#wildmedicine

[elefteriamantzorou]

Geranium molle, growing wild! Read more below about this fascinating herb. Learn more about our online courses on herbal medicine & aromatherapy in jointheflow.net Discover my books on bodywork and more: amzn.to/3xhaNey Its common name is Dovefoot Geranium, or Dove's-foot Crane's-bill. Nicholas Culpeper in his herbal of 1652 suggested a variety of uses for G. molle, including the treatment of internal and external injuries. A note was made that the bruised leaf healed external injuries faster. A decoction in wine was said to relieve gout and other joint pains. The plant is considered to be anodyne, astringent and vulnerary. In fact, you can use it as a tannin in herbal formulas, along with Quercus and Capsella.  The bees LOVE the plant. It actually produces a kind of dark pollen. Geranium molle is a small plant reaching on average 5–30 centimetres (2.0–11.8 in) in height. It is a very branched plant, quite hairy, with several ascending stems. The leaves are palmate, cut 5 to 9 times. The basal leaves are arranged in a rosette, the upper ones are sessile, rounded and hairy, with a long petiole of about 5–12 millimetres (0.20–0.47 in).  The flowers are pinkish-purple, 8–12 mm in diameter, with very jagged petals. It blooms from April to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite and mainly pollinated by Hymenoptera. Fruits are glabrous, usually with 6-9 transverse ridges. Photo taken by me, all rights reserved. #geranium #geraniummolle #geraniaceae #tannin #wildmedicine #greekflora #greekherbs #herbnerd #wildherbs #botany #botanicalmedicine #medicinalherbs #myherbalstudies #healingherbs #foraging #herbalistsofinstagram #herbalremedies #primitiveskills #survivalskills #urbanherbalist #herbalremedies #apothecary #ethnobotany #ethnobotanist (at Athens, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgq4lW_IsZL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thewitchwench]

The mugwort is really coming through now 😍 Mugwort is a particular favourite of mine. She has an affinity with witches and women, a multitude of medicinal and magical uses and is just so beautiful to engage with Carry some with you, ingest or burn for protection, lucid dreaming and menstrual difficulties. You can even smoke it! You can read more over in the 'plantlore' section of the blog. 👆Link in my bio👆 . . . . . #mugwort #plantfriends #plantallies #herbalremedies #wildmedicine #wildwoman #witch #witch🔮 #solitarywitch #paganwitch #instawitch #greenwitch #hearthwitch #hedgewitch #paganpride #heathen #kitchenwitch #witchlife #witchcraft #modernwitch #witchaesthetic #norsepagan #celticpagan (at Totnes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ_JP4xqb__/?utm_medium=tumblr

[quintessentialarts]

Ruta graveolens in solid, pure, 22K gold, 18K gold ring 💎 Tiny protection amulet~ https://www.etsy.com/listing/1132539595/22k-gold-tiny-ruta-graveolens-rue

[fawnlilybotanica]

Day 1 of St. John’s Wort infusion... 🌼 Medicine making with St.John’s Wort is pure magic! 💫 These sunshine-yellow wildflowers will turn this organic olive oil scarlet red within a few days, and it will become even deeper, richer, and thicker after a few weeks. For the first few days of the infusion, I keep it outdoors (covered) in direct sunlight so that it can absorb the warmth and energy of the sun ☀️ before bringing the medicinal oil indoors to further infuse in a windowsill. I’ll post the end result soon (which is nothing short of amazing), so stay tuned! #stjohnswort #hypericumperforatum #wildmedicine #stjohnswortflowers #herbalism #herbalmedicine #stjohnswortoil #herbaloil #herbaloilmaking #diyherbalmedicine #diynatural #diynaturalproducts #naturalmedicine #naturalmedicinemaking #diynaturalmedicine #stjoanswort #stjohnswortmedicine #herbalmedicinemaking #herbharvest #stjohnswortharvest #wildharvest #wildgathering #wildharvested #wildharvesting #wildflowers #wildplants #fawnlilybotanica https://www.instagram.com/p/CSxCtEDpq24/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kathycrabbeart]

