Post by Hypothermia on Jan 28, 2015 18:00:16 GMT -5
Name Description How
Aloe Vera | fleshy leaf with spines along the sides. Sickly sweet scent, tastes a bit bitter. Cannot be used in great quantities, anti-bacterial. Cleans wounds and heals burns, rashes and sunburns. | squeeze the gel out & rub into wound |
Passion Flower | Used for pain relief and sedative. Can aid insomnia/ sleep. Herb is eaten. | can be turned into paste or eaten dry |
Goldenrod | the flowering plants scent and taste are mild. Is used to stop internal bleeding. | can be turned into paste or crushed. |
Agrimony | works just like goldenrod, but cannot be taken internally. | turned into paste and smeared. |
Ginger | taste is very mild and juicy. Works best fresh. Bittersweet, strong scent. | crushed into a powder and applied. |
Poppy seeds | small black seeds that come from a Passion flower. Consumed to relieve pain. Adults eat 3, pups/kits only one. | eaten or crushed into an oil |
Common birch | The inner bark is bitter and astringent, and has been used in intermittent fevers. | ingested |
Birthwort | said to be useful as an aromatic stimulant in rheumatism, gout and for removing obstructions. Soothes genitalia, e.g childbirth. | ingest the powdered root |
Borage | Externally, it is employed as a poultice for inflammatory swellings. | Grind until fluids are secreted |
Bugleweed | Sedative, astringent and mildly narcotic. Used in coughs, and bleeding from the lungs. | ingested |
Cacao | Softens skin due to irritation, burns or rash-like symptoms. | grinding the beans into a paste |
Catmint | Tonic, induces sweating, refrigerant and stimulate bloodflow, specially antispasmodic, and mildly stimulating | ingested or put into a paste |
Wild Cherry | It has been used in the treatment of bronchitis of various types. Astringent tonic, pectoral, sedative | trunk and branches can be ingested |
Red Clover | The fluid extract of clover is used as an alternative and antispasmodic | extract fluid and spread onto body |
Comfrey | Eased inflammation and irritation of bones and muscles. | crush leaves/roots and ingest |
Pennyroyal | Used in high dosages to cause a miscarriage. Commonly used for abortions in mating season | Crush the petals and take with water, swallow, and repeat twice a day for six days |