The Prepper Broadcasting Network - Herbal Medicine for Preppers: Survival Gardening - 12 Essential Herbs for Your Garden
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Hey y'all, welcome to this week's show. I actually remembered today was Wednesday this time.
I think we're going to wrap up this series on growing your survival herb garden today.
And, well, as I was nearing the end of writing this book, people kept asking me, I got several questions.
What are your top 10 or 12 herbs that I would consider essential to
have on hand so I resisted for a while because honestly that's not the way I do
things I recommend people list make a list of their common health concerns and
then tailor you know the herbs to their own needs.
But I thought about it, and honestly, I source so many herbs in the wild.
I don't try to grow everything in the garden.
The book is written with the person in mind that has to figure out how to grow something
maybe in a you know an HOA a POA or even a window box you know that that's the
point of this book someone who's really not doesn't have my lifestyle my
lifestyles I get a lot from the wild in terms of food and medicinal herbs and
everything but not everyone lives out in the middle of a national forest I mean I get a lot from the wild in terms of food and medicinal herbs and everything.
But not everyone lives out in the middle of a national forest.
I mean, a lot of people live in town.
So I decided, yeah, you know, I will do this.
What are the essentials?
Well, for me, mullein and plantain would certainly be on that list. Uh, but those are herbs I've
never tried to grow. I mean, they're just so commonly abundant. Uh, but so anyway, okay,
let me get to the point. I reached out to my friends at the Grow Network. Now, if you haven't
checked out the Grow Network, you probably want to do so. Um, it's Marjorie Wildcraft's site.
you probably want to do so. It's Marjorie Wildcraft's site. If you're a prepper, you have probably heard of Marjorie. The Grow Network is not a prepper network per se, but just about
everybody on there has a prepper lifestyle. And I'm one of the admins of the site. So
I answer a lot of questions. I talk with a lot of people. There are several professional herbalists
that are on there. Any kind of advice you need about growing stuff, I mean, gardening,
the Grow Network is really a fantastic resource. And, you know, go to the forums. And like I said,
I'm one of the admins of the forum. So it's a real easy way to get in touch with me.
So it's a real easy way to get in touch with me if you have a question.
Well, I asked several of the herbalists, and Tori is a professional clinical herbalist in Canada.
And her herbs are going to be specific to Canada.
She said, you know, obviously this is really area- specific as to what I have to grow in my garden. I don't usually grow things that are abundant and not that are harvested in the wild.
So, and like me, I mean, we have actually, our environments are kind of similar. The mountains
of North Carolina and Western Canada are not that different. Ditto the Catskills up in New York. I
mean, they just get more snow you know but for her this is
her list of essential herbs calendula calendula absolutely great I mean anti-inflammatory good
for the skin comfrey also knows knit bone I mean it's great for healing wounds and well I mean
great for arthritis and such bone set that's eupatorium great for arthritis and such. Boneset, that's Eupatorium, great for lowering fevers.
Alicampane, good for the lungs. Genshin, good for digestion in the liver. Valerian, an excellent
sedative herb. And she likes California Poppy, which is really good for pain. All these, you know,
we've discussed in previous shows so i'm not going into
a lot of detail here detail here horseradish really good for congestion garlic of course
good for immune support health heart health just about everything cholesterol etc
marshmallow uh excellent as a poultice uh for for for rashes, but also really good for the digestive system,
soothing an upset stomach. And lemon balm, I'd say the same thing about that. Lemon balm is also
slightly sedative. And motherwort, which is an excellent women's herb. It is just very supportive
not to be used by pregnant women. But anyway, those were her essentials. She said, well,
that's 12, and there are many other culinary herbs that one should not be without. I would
highly recommend parsley, thyme, rosemary, oregano, sage, and mints. I agree completely.
She also said arnica and St. John's wort are two I wouldn't be without, but they grow
fairly prolifically where I live absolutely um great uh well for so
many reasons i mean arcus is like the go-to um herb for bruising and blunt force trauma
saint john's wort has good it has it's antiviral it's good for mood support it it helps with um
for mood support. It helps with serotonin, you know, and also an excellent wound herb or skin irritation herb. And then she says, I have some others too, but they're not considered safe and
shouldn't be used by anyone but a very experienced herbalist. I have some in that category as well,
and we have discussed them, and I have given you strong warnings against using say
monkshood or wolfsbane you know uh datura you know those are very dangerous herbs incredibly
poisonous herbs uh lori um also in canada she's in zone three so it's much colder, actually. She says, I'm a big fan of forage medicinal plants,
and for me, plantain is top, and chickweed is next in line.
