RE: Herb Of The Week - Pokeweed & Mastis

February 8, 2005

Actually I found it very interesting! What other herbs did you use in

the poultice? I know we've had a few gals here deal with mastitis (and

one gal here has a goat with mastitis), and I'm sure they won't be the

last, so its always a good topic to talk about.

Thanks for sharing Renee.

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

Brownay2 [brownay2]

I love poke root. I know none of you care to hear this but, I made a

poultice of this along with some other herbs to treat a really bad case

of mastitis.

I don't really know to many people that really use the plant, so this

was

interesting being herb of the week. Renee

February 9, 2005

I was so desperate at the time, that I did not want to use antibiotics. I

only got mastitis this one time, I was very ill. So I decided to do some

research, and made up a poultice of Poke root, Calendula, Marshmallow root that

I

grinded to a powder, then I added grated potatoes, and grated some cabbage.

Put the wet clump of it in cabbage leaves then put it on. Oh, and another thing

that really worked I think was putting the mixture in the fridge, before

applying. I swear that this worked so fast, and relieved the pain, I was in aw.

Here I was thinking, I will just mix everything that I knew has worked into

one, and add some things that I like. Thank god, none of our workers just

walked in. But I was so desperate.

Some things that I have made really work, others are bloopers. I cannot give

exact amounts of each, I think it was just putting all those things together

that made it work.

Renee Brown

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