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Herbal Wisdom:  Plantain question  |
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
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 Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 08:54:25 AM
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Is dried plantain as effective as fresh? I want to dry some for the winter, so I can make my ACV and plantain face astringent in the winter.
Also, what else do you all use it for? I'm very excited about using herbs that are readily available in my back yard, but am having a hard time finding a book that helps identify them and tells their uses.
Can you recommend a good book or a website that might be helpful?
~Ashley
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mayamade
Farmgirl in Training
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maya
minneapolis
minnesota
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 09:12:46 AM
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a website that is very helpful is herbmentor.com
there are several books that are helpful, i might start with a book on recognizing plants like field guide for the area you live in. plantain has several names, englishmans foot, plantain, etc. and that can lead to confusion.
this is the plantain i know of, crush and use on injuries, dry and use in salves, http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://exploringhealth.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/plantagomajor4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://exploringhealth.wordpress.com/&usg=__bkplvOyncgMINQzvJv0XY3MQSz8=&h=425&w=640&sz=87&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=tOFW1b7LRcIYPM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplantain%2Benglishman%2Bfoot%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1 |
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 09:16:59 AM
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I'll check it out the site. That looks like the same thing I am calling plantain.
~Ashley
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 2:57:26 PM
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Ashley, in the last 2 issues of MJF is an ad from the Bulk Herb store. They are not very far from you in Tn. You should check the web site.It's www.bulkherbstore.com. Shoshana is an herbalist and has lots of great videos and books and sells herbs too. She also tells how to make tinctures and all kinds of different things.
Kris
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emsmommy5
True Blue Farmgirl
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Angie
Buckley
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 6:39:31 PM
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I use it dried or fresh. I usually go out and pick it before hubby runs over it with the mower.
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Jul 18 2010 : 7:25:11 PM
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I have used it dried. I make my own salve for my hands, feet,lips, and as a makeup remover. I make a salve using olive oil,jojoba oil, and beeswax. I take the dried plaintain and infuse it in the olive oil for 24 hrs on low in a crockpot to infuse its properties into the oil and then strain it out. Its suppose to be super good for healing.I also add celudula this way too. Then add other essential oils too. Supposively native americans used plantain for these purposes. All I know is its super good stuff. Some people use it in the spring when its fresh and young in salads.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
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Posted - Jul 18 2010 : 10:20:29 PM
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I've made a salve using plantain for years but I've only used fresh. And yes, it's wonderful stuff. But I infuse the plaintain and some comfrey in olive oil for 4-6 weeks, shaking it occasionally! I probably make bigger batches cuz if takes so long! It works so well, I warn people not to use it on any deep or puncture type wound that needs to heal from the inside. It's also great for burns.
Will try to track down where I got my original info, Ashley.
Blessed be,
soleil
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 19 2010 : 05:02:12 AM
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Thanks ladies!
Soleil, I'd love to know where you got the information. An herbalist website was posted and it looks like it would be most useful, but they charge $10 a month to be a member and that is a little out of my price range. The best site I've found is bulkherbstore.com as Kris suggested. They have lots of good information, but do not give methods to use herbs.
Have a good day. It is raining here in TN, I love the rain:)
~Ashley
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Jul 19 2010 : 6:34:46 PM
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If you have a library thats not to far from you they usually have great books on herbs. I found alot of info in them many years ago. Its great because you can see the books and look at them first to see if they would be something you would purchase for yourself. Just a thought.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
359 Posts |
Posted - Jul 20 2010 : 06:28:23 AM
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That is a great idea....Thank you!
~Ashley
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Wildcrafter
True Blue Farmgirl
340 Posts
Suzanne
Seattle
WA
USA
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ramonaj
True Blue Farmgirl
118 Posts
rhonda
gibsons
british columbia
Canada
118 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2010 : 6:09:26 PM
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I have tons of plaintain in my garden and have only ever used it fresh, but think you can dry it to use for teas. it's incredible stuff, good for many uses. one of the best places to find herbal info is Susun Weed's website. www.susunweed.com
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