Kinnickinnick, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, also called Uva Ursi, Bear Berry, and Indian tobacco, is a common shrub planted ornamentally outside apartment complexes and homes and a common wild plant found in western and northern America. Kinnickinnick is a diuretic and urinary antiseptic, which makes it an effective cure for acute urinary tract infections. To make the [...]
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Kinnickinnick: How to Cure a UTI
Posted in Eat Weeds, Urban Foraging, Wilderness Survival, tagged Bear Berry, Tincture, Uva Ursi, Wildcrafting on December 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
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