Dandelion Sap

Susan Weed to the rescue! (Healing Wise) I incurred a large painful blister(1"x 0.5") on my index finger while weeding my garden today. She suggested applying dandelion sap to the area and the result was astonishing. The fluid inside the blister resorbed immediately allowing the blistered skin to readhere to the layer below. I have next to no discomfort except for the feeling that the area is delicate and I'm taking pains to avoid traumatizing it further and the site is only slightly reddened. Unfortunately I ran out of fresh dandelions. I would have liked to reapply the sap from time to time throughout the day. I do have a supply of Taraxacum tincture which I continued to apply and the skin on my finger continues to heal. One would NOT be able to tell that I'd had a large blister there earlier in the day. I am in awe and filled with gratitude--I have a flute recital Wed. and I was able to rehearse with my pianist this evening without the finger being an issue. Lora

comforting comfrey

i've used this lovely green gift from rose both last night and this morning, and my knee continues to improve...thank you, rose! more details... including how i hurt my knee...can be found on my blog! :)

CHAI's HerbFest - This Saturday!

Saturday, June 7 - Rain or Shine - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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I know, I'm preachin' to the choir. 

Hope to see you then!

Of Teachers and Tomes

In the spirit of learning and being a being who has recently taken his first foot steps on the path that is Herbalist, I was wonder if all of you would tell me what 2 or 3 books or resources that you couldn't live with out. I am looking to start a reference library of my own on the subject. Maybe Library is to grande a word but you get the point. I have a few but would love to know what pages you turn through the most when looking for answers related to the green world.

Blessed Be,
Ry

Convallaria Bouquet

It gladdens a heart in need . . .

More than you might want to know from ...

• Potter, 1902: A Compend of Materia Medica
  
• Sayre, 1917: A Manual of Organic Materia Medica
  
• Remington and Wood, 1918: the US Dispensatory
• Boericke, 1901: Materia Medica: the Tinctures
  
• King's American Dispensatory, 1898
  

This is a plant that I've not yet used as a physiological medicinal. Yet, to gaze at its simple elegance and inhale its mighty fragrance is, without doubt or question, medicine for the heart. 

Yellow Shamrock

To my pleasant surprise I discovered another beautiful plant near my garden--one that goes unnoticed because it is usually hidden in other grasses and plants. I had to do a little research and surfed the web to identify the pretty plant known as Trifolium dubium or by the common name "Least Hop Clover" or "Yellow Shamrock." Here is a nice poem dedicated to this plant by Katharine Bates:

"Our wee, gold-dusty flower, the yellow clover,
Which once in Parting for a time
That then seemed long,
Ere time for you was over."
http://www.paghat.com/hopsclover.html
I asked myself what can this be used for, and only found one website that stated "A poultice of the chopped plant has been applied to cuts to stop the bleeding." Has anyone had any experience or used this plant for healing purposes?

one of my favorite ways to waste time

www.freerice.com... for every word you get right, they donate so many grains of rice. i don't know how it works exactly... but in ten minutes i managed to donate 5000 grains of rice....