Forage for the herbs you need and to turn them into potent, reliable, and effective herbal remedies, using the tips in this workshop.
In this second workshop, in the “Wildcrafted Wellness” Series, we will look at the common medicinal herbs growing all around you. When you understand these herbs it opens a brand new perspective on health and wellness. These wild herbs are just waiting for you to discover them and enlist their help for your own and your family’s well being.
Workshop Objective
The goal of this workshop is simple: to help you easily and confidently learn to forage and harvest herbs and make herbal remedies so that you can take charge of your own well being, and maybe even help your friends and family with your knowledge of herbs.
Today I’ll show you one easy to identify herb that even children can learn to identify. Then we’ll look at some of the easy to make herbal remedies that you can make from this herb. We’ll talk about safe foraging and also how to ensure that you harvest your foraged herbs when they are most potent for safe and also vital remedies.
We’ll also look at the dollar value of making your own remedies at home and how it compares to buying remedies from a health food store or supplement provider. Making your own herbal remedies is a cost effective strategy for personal and community wellness.
We’ll also examine the time factor and I’ll show you how to manage making herbal remedies and building your own customized herbal apothecary even if you are super busy and don’t have a whole lot of time to yourself. It really is doable.
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Live Webinar: Timewise Remedies
Do you want to make your own remedies but you’re feeling the time crunch? In time-wise remedies Chris will show you how to find the time to craft the remedies that you need the most. You’ll also learn how to manage your time in “the margins” so you can accomplish more with less time. Chris will be teaching this live workshop “Time-Wise Remedies” with three sessions. Plan to be there to get your questions answered.
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Video 1 in the “Wildcrafting Wellness” Workshop
Video 2 in the “Wildcrafting Wellness” workshop
I am always so grateful that people like you take the time to pass on this valuable knowledge – for free!! Video 1 made me smile – you nailed it about the herbs, oils, training programmes etc sitting around never used. My problem isn’t so much lack of time but lack of a structured way to approach the whole area of family herbalism. There are so many things to know and if you miss the season you need to wait another year to gather your herbs – but you didn’t gather them this season because you didn’t remember what they were , when to harvest what, what they were good for or what to do with them. At least if I only have to focus on 10-12 I might stand a chance of getting somewhere. Looking forward to the next 2 videos. This one has helped so much.
Thank you for emphasizing how we can just take a few minutes for each step to accomplish these things in our busy lives! I’ve been harvesting different herbs as I learn about the & dehydrating them. But I’m collecting a large supply of dried herbs that I can’t remember what they were supposed to be for. I took lots of note on this and I’m starting a notebook of herbs with their benefits so I can refer to it. I have harvested plantain & dried it. Some Amish friends told us last year to chew a fresh leaf of plantain for heartburn & it really helped! But I had no idea it could help so many things & be similar to comfrey. Excited to try it for more!
Wonderful information on plantain Chris. Thank you
Wonderful overview of Plantain- Thank you- posted on facebook and shared in messenger with many friends- I hope they take the time to learn.
Wish you would have covered the two or three types of plantain- not everyone has the round one- there is also the skinny one and the other one. Thanks again…………
Looking forward to learning more plants!!
Yes please thank you
I am enjoying this so much! Thank you! We do have a lot of Plantain growing around us, the big trick for trying to harvest is beating the dogs and the mower to the leaves.. I need to go for a walk to see where I can find other plants without the competition.
Deb, I use plantain and nettles daily..the Plantain is “wild” the nettle is one patch wild, one patch “grown and contained….love making tinctures and salves. I do simples because then I can combine as need be.
This has been fantastic! A question hit me as I listened about making the infusion. What happens if you don’t strain in 30 days?
I have a lot of the wild herbs mentioned! 🙂
I had no idea plantain could do beyond a strain. I will be using it for a poultice in the future because it can do so much with the bee stings, and sunburn. What relief this can provide! Someone not a Christina and read what I am about to say and not understand, but when you follow Jesus, he leads you to wisdom if you ask. James 1:5 I know this to be true because he healed me from a very aggressive cancer and showed me ways to find the answers to overcome it. This class was an answer to a prayer.
You were talking about using the dried leaves in tinctures and salve, (Plantain) Is it necessary to always dry them before using them? or could you just pick them and use them fresh out of the garden? Do salves get thick upon standing? When you pick your plantain do you cut them with a knife, so the root remains in the ground?
Chris! This was really a jam-packed video!! I love your teachings! Thanks so Much!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Brenda.
Thanks for your video and information. I have plantain growing in the yard, a couple of years ago my husband received a burn from a fire extinguisher. I tried Aloe Vera and then my plantain salve and he like the plantain better and it healed up the burn. His friends kept after him to go to the doctors, so he finally did. The doctor just told him to keep doing what you were doing.
Sometimes it’s not the lack of knowledge it is the lack of taking time to do what needs to be done. I enjoy that you are showing just how easy it is to take 5 min and just do what needs doing for a personal herbal apothecary. Very nicely done, thank you!
I’m glad you found that helpful, Rachel. Yes, it can be a real life-changer to realize how much you can actually get accomplish when you plan ahead to use the little bits of time that you have, in the margins.
I need to label better.
Comfrey was the herb that really got me started in herbalism to a more extensive degree. My husband had a wound on his foot from a welding burn that would not heal. I kept it cleaned good but with him being a diabetic , we needed it to heal. After being sure there was no infection I made Comfrey poultices for him. It healed within 2 weeks.
Wow! That’s amazing. I still love comfrey, too.
Thank you so much! I have been IDing plants and drying them for some time. I’m looking forward to learning about oxymels, vinegar tinctures and making salves- all things I know little about. Thanks again. YES, plans s evolve with humankind, not so chemical formulations or extractions! Be Well. Marie S fromMaine
Enjoyed you video much. I have used plantain for stings and nettle but never went beyond that. I have a dehydrator and will dry this medicinal plant for use in some of the other things you have suggested. Thank you Chris.
Hello! I have used plantain but wasn’t aware of everything that it could do. Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of information and time.
The Lord richly bless you!!