Have you ever used Usnea? I ordered some from France but it died. Hubby said it's growing in the woods but I don't know - I haven't tried to identify it and unsure if I'd know how.
Medicine plant of the Day
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I use it often, grows in every state in the US, all of n. america in fact. 7 or 8 species, don't remember how many.
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/usnea.1278/
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/medicine-plant-of-the-day.15853/page-15#post-1012597
I've never tried foraging before and trying to identify a plant - but it seems a good thing to know. I remember reading about a man who died from an antibiotic-resistant infection and I wonder if he could have been saved by knowing some of these plants. I'm annoyed that my plant died. We have a lot of moss-type plants growing in the woods. I'll try to take a pic of It and post it here to see if its the right thing. Might take a couple days.
Do you mind sharing what you use it for? I bought some on Amazon but afraid to use it because people complained that fake vitamins were being sold! I bought ubiquinol on Amazon and the pills were round, then I bought some of the same product from an online retailer and the pills were oblong.
I don't use it for 'one' thing. It's a complex plant with multiple useful properties.
Again... this thread lists many of them.
https://www.homesteadingforum.org/threads/usnea.1278/
Thank you. I read about cases of fungal infections that were resistant to antifungals. You don't want to find yourself in that situation and scramble to try to find something that works. There was a woman at bible study years ago, whose daughter was a nurse, who died of an infection - maybe MRSA? The woman was unbelievably happy and I wondered how she could be.
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The plant season is winding down. There might be a late fall plant or two, I'll post if I find something interesting. Now I have to get my tinctures in order. This isn't all of them, still have a dozen jars in the kitchen I need to move. There are a dozen jars on these shelves that need to be pressed out and combined to make room. My winter chore...
All in all it was a good year for plant medicines. Didn't get all the plants I intended but found most of them... Have an over abundance of several plants which means it'll be years before I need to hunt those again.
All in all it was a good year for plant medicines. Didn't get all the plants I intended but found most of them... Have an over abundance of several plants which means it'll be years before I need to hunt those again.