I've told you how to grow both of those.
And yeah, those are, yeah.
Well, plantain is one I would say essential.
Chickweed is nice to have.
Comfrey, we've discussed.
comfrey we discussed mints stinging nettle lemon balm Hawthorne elderberry juniper berry I mean that's a medicine cabinet right there I mean stinging
nettle is just fantastic for allergies it's very nutritious already mentioned
lemon balm Hawthorne is really helps with heart issues, elderberry for immune system,
juniperberry for immune and lung issues, and all, you know, those are just, those are great.
She says, I also think of my heritage chickens and herbs that would be beneficial to them. So,
in addition to the above, and chickweed obviously is great for chickens, she would include thyme,
chickens. She would include thyme, holy basil, sage, oregano, chilies, and garlic. Yeah, I mean,
absolutely. She says, of course, there are more, but I'd better stop because you've already got a baker's dozen from me. Now, totally different environment, my friend Jody in Australia. She
says, I'm going to list a few that are easy to grow in my area and produce a lot of plant material. I think she's in Western Australia, if I remember correctly. Comfrey, calendula, ginger and garlic,
turmeric, dandelion, rosemary, and lemon balm, chilies, parsley, sage, mint, and thyme. And she
says St. John's Wort doesn't grow in my area, but I always have it in my herbal supplies.
my area but I always have it in my herbal supplies absolutely um Marge uh in in Washington zone 8b said uh what I grow is calendula well it grows itself actually she says I have thyme basil
oregano and a sunny window seal in the garden besides calendula I have rosemary comfrey
motherwort growing for several years of the garden ones I use rosemary and
calendula the most and oh and of course garlic it always seems more of a basic
food than an herb most everything else I gather from the wild or get from the
grocery store fresh Mary Linda Biddle in Missouri 5b that's same as my zone
actually 5b a Hawthorne tree a wild rose hedge would be excellent
but here are my 12 based on what i like to have on hand elderberry comfrey calendula saint john's
wart elegan pain motherwort lavender parsley lemon balm peppermint marshmallow and chamomile
you see you're seeing a lot of crossover we use a a lot of the same herbs. So, I mean, you're going to probably end up with
about two dozen essentials from this list, but I mean, like everybody's saying these
essential herbs are the essentially essential for all of us. Now, the only thing I don't use
motherwort because I'm a guy, but you know, these so far have all been women. In fact, yeah, every one of them so far.
She said, because culinary herbs, consider them as a second tier because you can get them at the grocery store if you need them fast or you don't have them growing.
I grow parsley for blood pressure issues and don't really use it otherwise.
And you know me, I put parsley in everything.
It's like my go-to culinary herb.
She also uses rosemary, thyme, basil, and sage and grows them in her garden.
And she says dandelion and plantain grow all over the place here.
So, again, a plug for dandelion and plantain.
Nick Samanda said, I like these 12.
Lemon balm, catnip.
Now, see, that's one people haven't mentioned before.
But it's, yes, very good, excellent sedative herb.
Sheep sorrel, one of my favorite wild edibles i mean i i'd never grown sheep sorrel but i use it a ton and it's it's quite astringent and uh it helps with diarrhea and it's a lot of
vitamin c in it it's good yarrow no one had mentioned yarrow before and absolutely no
yarrow grows wild all over my yard so i don't have to propagate it but that is like the go-to for stopping bleeding also good for diarrhea and such
comfrey and oregano thyme horsetail that's another one nobody had mentioned horsetail is equisetum
and i've done a program on that you can back up and listen to it. Excellent for the joints, the bones, the skin.
Really good plant.
Beebalm is in the mint family.
It's Monarda.
That's one nobody had mentioned before. It grows, again, for me, it grows wild.
But, as I think I did a whole episode on it, it is one of the prettiest flowers you will ever see.
And it has many medicinal uses.
Really great for fevers, burns, and has many medicinal uses really great for fevers burns and so many things
rosemary lavender and lamb's quarters she mentions that one we just did a show on that a couple weeks
ago Tina Rock in New Jersey said my top herbs that I grow to have on hand when needed are nettles, comfrey, plantain, calendula and yarrow, echinacea.
