Amanda from The Happy Homestead is back to teach us what we can include in our own Herbal First Aid kit! She covers the following categories:

Digestion

Topical

Immune Support

Pain Relief

Basics to have on hand:

ACV

Witch Hazel

Bentonite Clay

Activated Charcoal powder (to make into capsules, if desired)

Aloe Vera

Castor Oil, and a castor oil pack

Comfrey/Plantain salve

Calendula salve

A good supply of dried herbs for teas to help treat everything from sleeplessness, stress, anxiety, cold, flu, sore throat and even help heal internally. Such as lemon balm, peppermint, chamomile, echinacea, valerian, lavender, mullein, comfrey, marshmallow root, nettle, yarrow, boneset, licorice and gotu kola.

Where I buy all of my dried cultivated and ethically wild harvested herbs - Mountain Rose Herbs:http://aspireiq.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=24&aff_id=3343

This Amazon list houses a lot of the items I talked about as well as the containers, jars and tins I use to store our herbal creations.https://www.amazon.com/shop/thehappyhomestead/list/2SXYX6UNPN174?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfthehappyhomestead_7CV5TTC8WGK4G3YM5QR4

Dr. Kloss Liniment:

1 ounce goldenseal root powder (make sure it's been responsibly sourced)

1 ounce myrrh gum

1/2 ounce cayenne pepper1

/2 pint rubbing alcohol

Put all ingredients in a jar with a tight fitting lid, and shake daily for 14 days. Keep it in a warm shaded area. After 2 weeks, strain well through cheesecloth and store in a glass bottle.

Herbal Bandaid:

1 part ground dried yarrow flowers

1 part ground dried lavender buds

1 part ground dried comfrey leaves

1 part bentonite clay

Poison Ivy – Wash the affected area with ACV, and cover in bentonite clay. 

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