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An Introduction to Herbal First Aid - Grass Roots Remedies · 2017-11-21 · Holistic Herbal -...
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An Introduction to
Herbal First Aid
at Home and in the Wild
Notes. Drawings. Recipes...
RecipesIntroductionThis booklet is a wee introduction into how we might begin to use plants in first aid, decreasing our reliance on pharmaceuticals, harmful chemicals and the associated waste products of the dominant medical industry. It provides information about which plants can be useful in dealing with four different first aid situations both at home from a herbal first aid kit, and in the wild. It is most definitely a beginning! There are lots of gaps in the knowledge here, partly because I don’t know everything, and partly because plants and ecosystems differ all over the world. This booklet was made in Scotland, and includes references to the most common herbs from the Scottish wild lands and local histories. If you take this home with you, I hope you enjoy finding out more about the plants that grow in your locality if they are different to mine.
While knowing how to use herbs to heal yourself and other willing people can be very empowering, if youor people around you are seriously hurt, please do seek serious medical advice!
Herbal 1st Aid Kit
An astringent
e.g. Witch hazel
water, St John’s W
ort tincture
An anodyne /
pain-relievere.g. D
ried nettles, M
eadowsw
eetor C
owslip
An anti-em
etic/anti-nausea e.g M
eadowsw
eet, C
hamom
ile
An anti-itch/em
olliente.g. C
hickweed cream
, Seaw
eed
You w
ill also need bandages, gauze, plasters, and some good sterile w
ipes (or tea tree solution) for your hands if you are cleaning w
ounds
An antibacterial/
antiseptice.g. G
arlic, Lavender
oil, Tea tree oil
A vulnerary/w
ound healer e.g. C
omfrey ointm
ent, H
oney, herbs containing tannins
An anti-inflam
matory
e.g. Meadow
sweet,
Birch bark,
Willow
bark
Cuts and Grazes 3. When the cut/graze is cleansed and the bleeding has stopped, you can apply a healing ointment.
At home, try Myrrh tincture or powder, Slippery elm powder, Aloe, Goldenseal, Marigold, Comfrey root ointment, St John’s Wort tincture, Carrageen seaweed, or Honey
You won’t be able to make an ointment, but try some fresh Yarrow, Comfrey leaf, Self Heal, Woundwort, Cowslip, Seaweed (on an unpolluted seashore..), Marigold Flowers, St John’s Wort flowers.
1st Response You need to clean the wound, to remove any foreign bodies/debris so it doesn’t get infected
Rinse it with an antiseptic lotion
At Home:
e.g. Distilled Witch Hazel Water, solution of 1tsp Tincture of St. John’s Wort and 1tsp Tincture Calendula in a cup of water
In The Wild: Hunt for some Wild Garlic or Marigolds to disinfect, or Yarrow to stop the bleeding
If this is a very serious gaping wound, get yourself to A & E!
2. Then you’ll want to dress the wound with a clean and dry dressing.
If you’re in a forest see if you can find some sphagnum moss, or failing that other mosses, or old man’s beard lichen.
If there’s no moss, you could try a comfrey leaf, other leaf or a bit of your (cleanest) clothes.
Links and Resources in case you haven’t had enough yet..
Some good general books Herbal First Aid - Andrew Chevallier
Bartram’s Encyclopedia of Herbal
Medicine
Out of the Earth - Simon Mills
Holistic Herbal - David Hoffman
Hatfield’s Herbal: The Secret History of
British Plants - Gabriella Hatfield
An excellent book for making
remedies
The Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook
- James Green
WebsitesThere are tons of websites about herbal medicine! and plenty too about how to make a first aid kit.
I recommend www.pfaf.org for reliable information about individual herbs www.botanical.com for some good old fashioned folk history and useful info.
1st
Res
pons
e B
ruis
es r
ange
from
min
or t
o th
e ve
ry
seri
ous
but
are
all t
he r
esul
t of
cap
illar
y ha
emor
rhag
e.
