I Love Plantain !
The most valuable herb at our house during the summer
months would be considered by many to be a "weed".
Plantain
is no doubt familiar to you as the volunteer growing in the garden,
lawn, or along traveled pathways.
Plantain is easily recognizable by its low growing rosette
of either broad, roundish or thinner, blade-like leaves. Both varieties have
large veins and flattened stems giving it the name "ribwort". In our house we
call it "natures band aid". The leaves take the pain and itch from bug bites--
mosquitoes, spiders, and bees.
When my youngest daughter was foolishly poking a beehive
built into a hole in our backyard, the angry bees swarmed. Before I could pull
her away, she was stung several times. Together we picked a plantain leaf, which
I chewed into a mash to put on her bites. Within two minutes she was happily
playing again. I have also used plantain leaves on hives, poison ivy and cuts.
Motherlove's Green Salve made with plantain, helped me survive three kids all with the itch of
chicken pox at the same time. When fresh plantain is not available we always
keep a jar of Motherlove's Green Salve with plantain on hand ready to
use!
Kathryn Higgins
You asked for it and now it's here . . .
More Milk Special Blend
More Milk Special Blend is also
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consultants, this blend helps women with special needs, such as Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome, breast reduction surgery and adoptive moms. The
Goat's Rue in
Special Blend helps to build mammary tissue, plus the added benefits of the
herbs in
More Milk Plus.
Now is the time . . .
to stock up on
Motherlove's Goat's Rue. Our 60-capsule
size is on sale for $19.96 (regularly $24.95) now through August 15th.
Pocket Guide Re-issued
The
"Pocket Guide To Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants"
by Kathryn Higgins has been re-issued. Originally written to help her children
identify the plants growing in the Colorado area, this colorful guide offers a
clear and helpful reference to useful plants in the Rocky Mountain Region.
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