• Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Does anyone know a list of healing herbs that grow in spring and thier usage?
Category: Healing Herbs
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Tuesday, 16. September 2008
I can tell you of some that grow around here (SE Oklahoma) but that may vary depending on where you live.
Dandelion: Leaves & flowers are good source of vitamin A & C & iron and make a tasty addition to spring salads. Later they become bitter. Dried leaf tea is used as a laxative. The root is a diuretic and a source of potassium, so is often used to help lower blood pressure. It is also a tonic for the kidneys and liver. Roasted root is a delicious substitute for coffee.
White Clover (Trifolium repens): Leaf tea used for cough, colds, fever, vaginal discharge (leukorrhea), gout
Chickweed (Stellaria media): Herb tea used for coughs. Used as a poultice for itchy skin. Very nutritious herb said to help with obesity.
Johnny-Jump-Up (Viola tricolor) Leaf tea used for fever, as a laxative, gargled for sore throat. It is a diuretic, expectorant, mild sedative, blood purifier. Used for asthma, heart palpitation, eczema. Large doses are toxic.
Cleavers: Diuretic used to treat kidney stones. Juice of fresh plant used to treat scurvy (citric acid). Extracts known to lower blood pressure.
Cat Briar, Greenbriar, Wild Sarsparilla (Smilax): May contain steroid precursors (testosterone), root tea helps expel afterbirth, wilted leaves poultice to heal boils, leaf & stem tea used for rheumatism. The tender spring growth can be eaten as a green veggie - tastes like English peas.