Making Medicine

Just a quick post (for now!) on our family's power, or one of them, we make our own medicine! A neighbor allowed us to harvest elderberries (Sambucas nigra) from their huge plants. Then Little D. helped me strip the berries and cook them down to be added to honey. Later we use this to help boost our immune system during colds.
Sometimes we hike in the area to find Usnea (species) to make another wonderful immune boosting tincture along with Echinacea purperea root from the garden. During early spring we seek out bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) to help with skin problems. Later in the year we may collect calendula, chamomile and other flowers in the garden to dry or make more tinctures.