Herbs and Preserving Them/ was Foraging Wild Herbs

[Guest guest]

Yes, C-M...the Monarda fistulosa is delightful! My variety here is more mild and

delicate than some, but still very medicial. I like to make plain tea for

sinus/flu and also to mix it with black tea and make my own Earl Grey.

 

Today I also trimmed back my bunches of Short Toothed Mountain Mint growing in

my rain run creek that I call Dewberry Creek. Mountain mint is very different

than peppermint or spearmint. It is wonderful and good as an insect repellant.

Crush it fresh and rub it on. I also like the tea made from the dry leaves. It

was the first herb I identified by myself a couple of years ago when I began to

learn to forage. I stepped on it in the woods and the aroma was exhilarating!

http://altnature.com/gallery/wild_mint.htm

 

I use a Pump n Seal on my dried herbs in jars and they last all year long as if

they were fresh. I use wide mouthed canning jars and you can replace the inner

top if you later want to can. When you use the Pump n Seal you puncture a hole

in the lid and vacuum seal through the hole. Also a tip...I use black electrical

tape insead of their tabs, I like it better. http://www.pump-n-seal.com/info.htm

 

Diana of Dewberry Hill (who's looking forward to May when the Heal All comes up

and the yarrow flowers and elderberry flowers)

 

 

 

Monarda fistula...

Growing abundantly here in northern Michigan but are hardly up yet.

fully in bloom end of August.

The natives chew on a flowerhead when they have a bad headcold, make a

very mild infusion for babies who have colic.

Makes great tea from the young plants.

C-M

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

You seem to have a very good handle on herbs and natural medicinal recipies -

can you help me get started? I love foraging in the woods behind my farm and

there are so many beautiful wild flowers that I know are probably important, but

have no clue what they are are what they can be used for. Is there a particular

website, book, ect that you use to identify these natural wonders?

 

 

Blessings,

Pam

 

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Diana of Dewberry Hill

Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:46 PM

Herbs and Preserving Them/ was Foraging Wild Herbs

 

 

 

Yes, C-M...the Monarda fistulosa is delightful! My variety here is more mild

and delicate than some, but still very medicial. I like to make plain tea for

sinus/flu and also to mix it with black tea and make my own Earl Grey.

 

Today I also trimmed back my bunches of Short Toothed Mountain Mint growing in

my rain run creek that I call Dewberry Creek. Mountain mint is very different

than peppermint or spearmint. It is wonderful and good as an insect repellant.

Crush it fresh and rub it on. I also like the tea made from the dry leaves. It

was the first herb I identified by myself a couple of years ago when I began to

learn to forage. I stepped on it in the woods and the aroma was exhilarating!

http://altnature.com/gallery/wild_mint.htm

 

I use a Pump n Seal on my dried herbs in jars and they last all year long as

if they were fresh. I use wide mouthed canning jars and you can replace the

inner top if you later want to can. When you use the Pump n Seal you puncture a

hole in the lid and vacuum seal through the hole. Also a tip...I use black

electrical tape insead of their tabs, I like it better.

http://www.pump-n-seal.com/info.htm

 

Diana of Dewberry Hill (who's looking forward to May when the Heal All comes

up and the yarrow flowers and elderberry flowers)

 

 

 

Monarda fistula...

Growing abundantly here in northern Michigan but are hardly up yet.

fully in bloom end of August.

The natives chew on a flowerhead when they have a bad headcold, make a

very mild infusion for babies who have colic.

Makes great tea from the young plants.

C-M

 

 

 

 

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