Echinacea is, well, yeah, I've done a whole show on it. I don't need to tell you a lot about it.
I guess you're getting the idea now, but echinacea is like the go-to for immune support,
and it propagates hyaluronic acid, so it's wonderful to have on hand for snake bites and venomous spiders that have a necrotizing, a tissue-destroying...
The brown recluse and the black widow are both pretty common in North Carolina, so I think echinacea is really good to have on hand.
Yeah, and we do have poisonous snakes, too.
We have copperheads mainly, but we get rattlesnakes.
I just live a little too high for rattlesnakes.
It's too cold for them.
Yeah, I've told you the story before about how the state brought in like thousands of rattlesnakes
and released them saying they were an endangered species.
And they put them out on public trails where they were biting people and horses,
and then they all froze to death that winter.
Yeah, that's government for you.
Seriously,
I don't know if that was the state or the feds. That could have been the feds. But I mean,
that's a perfect example of, you know, why we need to shrink the size and scope of government.
They're stupid people that spend our money on stupid things, for the most part. For the most part most part i mean i think you could probably cut
90 of government programs and agencies and employees and nobody even noticed the difference
but you know whatever um so she also says peppermint violet violet we did a program on
that good for good for wounds good for a lot of things.
Has an aspirin, salicin quality.
Good for lowering fevers.
Yeah, it's a good one to have on hand.
Again, it's wild for me, so I don't worry about that.
Garlic, onions, and habanero peppers.
Well, she says she makes fire cider from garlic, onions, and habanero peppers.
Wonderful.
We talked about fire cider probably a year ago.
So go back to Herbal Medicine for Preppers and find that episode.
Yeah, that's a good one.
Elderberry, red clover, astragalus.
Now, that's one I don't know that I mentioned in this book.
It is a good adaptogen.
Very good herb to have on hand and very easy to grow.
Oat straw, burdock, parsley.
No, no, I think I mentioned astragalus under adaptogens.
Maybe I did.
Yeah, I think there was a show on that one too.
Oat straw, burdock, parsley, catnip, motherwort.
Again, I'm starting to see these patterns, right?
Artemisia annua,
that is sweet Annie. That is an excellent antiviral member of the wormwood family.
Marigolds, which she says she loves to eat the flowers to support her eyesight.
St. John's wort and prunella vulgaris. Let's see. Oh, gelata in Austria. So let's go to a completely different part of the
world, right? I grew many more than 12, but I try to prioritize raspberry and blackberry for fruit
and mainly for leaves. I collect a lot as their basis of most of my herbal mixtures. The leaves
are used as house tea for all ages. Also rosemary, sage, savory oregano, thyme, calendula, horseradish,
catnip, lemon balm, dill, caraway, and fennel.
Such great herbs for digestion.
They will settle an upset stomach.
They help with diarrhea.
They help with flatulence a little bit.
And all kinds of mints.
And there are many more.
I cannot imagine not having lime blossoms.
That's what they call it, l linden or basswood in Europe.
Good sedative relaxing tea made from those flowers helps with sleep. St. John's Wort,
dandelions, stinging nettles, ground elder, and elderflower. Now ground elder is one I don't
think we have discussed in great detail. It's one you have to be a little careful with,
have discussed in great detail. It's one you have to be a little careful with and that's more because the common name ground elder is applied to many different plants. But her elder
I believe is one that bears elderberry berries. So that's actually different than what we call ground elder in the United States. It's
just a small shrubby version of elderberry. Anyway, elderberries are just great. And she
also uses elderflower. So definitely see some patterns emerging that are on each person's list.
But I mean, it's also very individual. And let me tell you, what would be my top 12?
list, but I mean, it's also very individual. And let me tell you, what would be my top 12?
Well, I have allergic asthma, so mine's going to be weighted a bit in that direction.
I'll start with a couple of long herbs. Assuming I can harvest wild mullein and cherry bark,
I would grow elecampane and thyme, and maybe licorice and angelica. Angelica grows wild all over the mountains, so that's another one I forage for.
I've never actually had to try to grow it, but yeah, licorice, L-campaign, thyme, great long
herbs. Ma Huang, though, not Ma Huang. Let me think. Oh, Codonopsis, Dangxian. That one really
should be on the list of anyone who has asthma or COPD.
