It's Sometimes Toxic
What is elderberry?
This herb is often considered a weed but produces beautiful yellow flowers that can be used in tinctures, salves, teas and salads.
What is Dandelion?
This herb can be ingested to treat a stomachache and can be used topically to treat headaches. It is also used regularly in recipes.
This form of ingesting herbs is likely considered the easiest and most common.
This purple stemmed plant is often used as a poultice for bruising and arthritis but cannot be ingested, otherwise it induces vomiting. It is often mistaken for elderberry.
What is pokeweed?
This fuzzy rosette shaped plant is often referred to as Jacob's Staff due to the size it grows and is used to treat respiratory illnesses such as coughs, bronchitis and whooping cough.
What is mullein?
This flowered herb is most often used in tea form to help relax and help induce sleep.
What is Chamomile?
True or False: Herbal medicine is the use of plants to treat disease and enhance general health and wellbeing.
What is True?
While harvesting wild plants and herbs, it is important to know the origin and environment of the plant to avoid exposure to this toxic chemical.
What is pesticide spray?
This beautiful purple flower plant that pops up during spring months can be harvested to treat respiratory illness but can also be used to dye your lemonade.
You can chew a raw plant to create this type of topical herb application.
What is a poultice?
Four ways plants are important to humans.
Although this thorny flowered weed is toxic to livestock, it is used to treat kidney and liver function. Most often it is ingested in the form of tea.
What is milk thistle weed?
This tree is only in bloom for a few weeks in the spring, but produces a flower bud that is rich in Vitamin C and the bark can be used to treat Whooping Cough.
This kitchen ingredient is often used in cooking recipes but is also a highly potent herb that is anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and treats high blood pressure.
This is another form of herbal ingestion that often includes the use of an alcohol base that takes weeks to infuse.
Which plant was referred to as Fairy Clocks in ancient times because it was said that the flying seeds become fairies and carry your wishes.
This herb is used by adults to relax, help with insomnia and other sleep related issues including anxiety. It is not recommended for children to take due to it's potency - it is considered toxic to most children.
What is Valerian?
What is Kava Kava Root?
This "weed" grows in hard environments like asphalt and sidewalks, often being sprayed. But this herb can be used in the field to treat insect stings to alleviate pain, swelling and itching.
While not considered an herb, this natural ingredient is often used paired with herbs in teas, infusions and syrups. It is high in antioxidants, anti-bacterial and tastes delicious.