Beebalm Affirmation for the New Moon in Taurus ♉🌜"I savour my sweetness."🌜♉from my new Cat Herbal Oracle deck, a 36-card wild medicine reminder to keep you healthy, whole and holy 🌻🌿Best day to set your New Moon intentions is today too @ 12 pm PT. Be sure to include some self-care in there 🙏 I'm heading out for a swim 🐬🐚What about you? @kathycrabbeart . . . . #beebalm #catberbalcard #catherbaldeck #oracledeck #newmoon #taurusnewmoon #catart #cattarot #tarotcat #spiritcats #herbaltarot #herbtarot #catoracle #catherbaloracledeck #kathycrabbe #canadianartist #gananoqueartist #healingherbs #wildmedicine #witchy https://www.instagram.com/p/COvPe2FngZ2/?igshid=b8m6ge54gkh8

[seedkeeping]

Do you just LOVE (or even like) cooking or making medicine with Evening Primrose? Please share your ways! I tried eating these roots last year once and wasn’t impressed, but I want to give them another chance with your recommendations. Native to the forests of eastern and central North America, various indigenous tribes used (and sometimes still use, I imagine) this evening-flowering biennial for food, strengthening, and healing. As is the case with many indigenous American species, like the dahlia, this species was brought to Europe as a garden beauty and a novelty - and then its food uses were much later “discovered”. That said, I rarely hear of people still using it, but it is mentioned in Wolf D. Storl’s “A Curious History of Vegetables” as one of his favorite vegetables. It very present in our fields, and I’d love to make use of it rather than sending it to the compost bin when it’s in the way of our crop plans. Also, it is part of a flower clock that @mill.hollow is making since it blooms at a certain time of the day. All parts are apparently edible. Please share your love for this plant in present tense! #eveningprimrose #wildfoods #wildmedicine (at Newtown Square, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xE_24gsr2/?igshid=1hv9gfh09gpy2

[ligayagardener]

Helpful grafitti in Gawler. There'll be more! I'm copying an idea that I saw online a while back and labelling edible and medicinal plants popping out of sidewalks and buildings. They're done in chalk, so can wash away or rub off easily. #foraging #findyourfood #eattheweeds #wildfoods #wildmedicine https://www.instagram.com/p/CCkm2vzAfCF/?igshid=1kyhpg3fjgewl

[nofearsnofucks]

Herbs for the win 🌿🌿🌿

[earthwitchinoregon]

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”

- John Muir

[herboristecueilleuse]

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Atelier herboristerie, médecine ancestrale celte demain. 🌺 @happyfolk.fr Fabrication d’une tisane. Utiliser les plantes-remèdes tous les jours. Infusion, décoction, macération... Hôm & Fëm bienvenu-e-s . Le temps de maturation des fruits semés au printemps, mûrir, développer ses qualités, apprendre avec les plantes. . #herboristerie #atelierherboriste #herbalmedicine #medecinedesplantes #artdelinfusion #infusion #tisane #herboristecueilleuse #herboriste #herbology #wildmedicine #plantessauvages #plantesmedicinales #herbalunalab #herbecelte (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ZSV52jjFL/?igshid=17nqp3xenzyqy

[clinicalherbalist]

Round lobed hepatica (Anemone americana), a memeber of the buttercup family. Its leaves are liver colored in winter, which can remind you that it is a liver herb in appalachian medicine. Like other members of the buttercup family, it contains alkaloids that are very bitter and provocative to the liver (and presumably poisonous in large doses). It’s a powerful laxative that causes movement of a lot of green bile. This is seldom what i am going for in my clinical practice, so i don’t use it much at all. But that sort of drastic remedy used to be more in fashion than it is now. The little round leaves around it are partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), which is a gentle tonic for the endocrine system, especially in women. I use it pretty often. It is a woodland perrenial that is not cultivated, so it should only be gathered by people who are familiar with and can carefully monitor the population of the stand it is growing in. . . . . #leaves #plantmedicine #wildmedicine #earthmedicine #naturalremedy #herbalism #appalachia https://www.instagram.com/p/Btg6-y9Bqu8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19een3lrlxkvo

