Herbal Medicine Chest Recommendations?

[Guest guest]

With the economic crisis our country is experiencing, I am concerned about the

availability/safety of medications in the near future. I would like to have a

good supply of herbs for a variety of common conditions one might encounter. I

would also be interested in knowing what herbs I could grow that would be easy

to process for medicinal use. If this post is not appropriate, I apologize.

Thanks.

Bonnie (in Louisiana)

[Guest guest]

Must haves include (but are not limited to):

 

Garlic

Cayenne

Thyme

Basil

Echinaccea

 

 

 

--

~~~~Jaynee~~~~

God is in Control!

[Guest guest]

Does the form of the herbs (powder, tincture, oil, etc.) make a difference? I am

learning a great amount from this group and I really appreciate everyone and

their viewpoints. I am currently looking for dmso bottled in glass and I cannot

find anywhere. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

 

 

herbal remedies , Jaynee and/or Rich <richandjaynee

wrote:

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> Must haves include (but are not limited to):

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> Garlic

> Cayenne

> Thyme

> Basil

> Echinaccea

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>

>

> --

> ~~~~Jaynee~~~~

> God is in Control!

>

[Guest guest]

I am of the same mind and looking to grow, harvest and learn uses of herbs. I need help learning the native plants for N Georgia to use. Does anyone know of someone in the Rome area who could teach a class in recognizing, growing and using natural plants?

 

I would also like to get a class or group together in my area to learn the natural cures; if there is anyone in the Chattooga, Walker and Floyd county areas interested please email me please respond to this post.

 

I am in the process of my second attempt to start stevia from seed; I have sage, borage, leeks started and plan to plant echinacea, and several mint varieties this year. (Note of caution; if you plant the mints do it in containers unless you want it to take over everything; I have let the orange mint go wild and just love the smell when I walk on it or when it is mowed.)

[Guest guest]

Dear Bonnie,

Your post is more than appropriate, It's necessary.

 

Garlic is the main one to grow and to have on hand. Garlic will protect you and your family against plagues, flues, viruses and infections.

Cone flower would also be a good one to have and to grow same with cayenne. These are very basic necessities but you also might want hydrogen peroxide, moonshine, bandaids, gauze, Doc's first aid salve, splints and a small curved needle for stitching up wounds. I'm sure the list will have more for you.

 

~B

 

On Fri, 2009-03-06 at 02:55 +0000, annadelle_99 wrote:

 

With the economic crisis our country is experiencing, I am concerned about the availability/safety of medications in the near future. I would like to have a good supply of herbs for a variety of common conditions one might encounter. I would also be interested in knowing what herbs I could grow that would be easy to process for medicinal use. If this post is not appropriate, I apologize. Thanks.

Bonnie (in Louisiana)

[Guest guest]

Brian,

 

I am not very computer savy. How do I get to the 'list'?

 

 

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Bryan Shillington

3/11/2009 1:24:51 PM

herbal remedies

Re: {Herbal Remedies} Herbal Medicine Chest Recommendations?

 

 

Dear Bonnie,Your post is more than appropriate, It's necessary.Garlic is the main one to grow and to have on hand. Garlic will protect you and your family against plagues, flues, viruses and infections. Cone flower would also be a good one to have and to grow same with cayenne. These are very basic necessities but you also might want hydrogen peroxide, moonshine, bandaids, gauze, Doc's first aid salve, splints and a small curved needle for stitching up wounds. I'm sure the list will have more for you.~BOn Fri, 2009-03-06 at 02:55 +0000, annadelle_99 wrote: With the economic crisis our country is experiencing, I am concerned about the availability/safety of medications in the near future. I would like to have a good supply of herbs for a variety of common conditions one might encounter. I would also be interested in knowing what herbs I could grow that would be easy to process for medicinal use. If this post is not appropriate, I apologize. Thanks.Bonnie (in Louisiana)

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I'm in east Alabama (Ashland) having just moved from Marietta because I wanted

more land (I'm looking at the economy, too, and thinking having a paid-up

property with enough land to grow our own foods and medicines is critical to our

safety and well-being). In terms of what grows well here, we are close enough

to the same area to have the same capabilities. Your last frost date is later,

though. For me, it's April 11 this year. For you, it's April 20.

 

Echinacea - Do be aware that you have to stratify echinacea (cone-flower) seeds.

They don't germinate well straight from the package into warm soil. You can

plant them in the fall outdoors and that works. If you're starting them now,

though, you'll need to use your refrigerator - there aren't enough cold days and

nights left in the season. I keep mine in the fridge for about a month after

potting them in 1 " potting soil-filled cubes) inside an open plastic baggie

(keeps moisture in). When they come out, I put them in a warm sunny window.

 

