reubent
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Post by reubent on Apr 6, 2012 12:49:08 GMT -5
I have discovered over time, that plantain (broad leaf or english plantain, about the most common weed in yards and gardens) is good to fix more problems than we ever thought. And in combination with pine needles works even better for many things. I use fresh plantain pulverized, just leaves or whole plant, for poultice on any bite, sting, infection, or whatever, it pulls out infection and toxin faster than anything else will. Use it on my horses occasionally as well for infections in their feet. As a tea with pine needles it boosts the immune system greatly, stops internal infections and heals rapidly. I make it strong and use it for all my drinking water whenever I start feeling ill, a sore throat, or anything. If it's not some really tough bug it'll drastically shorten the illness and lessen the intensity. Ever since last summer I have a molar causing pain occasionally, every time I get too much refined sugar it pops up, a gallon of tea sends it back into remission.
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Post by daylilydude on Apr 6, 2012 20:42:00 GMT -5
Wait... you make a tea with "pine needles"? Can you share some more info on this tea reubent?
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Post by reubent on May 2, 2012 23:12:57 GMT -5
Yah, I use pine needle tea every time I start having symptoms of some illness, usually with plantain. the pine needles are loaded with vit C and all kinds of good things, boosts the immune system, most of the time the illness will vanish before it hardly gets started. Or at least it will weaken it's intensity significantly. I'll boil a gallon of water and put as much plantain and pine needles in it as will fit under the water, then cool and use for my drinking water all day. Some of the pine sap will float and stick to the kettle and cup, but it washes off easily. A neighbor lady who's in her 70's tells me she can't handle it nearly that strong, upsets her stomach, but I like it and never had a problem. The piney flavor is a bit different and may take some gettin used to by some people. But I got accustomed to it years ago by making hemlock tea when we went camping. (hemlock tree, not the deadly plant)
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Post by stratcat on Jul 7, 2012 23:42:38 GMT -5
I use Plantain to soothe bites, stings, abrasions, heat rash... Today (Saturday) I got bit/stung under the tongue of my shoe. Got my shoe off and chewed some Plantain from my lawn and applied it to the irritated spot. My foot calmed right down and I kept gardening. In 2003, I went to the 3-day Spring Master Gardener Conference at Michigan State University. One section I attended was Herbs and I learned about Plantain and got some Plantain Salve to take home. I was the only man in the class. The following year, the name changed to Herbs for Women, or some such. Who says one person can't make a difference?
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