Here is some knowledge i bet no one knew..can help if we go off the grid
TREE | MEDICINAL EFFECT | HOW TO USE |
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Alder | Treat wounds, skin disorders, itching. | Apply alder tea to the skin. |
Apple | Gut health, weight loss, diarrhea. | Apple cider vinegar and eaten fresh as raw, peeled apples |
Ash | Gout, jaundice, rheumatism. | Tea. |
Birch | Laxative, pain relief, psoriasis, eczema. | As a tea or as a decoction added to bathwater. |
Cedar | Fever, Pain, cold, and flu | Tea |
Elderberry | Boosts the immune system to fight off cold and flu | Syrup or tea (berries must be cooked). |
Hawthorne | Blood pressure and cardiac care | Tea or Tincture |
Hazelnut | Hives, fever, skin issues | Tea and poultice |
Holly | Cardiac Care, Cold, and flu | Tea |
Linden | High blood pressure, anxiety, digestion | Herbal Infusion |
Mountain Ash | Diarrhea and hemorrhoids | Decoction, astringent |
Oak | Astringent, antiseptic, antiviral | Tea |
Pine | Sore throats, coughs, colds | Tea |
Poplar | Anti-inflammatory, pain killer, blood thinner, chest congestion | Decoction or infusion |
Slippery Elm | Irritable Bowel, Reflux, Wound care | Paste |
Sugar Maple | Diarrhea, cough remedy, expectorant | Tea from sap |
Walnut | Colic, skin wounds, and disorders | Oil extracted from the ripe kernel |
Willow | Pain, headache, blood thinner | Salicin from the tree’s bark |