Wild harvesting
Learning to harvest your own weeds and herbs.
This is truly the way to go: fresh wild plants picked locally at their peak will make the best remedies possible. Local plants will have a far great impact on your healing than herbs ordered in from a supplier, or herbs that are indigenous to another country.
The main problem comes from learning to identify them properly & not confusing a medicinal plant with another plant.
I offer weed walks during my herbalist classes to help my students learn to identify our local medicinal plants. We go out in spring, summer & fall to see the plants in each season.
If you are taking my herbalist course by distance, try to find someone offering a local weed walk.
Here’s some of the easier herbs to identify, although there may be look alikes. if you already have been on an herb walk with someone & feel comfortable identifying the plants, these pictures might help you remember some of the common plants you can harvest.
Dandelion leaves and root,
Chickweed,
Plantain
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| LANCE LEAFED PLANTAIN |
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| BROAD LEAFED PLANTAIN. |
Red Clover
horsetail
wild rose
burdock
yellow dock
Cleavers (it is sticky)
Mullein
more on wild harvesting on an upcoming post.
If you'd like to learn more about medicinal uses of herbs to use on yourself, friend, family, pets, or clients, take my 8 month distance learning herbalist course. Course work is posted on my forum. Much more info on my website.
www.dragonflyherbals.com
Or sign up her for the 8 month herbal, other herbal workshops held online, and reiki & chakra healing workshops:
http://dragonflyherbals.proboards.com/index.cgi
If you'd like to learn more about medicinal uses of herbs to use on yourself, friend, family, pets, or clients, take my 8 month distance learning herbalist course. Course work is posted on my forum. Much more info on my website.
www.dragonflyherbals.com
Or sign up her for the 8 month herbal, other herbal workshops held online, and reiki & chakra healing workshops:
http://dragonflyherbals.proboards.com/index.cgi
