…levels of cortisol (a stress hormone). It’s beneficial for those who have difficulty sleeping or concentrating, or who have memory problems. Not recommended for use in pregnancy and for those with allergies to the nightshade family. – Stinging nettles harvest (Urtica dioica) Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) Parts used: Leaves Preparations: Tea, tincture, vinegar, pesto, cooked greens, juice, broth, powder, capsules,…
…stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) 1 cup seaweed pieces – Such as kombu, wakame, kelp, or alaria. Directions Add water to a large stew pot. Add the astragalus, seaweed, nettles, and shiitake. If you’d like, add your classic stock ingredients at this time. For those of you who prepare bone broth, go ahead and add the bones into the pot,…
…comfrey, yarrow, black birch, yellow dock, dandelion, linden, nettles, chickweed, licorice, German chamomile, watercress, and chives. August 2021 Safety Update: Comfrey contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs), which can be harmful to the liver over time when ingested internally. Recent research shows that the PAs found in comfrey (and other PA-containing plants) can be taken up by other plants when grown in…
…600 pages long and filled with loads of easy-to-follow recipes, herbal medicinal uses, and gorgeous close-up photos for plant identification. In fact, most of our plant profiles contain more detail than you’ll find in any book on wild foods and herbs. Throughout the course, you’ll befriend the most common edible and medicinal wayside plants, including dandelion, stinging nettles, violet, yarrow,…
…fresh greens like chickweed (Stellaria media), wintercress (Cardamine spp.), dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), daylily (Hemerocallis fulva), and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) from January through May. Fern and Francine Hedgeworthy of Thistlebottom Dell harvesting daylilies from the village hedge Daylily Greens Garlic Butter Sauté I anticipate the arrival of daylily greens every year in early spring! They’re fantastic cooked up with…
…During this time, offer herbal support in the form of alteratives, diuretics, and liver and kidney tonics. Examples would be dandelion leaf and root (Taraxacum officinale, Asteraceae), nettles (Urtica dioica, Urticaceae), and burdock (Arctium minus and A. lappa, Asteraceae). Sweating through exercise, saunas, and baths is also helpful in removing toxins via perspiration. Hydration is imperative, as well as daily…
…intelligent and wild-spirited blog written by Rebecca Altman, a Southern California herbalist and forager. Rebecca writes outstanding plant monographs (find these under the Writings tab), editorials on healing and wild places, and some fascinating pieces on the elemental temperaments (a constitutional approach to health and healing). She features mouthwatering wild foods recipes like nettle seed salt and acorn shortbread with…
…with its sweet little larval brethren. After the ants eat the elaiosome, they discard the seed in their trash heap, which is no Miami dump, mind you. It is a nutrient-rich, well aerated, and loose-soiled plant haven. Elaiosomes (the white appendage on the end of these purple dead nettle seeds) If you want to watch this interesting seed dispersal in…
…Eating raw (uncooked or untinctured) elderberries can cause nausea for many people. Once the berries have been purged, there are no lasting side effects. Be sure to cook or tincture your elderberries properly before consuming them. Wood nettles (Laportea canadensis) – Woodland Wild Edibles A well-tended woodland can become a veritable forest of food. So why not cultivate nutrient-rich edibles…
…with more olive oil, nutritional yeast and your choice of raw nuts Be creative with your ingredients – miso, freshly grated parmesan cheese and raw garlic are just some of the many ways you can put a little twist on this recipe. Note: This recipe is still delicious even if you only have one of these wild greens. Nettles and…
