| Why learn about medicinal plants?
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| | heal. St. Johnswort has anti-bacterial,
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| Certainly, backpackers shouldn't leave
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| | anti-viral and anti-fungal properties.
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| the first aid kit home, but it can be
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| | Medicinal Plants For Diarrhea
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| useful and interesting to know a few
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| | You can drink tea made from the roots of
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| plant medicines too. Whether you are
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| | blackberries and their relatives to stop
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| someday in a survival situation, or you
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| | diarrhea. Just fill the bottom of the cup
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| just lost your first aid kit and have a
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| | with the cleaned and shredded roots and
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| terrible headache, wouldn't it be nice to
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| | pour boiling water over them. Let the mix
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| find relief nearby?
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| | steep for five minutes before drinking.
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| You can. There are many effective
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| | Oak bark and other barks containing
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| medicinal plants. Some are also
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| | tannin are also effective. I have also
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| dangerous, of course, just like synthetic
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| | used the twigs to stop diarrhea when I
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| medicines can be. I won't discuss those
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| | was backpacking in Mexico. Make tea with
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| here. This is a quick guide to a few safe
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| | a spoonful of the bark or chopped-up
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| plant medicines.
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| | twigs. Tannins can be hard on the
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| Plants For Pain Relief
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| | kidneys, so drink just one cup of tea, or
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| Fill the bottom of a cup with shredded
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| | use oak only if you don't have other
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| willow bark, and make a cup of tea with
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| | options.
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| it. Let it steep for a few minutes before
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| | Skin Medications
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| you drink it. The active ingredient is
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| | You can relieve the itch from insect
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| salicin, closely related to salacylic
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| | bites, sunburn, or plant poisoning rashes
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| acid, which is used to make aspirin. You
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| | by applying a poultice of jewelweed
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| can also try chewing on a few balsam
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| | (Impatiens biflora). I have seen a poison
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| poplar buds.
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| | ivy rash cleared up overnight using the
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| Antiseptic Plants
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| | juice from jewelweed. It is also said to
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| Sap from "blisters" on balsam firs is a
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| | work on sunburn as well as aloe vera.
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| strong antiseptic. Pop the blisters on
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| | Make a tea of witch hazel leaves
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| the trunks of young trees, and the sap
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| | (Hamamelis virginiana), and you can use
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| will ooze out. You can spread it over
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| | it for relief from insect bites, and
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| cuts and small wounds to prevent
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| | sunburn. Witch Hazel used to be a common
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| infection. It is very sticky, however,
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| | astringent that women used as a
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| and it will be difficult to wash off (at
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| | "tightening" face wash.
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| least it smells nice).
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| | There are hundreds of wild medicinal
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| The crushed leaves of Saint John's Wort
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| | plants that could be useful to hikers and
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| can be used as an antiseptic dressing as
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| | backpackers. You don't need to become an
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| well. I once put a wad of the mashed
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| | expert to benefit from them. Just learn
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| leaves on a nasty gash in my foot,
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| | to identify and use a few of the most
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| replacing it occasionally, and the cut
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| | widespread and safest ones.
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| healed faster than I've ever seen a cut
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