Other plants you can grow in this area.

Lemon balm - related to mint and a lot like mints in that it will take over a

place. One of the simplest-to-grow plants I've seen. Good for relaxation, helps

prevent viral attacks, and smells and tastes marvelous. Bees and butterflies

love the flowers. I envy you your orange mint...mine croaked on me and I'm

going to have to get more. I loved the scent of that one. I have chocolate,

lime, pineapple, spearmint, blue balm peppermint and a tiny ginger mint coming

along nicely.

 

Comfrey - great to use for a poultice on injuries. Mine may not have survived

the move, It sure died back in the new garden. We're looking to see if we get

leaves poking up before we replant.

 

Chamomile grows well here.

 

Brian's already mentioned onions and garlic, which do a lot more than add great

flavor to meats and stews (and as he's mentioned previously, both lose potency

when cooked, so you need to find ways to consume them uncooked).

 

Yarrow grows easily (can be invasive like mints) and is a good immune builder.

Also much loved by bees and butterflies.

 

If you or someone in your family is prone to PMS or is entering menopause, both

black cohosh (in a shady area) and chaste tree (an enthusiastic, fast-growing

shrub) grow well in the area. And evening primrose.

 

Feverfew is easy to grow here. It is best known for helping to prevent or

minimize migrane headache attacks, but is also useful for fevers (hence the

name) and arthritic pain.

 

Yellow root is not particularly easy to grow unless you happen to have a shady

stream on your property, but it can be found wild along most river and stream

banks. CAUTION: know your waterway. A lot of Georgia streams are polluted,

and that will affect anything that grows on them. Don't use yellow root from a

polluted creek. if you don't know - assume the worst. My daughter founded a

small non-profit to clean up beaches and waterways in the Tampa, FL area. I

wish more people would do that for their local area. I was absolutely astounded

(and appalled) at what people will do to our precious water resources).

 

This area is famous for the wild growth of wild ginger, ginseng, bloodroot and

goldenseal in forested areas. Unscrupulous wildcrafters and forest clearcutters

have, however, almost eliminated these valuable herbs. I don't encourage people

going through the woods to find them for just that reason. I was successful

growing them on the north (shady) side of my home in Marietta. Remains to be

seen whether they survived the move. They don't do well cultivated in a typical

sunny garden, but if you've got a woody shaded area that you can keep reasonably

moist, you can grow them, and the seeds (or rootlets) are available from online

resources.

 

Other things in my greenhouses and garden (greenhouse is mostly for starts and

overwintering...all these grow well in the garden in this area during growing

season): hyssop, sheep sorrel, mullein, bee balm, marshmallow, pleurisy root,

calendula, rosemary, thyme, valerian, and lavenders (tender - either keep them

in containers you can overwinter inside, or build a small cold frame for them

and other cold-sensitive plants).

 

Aloe - too tender for outdoors in cold weather, but you can easily grow a couple

of plants in a sunny window.

 

I'm going to add all-heal to my garden, which works well on wounds, although I'm

so sold on rosewood and tea tree oil for those purposes, that so long as they

are available, I'm using them. If, however, we become able only to use local

sources - bandages soaked in all-heal infusions or poultices of crushed leaves

work well.

 

If anybody in your family tends toward hypertension, in addition to garlic, get

yourself a hawthorne tree (got mine from Arbor Foundation). They get big enough

to produce the berries in the fifth year, and they have worked wonders for my

family. The flowers in May are gorgeous, and the birds LOVE any berries that

are too high to pick. Warning - this is a very thorny tree!

 

Resources: Seeds of Change, Seed Savers Exchange, Territorial Seeds, Native

Seed Search, Richters (Canadian company, very reliable and has every plant and

or seed under the sun, but ship plants late for our area because they can't

count on good shipping weather until late April or early May). I will be

selling 1 " or 4 " pots of many of these herbs at farmers' markets in Alabama and

online in about a month. Right now what I have are small (1-2 " high) seedlings,

but they're growing fast.

 

Janet

 

 

 

 

herbal remedies , Susan Rainey <abcsgr22148 wrote:

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>

> I am of the same mind and looking to grow, harvest and learn uses of herbs.  I

need help learning the native plants for N Georgia to use.  Does anyone know of

someone in the Rome area who could teach a class in recognizing, growing and

using natural plants?

>  

> I would also like to get a class or group together in my area to learn the

natural cures; if there is anyone in the Chattooga, Walker and Floyd county

areas interested please email me please respond to this post.

>  

> I am in the process of my second attempt to start stevia from seed; I have

sage, borage, leeks started and plan to plant echinacea, and several mint

varieties this year.  (Note of caution; if you plant the mints do it in

containers unless you want it to take over everything; I have let the orange

mint go wild and just love the smell when I walk on it or when it is mowed.)

>