- A
t ho
me,
the
bes
t re
med
y po
ssib
le fo
r br
uise
s is
Arn
ica
Tin
ctur
e (n
ote
neve
r ta
ke a
rnic
a in
tern
ally
or
appl
y to
bro
ken
skin
). N
ext
best
is L
iqui
d E
xtra
ct o
f E
chin
acea
to
stim
ulat
e lo
cal c
apill
ary
circ
ulat
ion
If
you
don’
t ha
ve t
hese
, mak
e an
ice
cold
co
mpr
ess
wit
h:
Arn
ica
Flo
wer
s, C
hick
wee
d, C
owsl
ip,
Mar
igol
d, F
enug
reek
See
ds, O
ak L
eaf,
St
John
’s W
ort,
Yar
row
, Com
frey
Roo
t or
ot
her
vuln
erar
ies.
Eat
leaf
y gr
eens
to
stim
ulat
e vi
tam
in K
pr
oduc
tion
! (is
ant
i-cl
otti
ng)
If y
ou h
urt
your
self
tus
slin
g ab
out
outs
ide,
the
re’s
ple
nty
of h
erbs
abo
ut fo
r
yo
u to
app
ly t
o so
re, b
ruis
ed b
odie
s!
If p
ossi
ble,
dip
the
se in
a c
old
stre
am s
o th
at
y
our
com
pres
s is
coo
l:
-C
owsl
ip
-M
arig
old
flow
ers
-O
ak L
eaf
-St
Joh
n’s
Wor
t -
Her
b R
ober
t -
Com
frey
Lea
f or
pul
ped
root
if p
ossi
ble
-H
orse
tail
-Y
arro
w
-Po
tato
-
Chi
ckw
eed
and
Cuc
umbe
r ar
e na
tura
l ref
rige
rant
s to
co
mpl
emen
t an
y of
the
se h
erbs
Bruise
s
Burns
and S
calds
By
defin
itio
n a
burn
is c
ause
d by
dry
he
at a
nd a
sca
ld b
y m
oist
hea
t. A
ll bu
rns
are
seri
ous!
1st
Res
pons
e:
Try
and
exc
lude
air
from
the
wou
nd
as q
uick
ly a
s po
ssib
le. D
o N
ot t
ry t
o pe
el a
nyth
ing
away
from
the
wou
nd if
it
is s
tuck
to
it. e
.g. c
loth
. Ins
tead
cut
ar
ound
it.
The
n yo
u ca
n ge
ntly
app
ly p
ain
relie
ving
and
ant
isep
tic
herb
s to
the
w
ound
. Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e se
veri
ty o
f th
e w
ound
you
mig
ht w
ant
to t
ake
som
e an
alge
sic
herb
s in
tern
ally
as
wel
l.
Not
e: F
or c
orro
sive
alk
alis
(e.g
. Lye
), ba
the
in a
n ac
idic
sol
utio
n su
ch a
s 3t
sp
cide
r vi
nega
r or
lem
on ju
ice
in 1
cup
w
ater
. The
n ap
ply
Hon
ey a
nd a
ba
ndag
e.
T
o ap
ply
to t
he w
ound
, col
d if
pos
sibl
e:
- St
John
’s W
ort
oil,
Alo
e V
era,
Slip
pery
Elm
pow
der
mix
ed w
ith
a lit
tle
wat
er t
o fo
rm a
pas
te, C
ucum
ber,
Chi
ckw
eed
loti
on.
-Alt
erna
tive
ly, s
teep
a c
loth
in (c
oole
d) t
eas
of t
he fo
llow
ing:
Cha
mom
ile,
Eld
erflo
wer
, Fen
ugre
ek, M
arig
old,
Myr
rh p
owde
r, P
lant
ain.
-
Hon
ey h
as a
long
tra
diti
on r
eput
atio
n fo
r bu
rns.
