WendyMay 22
Three weeds for today, full pharmacology, no aesthetic nonsense. Wood Betony, Stachys officinalis — nervous-system tonic, betaine and stachydrine ease the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull, one teaspoon dried per cup, ten minutes covered, up to three daily, avoid in pregnancy. Plantain, Plantago major — the weed in every Atlanta sidewalk crack, aucubin and allantoin for bee stings, splinters, irritated skin, fresh leaf chewed and applied as spit poultice, no large internal doses on warfarin. Cleavers, Galium aparine — lymphatic mover, the sticky weed your dog wears home, fresh juice one to three ounces twice daily, two weeks. Full piece:
https://twp.ai/4hqfXD
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Show threadwendythedruidMay 22
Wood Betony for the cervical-occipital knot at the base of the skull. Plantain for the bee sting and the irritated gut. Cleavers for stagnant lymph. Three weeds that grow in Atlanta sidewalk cracks, with the pharmacology and the cautions laid out. Herbal medicine as daily resistance, not aesthetic:
https://twp.ai/9OVuip
#Herbalism #Herbs #FolkMedicine #WildCrafting #Plantain #WoodBetony #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #Witchcraft #Druid
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WendyMay 4
The herbs for a week like this one. Skullcap — Scutellaria lateriflora — nervine on the GABA receptors, calming without sedation, for the anxiety that lives in the upper chest like a fist. Thirty to sixty drops in water. Yarrow — Achillea millefolium — astringent, styptic, stops bleeding on contact, breaks fevers through sweat. Fresh leaves crushed onto a wound. Dandelion root — Taraxacum officinale — hepatoprotective bitter, supports the liver's two-phase detoxification. One tablespoon simmered fifteen minutes. The body knows what to do with what grows nearby. We forgot. The dirt remembers.

https://twp.ai/4hpms8

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Ms. Que BanhDec 26

Part of my bountiful, backyard #TurkeyTails colony. I have thousands of them now 😀

#FungiFriday #mushrooms #nature #BackyardNature #fungus #fungi #mycelium #Wsanec #Saanich #biodiversity #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Medicinal #Wildcrafting

The Bog Witch 🇨🇦Nov 30, 2025
I have a special interest in #wildcrafting and #herbalmedicine. Winter is not usually a great time to observe plants. However, the lack of foliage exposed rosehips, nettles, wild crab apples, an abundance of mushroom species, snow berries, mountain ash.
Ms. Que BanhNov 16, 2025

Two products from #PortAlberni #VancouverIsland #WildFoods crafting #SmallBusiness - #ForestForDinner.

[ Forest for Dinner is a #wildcrafting company founded in 2015 by husband and wife Benjamin Patarin and Célia Auclair. We bring high-quality wild food products harvested from the wilderness of Vancouver Island into the retail space and local food and beverage industry. Our company is built upon a shared love of nature, wild food, and decades of experience foraging all over the world.

“We’re wild about foraging nourishing, world-changing foods.” ]

https://forestfordinner.ca/

xlntOct 6, 2025
suburban #wildcrafting
#purslane for transplant into my garden 😋
noordinaryspiderJun 24, 2025

https://www.eattheweeds.com/ragweed/

This precolumbian local delicacy is an acquired taste, but I acquired it last Autumn; these fresh young shoots did not disappoint!

https://fooddrinktalk.com/why-are-bitter-foods-good-for-you/

There isn't much of it yet, but it is delicious raw.

#foraging #wildcrafting

Show threadnoordinaryspiderJun 9, 2025

You can eat this, but it does have a weird texture and is usually described as "survival food", i.e., you would eat it to survive, but only if you didn't have anything else.

It's not bad at all pan fried on the side of my pine tip pilaf, but that is a bit of propane.

It's recommended for soups and stews, so I'll update tomorrow--putting a bit in my anasazi beans.

I'm also running out of kale tomorrow so any sort of greens are going to be yum yum; maybe it's an acquired taste like the bitter greens I was eating in Flagstaff last year because no money.

I'm going to be one hell of a healthy old fart if I keep on eating all these medicinals, lol. 😂

#foraging #wildcrafting #arizona #turtleisland #traditionalfood #hopepunk #feral #anticiv #thriving

noordinaryspiderMay 29, 2025

Baby Ponderosa Pine with her elders in the background; this year she might be able to spare me enough needles for a cup of tea.

I remembered reading a book about how they collected pine needles in Siberia because they are very rich in vitamin C.

This beverage became a very important part of my diet last year.

#foraging #wildcrafting #boondocking #vanlife #vanlifetravel #vanlifecommunity #vanlifeusa