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PalindromePower
Farmgirl at Heart
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Anna
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Aug 15 2014 : 8:17:05 PM
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While my family may think that I have gone off the deep end this year I am having a blast! I made some wild violet jelly some dandelion jelly and discovered that weeds in my garden are lots of edible weeds! So on this track I was interested in finding out more from you more experienced ladies about some herbs I would find in Ohio and how to really be sure I am identifying them correctly. I know that I have seen this ( http://www.simplysetup.com/simple-living-2/wild-chamomile-finding-identifying-and-using.html ) wild chamomile around and am sure that now that I want some I won't be able to find it. So what herbs do you use and recommend for a beginner?
I have plenty of space to put a herb garden in so since fall planting is right around the corner any perennials that would be good starter plants? Mostly looking for something to make teas and use for minor things, upset stomachs sore throat and the like. Thanks in advance! |
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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
350 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
350 Posts |
Posted - Aug 16 2014 : 5:39:30 PM
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There is a book that I was introduced to by my foraging friends, and I love the pictures, it helps to keep me picking the right items, and many items grow or can be found in the wild. I have been making comfrey oil, dried Mallow for tea this fall / winter for coughs and asthma and a sore throat syrup, and the list goes on and like you I may be off the deep end, but I enjoy my company there. there is a recipe for chest rub and just picked elderberries for cold and flue tonic, ... well its the best resource I have found. if you are interested send me an e-mail.
It is such a great feeling to go out and pick something and know how to use it
a lot of the recipes call for:
peppermint
Echinacea
garlic
oregano
nettle leaf ( wonder if that's an herb or wild?)
parsley
just to start with a few
Danyel
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
3162 Posts
Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6998 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6998 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 12:35:15 AM
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I make a tea for colds. Taken just as the first symptoms appear it may keep it from becoming worse.
Recipe:
Greek Oregano
Spearmint
Thyme
Sage - also good for flu
Rosemary
Other mints and oregano have some medicinal qualities but spearmint and Greek oregano have more.
I dry all the herbs in the fall except rosemary which I use fresh since it is a year round plant.
Mix dried herbs together. Either store in air tight jar out of direct light or put into tea bags.
1-2 tsp. of dried herbs & 1 tsp. fresh rosemary to cup of boiling water - steep for 5 minutes - strain if leaves are loose - add lemon & honey - sometimes I also add a splash of whiskey or brandy.
If you do not have all of the herbs use what you have.
Hugs, Sara
Walk in Peace.
Live with Joy. |
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KathyC
True Blue Farmgirl
583 Posts
Kathy
Gastonia
NC
USA
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Posted - Aug 17 2014 : 6:49:14 PM
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Danyel,
Can you list the info on the book here, I am very interested and I think others would be also.
Thanks,
Kathy |
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danyel
True Blue Farmgirl
350 Posts
Danyel
Robertsdale
PA
USA
350 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2014 : 6:22:56 PM
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Sorry work has been a little crazy.
If you are still interested the books that I am using for home remedies is
by Rachel Weaver M. H. Be your own doctor and Backyard pharmacy.
the books can be ordered online www.drmomsherbs.com
or call 717-435-4707
or mail Share-A-Care
240 Mohns Hill Road
Reinholds, PA 17569
I have made the wild cherry cough syrup, it is steeping a couple more days to go. Just finished 7 pint of elderberry flu tonic tonight.
the mullion tea for my breathing, and honestly I think it has helped also using it to help increase my circulation, also have made the plantain oil, drying wild lettuce, mullion, mallow, plantain, so many things that grow that can be used to help.
Has anyone else used this resource? I would love to hear what you are making that you have found to be helpful.
Danyel
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2015 : 6:34:13 PM
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So glad I found this post - I'm starting to plan my garden and want to add herbs for home remedies. Thanks!
If you can't feed one hundred people, then just feed one. -Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
Estle Schipp Farm: Celebrate the Hobby Farm Lifestyle
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - Jan 13 2015 : 8:57:31 PM
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Anna--if you go to Mountain Rose Herbs website, they have seeds you can buy to start a medicinal herb garden. I live in Illinois and I've picked chickweed and wild strawberries from my yard. If you can find a patch of real prairie, they are a treasure trove of useful herbs and plants. A good place to look is alongside train tracks, since that soil has never been plowed and is likely to have native species.
Cindy
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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Dare2BUniquelyMe
Sharpshooter / Chapter Guru
143 Posts
Sherrilyn
Lake Tapps
Washington
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2015 : 8:27:26 PM
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I remember when I first tilled the ground where I wanted to plant my garden. The ground came alive with plantain, foxglove, and other native herbs that the grasses had choked out. I now make sure I till a bit of new soil each year just to see what will come up. I have a lovely crop of nettle that comes up on my organic little pile (mostly organic debris from my small acreage that has been shoved in one pile with a tractor). If anyone has a use for tansy ragwort, please let me know. Otherwise I will continue to eradicate it as it is a noxious weed and a cumulative liver toxin.
Sherri
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