Wild Stories:Wild Stories:Medicinal weedsMedicinal weeds

Agnieszka Kaczmarz PhDAgnieszka Kaczmarz PhD

Henriette Kress.http//www.henriettesherbal.com

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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