[elefteriamantzorou]

Saltwort (called "almyra" in Greek) growing wild on the beach. Read more below about the fascinating history of that plant! Learn more about our online courses on herbal medicine & aromatherapy in jointheflow.net Discover my books on bodywork and more: amzn.to/3xhaNey Young leaves and stems can be eaten raw or cooked. The leaves can be used as a spinach substitute or added in small quantities to salads. The seed is edible too. It can be ground into a meal and used as a gruel, thickener in soups etc., or added to cereal flours when making bread. However, the seed is small and hard to collect any quantity. The ashes of the burnt plant are used for making glass and soap. At one time large quantities of the ashes were imported into Britain for this purpose, but nowadays a chemical process using salt is employed. The ashes can also be used as a cleaner for fabrics.  #salsola #saltwort #glasswort #greekbeaches #wildmedicine #wildgourmet #greekflora #greekherbs #herbnerd #wildherbs #botany #botanicalmedicine #medicinalherbs #myherbalstudies #healingherbs #foraging #herbalistsofinstagram #herbalremedies #primitiveskills #survivalskills #urbanherbalist #herbalremedies #apothecary #ethnobotany #ethnobotanist Text credit: Wikipedia & pfaf. (at Μεσσηνία) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiEy0BdIOMg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thewitchwench]

Gathering nettles for nettle syrup. Nettles are amizingly nutritious, great for hay-fever and grow everywhere. Being stung by them is even good for you. Nettle tea is a firm favourite in the morning to wake me up but did you know you can make a syrup too; another way to access the bountiful medicine if you fancy a change from hot drinks. Goes great in a G&T which is exactly what we are going to do with these. Cheers 🥂 You can learn more about nettles in the 'plabtlore' section thee blog. 👆Link in my bio👆 . . . #nettle #wildmedicine #foraging #forager #plantallies #witch #witch🔮 #solitarywitch #paganwitch #instawitch #greenwitch #hearthwitch #hedgewitch #paganpride #heathen #kitchenwitch #witchlife #witchcraft #modernwitch #witchaesthetic #norsepagan #celticpagan (at Totnes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfS4SIHuHQ/?igshid=1okl6v06jxbq5

[uglytent]

@thehealersnook and I are working together on some very exciting projects. This pic was taken at our recent group hike. #uglytent #mhambsdr #bushcraft #wildcraft #survival #survivalskills #bushcrafter #bushcrafting #wildedibles #wildmedicinals #wildmedicine #modernoutdoorsman

[fawnlilybotanica]

St John’s Wort harvest time!!! 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼 I look forward to gathering this botanical every year... There’s something magical about how it transforms ordinary oil or alcohol into a deep, ruby-red herbal medicine that surprises me no matter how many times I’ve seen it 🥰! It’s just the coolest thing! If you’re interested in learning about harvesting and preparing St. John’s Wort, let me know by dropping a comment or send a DM. I’m thinking about writing a blog post and would love to know if there’s interest! ☀️💛✨ #stjohnswort #hypericumperforatum #wildmedicine #stjohnswortflowers #herbalism #herbalmedicine #herbalmedicinemaking #herbharvest #stjohnswortharvest #wildharvest #wildgathering #wildharvested #wildharvesting #wildflowers #wildplants #fawnlilybotanica (at Eugene, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQuD8O8HTw1/?utm_medium=tumblr

[wildwomandancing]

The Yarrow is in full bloom... #yarrow #wildmedicine #plantmedicine #onmywalktoday #wildwoodmagic #walkingasasactedpath (at Boone, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyYbrmhnsM/?utm_medium=tumblr