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Posts Tagged ‘mullein’

Wild Medicine for the Cold Season

Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 1, 2012 | 13 Comments »

Cold and flu season is in full swing and it seems like everybody I know is sick right now, all across the country, from Maryland to Oregon. In case it’s affecting you or someone you know, too, I thought I’d share my favorite remedy. This has worked for me and for more friends and neighbors [...]

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Five Surprising Uses for Mullein

Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged , , , on December 7, 2011 | 24 Comments »

Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, is that common sidewalk weed you’ve no doubt seen around in disturbed places like vacant lots and overgrown yards. It grows in direct sunlight — or perhaps I should say, this being a Portland winter, direct cloudlight. The leaves are pale green and adorably fuzzy. Its first-year shape is a rosette, and [...]

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How To: Heal tonsilitis with weeds!

Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged , , , , , , , on May 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »

I woke up a few days ago with a fever, swollen neck glands and bright red tonsils the size of strawberries! Eek! Needless to say, swallowing hurt. Being stubborn, I did nothing about it besides sleep a lot. But then it got worse, so I decided to try using some of the herbs I had [...]

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