Friday, July 17, 2015

Summer Wildcrafting

If you know what you are looking for, there are a ton of herbs and edible plants available each season.  Spend a little time each morning learning a new herb and a little time each week searching for it.  Before you know it, you will have a cabinet full of herbs for free.

Here is what I have harvested over the summer from our woods so far:

Blackberries
Blackberry leaves
Plantain
Dandelion leaves
Dandelion root
Ground Ivy
Lemon Balm
Marshmallow leaves
Mugwort
Mullein leaves
Mullein flowers
Nasturtium
Peach leaves
Raspberry leaves
Raspberries
Red Clover flowers
Thyme
Wild Chamomile
Yellow Dock

Here is what I am still missing out on because I haven't found it or haven't planted it yet :
Agrimony
Angelica
Aniseed
Balmony
Bearberry
Beth Root
Silver Birch
Bistort
Black Horehound
Blessed Thistle
Blood Root
Bogbean
Boldo
Borage
BroomTops
Buchu
Burr-Marigold
Butterbur leaves
Butterbur root
Caraway
Chickweed
Coltsfoot leaves
Couchgrass
Cudweed
Elder bark
Elder berries
Elder flowers
Eyebright
Fennel
Figwort
Fumitory
Goat's Rue
Golden Rod
Greater Celadine
Hops
Horsetail
Hyssop
Iceland Moss
Lady's Mantle
Lavender
Life root
Lily of the Valley
Lime Blossom
Lobelia
Lungwort
Meadowsweet
Motherwort
Mouse Ear
Nettle
Pansy
Pilewort
Ragwort
Red Sage
Red Poppy
Rosemary
Rue
St. John's Wort
Self-Heal
Shepherd's Purse
Silverweed
Skullcap
Soapwort leaves
Squaw Vine
Sundew
Tansy
Thuja
True Unicorn Root
Vervain
White Horehound
Wild carrot, aerial parts
Wild lettuce
Wintergreen
Witch Hazel
Wood Sage
Wormwood
Yarrow

The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal by David Hofmann is an excellent textbook to get you on your way to wildcrafting.

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