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02/14/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Tincture basics: Recipe for making home remedies

Tinctures are liquid extracts made from medicinal plants. Because they are made from natural ingredients, tinctures are able to alleviate various symptoms of certain diseases with little to no side effects. Most people buy their tinctures from their local herbal store but what many don’t realize is that they are actually quite easy to make. […]

01/30/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Antibiotics in the wild: Usnea, a lichen that grows all around the globe, has been used as effective natural medicine for centuries

You have likely walked past it dozens of times during walks in wooded areas, without ever realizing that you were passing one of nature’s most miraculous healers. Usnea (pronounced yew-snee-a), or Old Man’s Beard, as it is known to many, is a type of lichen that can be found on trees that grow in high […]

01/27/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Make your own calendula extract: Step by step instructions for this multipurpose medicine

Don’t get preppers wrong. They’re not just prepared for when SHTF, they also know how to stop and smell the flowers… while also considering their medical properties. For example, calendula, or the marigold, has a lot of herbal uses. (h/t to BioPrepper.com.) Calendula has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. You can also roll a ball of calendula petals […]

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