To
take
as
a pa
in-r
elie
ver,
to c
alm
the
ner
vous
sys
tem
: - S
tron
g ne
ttle
tea
, Mea
dow
swee
t te
a, S
ilver
Bir
ch, W
illow
Bar
k, S
t Jo
hn’s
W
ort,
Skul
lcap
, Pas
sion
flow
er, V
aler
ian
If
the
burn
is s
erio
us, t
ry a
nd g
et t
o m
edic
al t
reat
men
t.W
hile
you
’re
in t
he w
ild, t
he b
est
you
coul
d fin
d w
ould
be
Alo
e V
era
(unl
ikel
y in
Sco
tlan
d!) L
ook
for
Com
frey
to
spee
d up
cel
l gro
wth
, Mar
shm
allo
w t
o so
othe
, Mar
igol
ds
to h
eal,
Chi
ckw
eed
for
cool
ing.
If
you
have
acc
ess
to
faci
litie
s fo
r bo
iling
wat
er, p
repa
re a
str
ong
Net
tle
tea
or M
eado
wsw
eet
tea
and
drin
k it
for
pain
rel
ief.
Stings
and B
ites
Rea
ctio
ns t
o bi
tes
and
stin
gs a
re
vari
ed, b
ut a
re e
ithe
r du
e to
the
ven
om
rele
ased
or
an a
llerg
ic r
espo
nse.
1st
Res
pons
e:
If
som
eone
has
a h
ighl
y al
lerg
ic
resp
onse
to
a st
ing,
che
ck if
the
y ha
ve
an E
pi-P
en y
ou n
eed
to in
ject
the
m
wit
h, t
hen
get
them
to
hosp
ital
im
med
iate
ly.
Was
ps, B
eezz
z an
d A
nts
Bee
sti
ngs
can
be n
eutr
alis
ed w
ith
a bi
carb
onat
e of
sod
a so
luti
on, a
nd
was
ps’ a
nd a
nts’
wit
h a
cide
r vi
nega
r so
luti
on. (
3tsp
s in
a c
up o
f w
ater
)
If
the
pain
is s
ever
e, y
ou c
an a
pply
so
me
of t
he a
nalg
esic
her
bs fr
om
burn
s in
fo..
2.
All
Stin
gs a
nd B
ites
!!
!Fo
r ex
tern
al u
se o
nly:
- T
inct
ure
of A
rnic
a - A
cid
Tin
ctur
e of
Lob
elia
- Lav
ende
r O
il- W
itch
haz
el w
ater
Tin
ctur
es t
o be
app
lied
exte
rnal
ly o
r ta
ken
inte
rnal
ly:
Ech
inac
ea, M
arig
old,
Myr
rh, S
t Jo
hn’s
Wor
t
Cha
nces
are
you
’ll g
et b
itte
n w
hile
out
door
s. T
here
are
plen
ty o
f fr
esh
herb
s w
hich
can
be
appl
ied
to b
ites
and
stin
gs. P
erha
ps t
he e
asie
st t
o fin
d w
ill b
e P
lant
ain,
w
hich
has
a lo
ng h
isto
ry o
f us
e fo
r bi
tes/
stin
gs, a
nd
e
ven
cont
ains
a r
emed
y fo
r a
Rat
tles
nake
bit
e. I
t al
so g
row
s E
very
whe
re s
o sh
ould
be
clos
e at
han
d. O
ther
goo
d he
rbs
incl
ude
Com
frey
to
hea
l, G
arlic
, Lee
ks a
nd O
nion
s, St
Joh
n’s
Wor
t. D
ock
leav
es a
re s
peci
fic fo
r ne
ttle
sti
ngs,
and
St J
ohn’
s W
ort
is s
peci
fical
ly
indi
cate
d fo
r ho
rse
fly b
ite.
Her
bal i
nsec
t re
pelle
nts:
Bog
Myr
tle,
Cit
rone
lla, G
arlic
, Ced
arw
ood
oil
(These
ones
are co
mmon
Scotla
nd, bu
t look
out fo
r them
and o
thers
in your
localit
y too!
)
Wild h
erb ide
ntific
ation
chart
marig
old
comfre
y
cowslip
planta
in - 2
kinds
yarrow
Meado
wswe
etwil
d garl
ic