Any kind of breathing issues, that I definitely would prioritize.
And under herbs for lung issues, I told you all about Dangxian, Codenopsis,
and why I would consider it essential.
It's also known as poor man's ginseng. It has some adaptogenic properties.
I think of all the adaptogens, though,
gynostemma is probably my favorite.
And while I don't consider that at all essential,
it would be really good to grow that one, too.
Because like astragalus, it's just real easy to grow
and much more potent than ginseng
in terms of as an adaptogen.
And ginseng in terms of as an adaptogen and ginseng is really expensive.
Gynostemma tea is cheap and like more effective.
So anyway, so for allergies, I wild harvest ragweed and mimosa blossoms.
So I actually do grow stained nettles.
Yes, I can wild harvest them too, but I consider them to be absolutely essential.
nettles. Yes, I can wild harvest them too, but I consider them to be absolutely essential.
And I never seem to find enough in the, in the wild to, um, have as both food and medicine. Cause I mean, I use them for both. I mean, really good. I've told you how to make nettle soups and
all that. And, um, actually Jalanta from Austria, she uses the seeds like in everything, muffins,
bread. She just, anything she can use where she
might use uh poppy seeds or chia seeds she throws in stinging nettle seeds because they are
absolutely probably the most nutritious plant of all uh had a friend uh young girl um
developed really severe anemia after having a couple of kids, and she was really young.
So, I mean, it was like a major lifestyle change.
It wasn't like she gradually got weaker or whatever.
No, she just got sick.
And, of course, the doctor prescribed iron, and she said,
Are there any herbs or anything I can do?
And I said, Yeah.
Let me show you how to harvest nettles. N are so high in iron plantains really good yeah there's
several several herbs that can really help with anemia and that's one so
definitely um for colds a good strong mint would be a you know a good one
peppermint or Spearmint.
You've got to be careful with Watermint and Pennyroyal,
so I'd probably stick with Peppermint and Spearmint.
And a member of the Wormwood family as an antiviral. So, yeah, Sweet Annie would be perfect.
But, yeah, I use probably more just...
But, yeah, I use probably more just... Well, I've done a whole show on the Artemisia's.
And I'm not sure.
And mugwort, okay, mugwort's probably my favorite.
Okay, yes, I use a lot of wormwood.
I like to grow it.
I like to use it in bitters formulas.
Mugwort is a really weird herb and i have an affinity for it people are
either going to love it or hate it i happen to like mugwort um we've got like i said i've done
a whole show on that it has some odd effects anyway but uh you know for me it's not only
antiviral but it helps with sleep, which is always nice,
and clears congestion from the lungs, and is good for digestion, and yeah, anyway, so yeah,
a member of the Wormwood family, I'm just going to put it as that, because you can do whatever
you want, and from the wild, I get Boneset, Joe Pyeweed, Dandelion. If I couldn't, I would definitely prioritize growing Boneset and
Joe Pyeweed. And like I said, there are some really good cultivated dandelions you can grow
in the garden that aren't as bitter and you're going to enjoy eating them more. So yeah, I would
do that too. In fact, I have a whole, I grow French dandelions. Yeah, I got a pack of seeds from a company years ago, and they just keep propagating.
And so I have a mix of what's, well, what grows naturally in my area.
It's not really native.
It was brought here by ancestors.
And these wonderful French dandelions with big leaves, and they're delicious.
And then for sleep and pain, i would definitely have valerian uh
absolutely i grow valerian even though i can find it wild in the woods because when i need it i need
it skullcap did a skullcap grows all over the place but when it's needed it's needed you know
i mean there's so many different types of pain and uh i gotta tell you i mean i cut myself on a regular
basis as a wood carver that doesn't really hurt i mean i know that's weird to me a cut is like
nowhere near like the worst kind of pain i would rank burns as more painful than cuts uh broken
bones uh you know and when they first when it first happens
it's like throbbing but then it's just like a dull ache you know um really uh probably the
most extreme pains that i get are like when i get a yeah my back goes out. Real extreme neck or back pain where the muscles spasming, you've got a pinched nerve.
I mean, that's literally intense, really intense pain.
And so, you know, I'm going to go for an antispasmodic.
And Skullcap is an antispasmodic.
