Herbal Remedies Galore


I've started a new class with the new school year: Herbal Studies. It contains a wide genre of homemade body products, natural remedies for various ailments, and what leaves are good for what thing when you are lost and surviving in the Alaskan forests. I'm using this blog as a journal for it so don't be surprised if one of my posts is, "Lamb's Ear: the Medieval Maxi Pad"(because it actually is!) Of course, we have a cute little binder to record all our fantastic findings; now that the whole family's into it we don't want our discoveries in scraps of paper under mom's desk!


We've made some astounding discoveries already! For instance: half the weeds in your back yard are actually a natural Benadryl for that bee sting you just got while trying to extinguish the hive in your garage roof! However, let me warn you NOT to just go chewing anything you find growing out of the ground to use as a healing salve. There are some pretty poisonous plants our there, so please consult Dr. Google first!!! Or my blog ;)

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