Cleavers, Chickweed and Plantain... yep, we have plenty of these! MM recommends juicing and freezing the fresh plant juice as small ice cubes. Fresh/frozen juice is good for gastric ulcers. Dried Cleavers, used as tea - diuretic, mild kidney diuretic. Chickweed juice is good for mosquito bites - use ice cube - shrinks and reduced inflammation. Good as salve. Let chickweed wilt before steeping in oil. Plantain best to pick before flower stalks. Psyllium is a plantain, but not good for use like plantain - grown for seed. Plantain is anti-inflammatory and astringent - good first aid for bites/stings.
GALIUM APARINE (Cleavers, Bedstraw) WHOLE PLANT. Cold or Standard Infusion, as needed. Fresh Plant Tincture [1:2] 1-2 teaspoons. Fresh plant juice, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon, all to 4X a day. STATUS : W/A
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
GALIUM
Acute cystitis/urethritis with systemic infections, fever. Dysuria concurrent with systemic, febrile infections.
STELLARIA MEDIA (Chickweed) HERB. Fresh plant juice or bruised whole plant as a poultice. Tincture [Fresh Herb, 1:2, Recent Dry Herb 1:5, 50% alcohol] as needed. STATUS : W/A
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
PLANTAGO OVATA
Constipation, dry feces with scanty secretions.
PLANTAGO MAJOR (Plantain) FRESH LEAF. Fresh or frozen juice, 1/2-1 tablespoons to 4X a day. STATUS : W/A
PLANTAGO OVATA (Psyllium Seed) SEED. Whole seeds, 2-3 tablespoons in 12 ounces warm water or fruit juice. HUSKS. 1-2 tablespoons in same, both to 3X a day, usually only once. STATUS : C
Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course
https://www.swsbm.com/school/
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