Wild Stories:Wild Stories:Medicinal weedsMedicinal weeds
Agnieszka Kaczmarz PhDAgnieszka Kaczmarz PhD
Henriette Kress.http//www.henriettesherbal.com
http// herbmentor.com
http://bearmedicineherbals.com
http://bearmedicineherbals.com
http// herbmentor.com
Plantain – Plantain – Plantago sppPlantago spp
All skin abrasions, All skin abrasions, cuts, nappy rash, cuts, nappy rash, insect bitesinsect bites
Blood cleanserBlood cleanser Coughs, lung injuriesCoughs, lung injuries Bed wettingBed wetting
Photo Jesse Hardinhttp://bearmedicineherbals.com
Fennel – Fennel – Foeniculum vulgareFoeniculum vulgare
Popular in the middle Popular in the middle ages: rich, poor, ages: rich, poor, magical, blindnessmagical, blindness
Eye wash Eye wash Indigestion, flatulence, Indigestion, flatulence,
over eatingover eating ColicColic
Dandelion – Dandelion – Taraxacum officinaleTaraxacum officinale
NOT cat’s earNOT cat’s ear Traditionally: dissolving Traditionally: dissolving
urinary stones/gravelurinary stones/gravel Liver cleanser, liver and Liver cleanser, liver and
spleen congestion spleen congestion Restorative after hepatitisRestorative after hepatitis Bile flowBile flow Blood purifierBlood purifier Leaves, diureticLeaves, diuretic Photo Diego Bonetto
Yellow Dock – Yellow Dock – Rumex crispusRumex crispus
RootRoot Liver congestion, poor Liver congestion, poor
fatty food digestionfatty food digestion Skin eruptions (internal Skin eruptions (internal
toxicity or nervousness)toxicity or nervousness) Mild laxative (not for Mild laxative (not for
extended use)extended use)
Bidens – Bidens – Bidens pilosaBidens pilosa
Urinary track irritation, Urinary track irritation, inflammation, pain, inflammation, pain, bleedingbleeding
Benign prostatic Benign prostatic hypertrophyhypertrophy
Uric acid excretionUric acid excretion Respiratory infectionsRespiratory infections Irritation from smoking, Irritation from smoking,
shouting, dustshouting, dust
More medicinal weedsMore medicinal weeds
Let your food be your medicineLet your food be your medicine
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
Diego BonettoDiego Bonettohttp://www.facebook.com/WildStorieshttp://www.facebook.com/WildStorieshttp://www.weedyconnection.com/database/http://www.weedyconnection.com/database/
Henriette Kress Henriette Kress http//www.henriettesherbal.com
Jesse Wolf Hardinhttp://bearmedicineherbals.comhttp://animacenter.org/intro.html
John and Kimberly Gallagher http// herbmentor.com
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