in lawns and gardens. Often blooming in early Spring, onions can be foraged; although, foragers must be able to identify them from look-alikes. They provide bone health, lower blood pressure, and improve cholesterol.
Wild Sunflower
Almost every part of the sunflower is edible from the leaves to the petals, and the sunflower heads. Sunflowers can be useful for treating wounds and certain bites. The sunflower seeds host many benefits like being able to draw out heavy metals from the body like zinc, copper, and cadmium.
Boneset
Found in abundance across the US; Boneset was a plant that Natives told Europeans was a principal herbal remedy for flushing fluid from the body. It was believed to help with the setting of broken bones during the Civil War.
Goldenrod
These puffy spear shaped plants are abundant rolling into Fall. Goldenrod has properties that are effective in treating tuberculosis, diabetes, enlargement of the liver, internal bleeding, and even treating kidney stones.
The leaves and flowers are edible, and can be used in teas, soups, and salads.
Awl Aster
Awl aster, and certain plants in the aster family have been used in teas to treat weak skin, fevers, inflammation. Similar to goldenrod, the flower heads of the asters serve as a beautiful garnish while also serving a medicinal value.
Elderberry
UUU may have heard of elderberry. In supplements and some name-brand medicine, elderberry is known for its cold-fighting properties. i ADVISE WHOMEVER TO BOIL/COOK BEFORE CONSUMPTION. Storing elderberry will ensure that you have something to rid the body of excess mucus and bad bacteria in the winter months.
Foraging In Your Community
Many people aren't aware that most the plants we see have some value. Our ancestors used chamomile and lavender for skin ointments, and plants like dandelion root are used to detox the liver and treat kidney disease, heartburn, swelling, and soothe upset stomach. if not medicinal; they are still pleasing to the eye. This ancient knowledge of identifying plants has been lost throughout time; passionflower offers an array of benefits like increasing the GABA activity in the brain, and many parts of the sunflower have multiple uses. Most of this information is left out of the school curriculum.
(Be sure to confidently identify any plant that you plan to ingest.)