We have several here who keep Mullen and Lobelia together in rolling papers. When they start having an asthma attack 3 puffs will normally stop it .
One of them did get stopped once and had to spend some time explaining the what and why of that rolling paper contents in the plastic baggy to...
Yes, still in Tn. Herbals in OTC's waxes and wanes with other trends. One of the reasons I included English Ivy was that i found that about 80% of cough OTCs in Germany have it . No plant oil distiller but i do have a cane press that i use in some projects . An example would be that i ran...
Comfrey i grow . Plantain and elderberry i wildcraft . I am one of a few people around here that people ask herbal questions of . So a good bit of what i do is just to have stock on hand .
To put it another way . There is a group that meets here on Friday morning at 7am . We talk politics ...
Was just thinking about last months little projects . I was getting some herbs set in tinctures . This was something i had not done in a few years but stock was running low . So here a list of wate i did last month.
Rosemary
Vinca Minor
English Ivy
Rose of Sharon
Blackeye Susan
Mountain Mint...
Can i just say that the survey does not apply to me . :)
This year makes 30 years off grid . When i can stay home for 2 weeks i count that as a blessing .
Once told someone " I live in the projects " . They said no you don't you have that place in the country . My reply was that every where i looked i saw projects .
Have a group i meet with early on friday mornings . My 5 mins. is spent showing a plant and giving its uses. When asked how long i could go without repeating plants i told them about three and a half years . My only rule is it must grow in my area . It can be native , ornamental or an invasive.
It is not a book that you would just set down and read but from a research point of view very handy . My home has thousands or books in it so what I list I also own .