It also helps with menstrual cramping, but if I was recommending 12 essential
herbs for a woman, I would put cramp bark in there. They're both very effective, but I do think
that cramp bark, well, they're both very effective actually but I think cramp
bark may be a little I'd give it one point higher than the skull cap for the for menstrual cramping
and but if you can't grow cramp bark like it's a little too cold where I live where's let me think no it's viburnum opulis and
I am actually right on the edge of the zone it actually likes a cooler temperature than I have
it's a little too warm in most of the south to grow it I can actually grow it I don't have a
need to grow it I grow skullcap you know we're out doing this 12 essential herbs for a woman. I would put, yeah, viburnum in there and motherwort.
It helps with PMS type issues, you know.
So, what else?
Oh, for injuries, certainly comfrey, arnica, St. John's wort.
Standard, just like all the other herbalists said.
St. John's Wort standard, just like all the other herbalists said. And probably one more,
I'm going to add one more essential herb. And for me, that's going to be bugleweed.
Ajuga repents. I like it. It is a great bitter, fantastic, I mean, you know, the older herbals used to say it powerfully shrinks the liver. I mean, it's really good for digestion and liver issues and all that.
It also, as I've mentioned, can help with sleep.
It slows the heart rate.
It's extremely sedative, actually.
And, you know, you don't want to overdo it by any means, but I do have a family member that has an arrhythmia and bugleweed slows and strengthens the heart rate and regulates the heart rate. But that's one that should absolutely be used with caution.
And, you know, one more that I would say, like if you have window boxes and potted plants and such,
Collius.
Collius is good.
I've done a show about that. There's not, as far as I can find, any research on the effects of Collius.
As far as I can find any research on the effects of Collius, so I'm still not recommending its use, but I do use it as a sedative and antispasmodic.
Some people say it can cause hallucinations.
I have not encountered anything like that.
But again, I am not recommending Collius because there is's i can't find it in any herbal book it's
literally something that i seem to have discovered and i seem to have discovered it because uh
someone uh was it oh yeah someone had well it's in the mint family and someone said you know all mints are
edible well that's not quite true but someone said well I ate coleus one time and it knocked
me out and I was like what you know it's that colorful tie-dyed looking uh plant it's really
odd looking plant and I thought well you know um neck was out. I was having that bad neck pain.
And I thought, you know, I'm just going to give this a try. I mean, it's in the mint family. It's
probably safe. You know, I'm kind of stupid that way. I take risks with my own health that I don't
recommend you do. And I pulled off a couple of leaves and ate them. And I was like, wow, okay.
I mean, like 30 minutes later like wow my neck
pain is reduced by like half this is this is fantastic and then I got a little sleepy well
unfortunately herbs that have that effect on you tend you tend to build up a tolerance very fast
and collies basically does nothing for me anymore but so yeah that's when I'm just kind of throwing
in there as a wild card and that's there's also's this also reasons good to grow the valerian and the in the
skull cap and have maybe some lemon balm a fresh lemon balm tincture on on hand
chamomile even can you know have a very mild sedative effect so that you don't
build up a tolerance by relying on one herb ashwagandha would be one I would I mean it
lowers blood pressure it can help with sleep it has some antispasmodic properties it's an adaptogen
it actually increases testosterone in men and it's not too hard to grow but for me my climate's way
too cold I have to bring it inside you know so you know as you can see it totally depends on the individual for instance for someone who has
an inflammatory condition of the bladder or intestines Canada fleabane origeron that that's
I mean yeah yarrow dandelion chamomile mallow marshmallow any of the mallow families goldenrod
goldenrod's really good but of course you can find that wild everywhere.
But yeah, that would, again, if I was saying for women,
definitely throw in something for UTI infections.
You know, a woman of childbearing years may wish to grow some specific herbs.
I mean, like Jolanta said about raspberry and blackberry leaf.
One who's menopausal or postmenopausal would need an entirely different set of herbs.
If you have kids, you know, you're going to want to have herbs for kids
for the upset stomachs and the fevers and bee stings.
Definitely some plantain for bee stings and you know you tailor it to your
taste but to your needs I guess I should say garlic garlic for earaches kids get earaches
and all that you know yeah garlic and or onion the juice of it just put in the ear really really
works so I mean yeah write down a list of your specific needs and then go through my book,
either, well, either this one, Growing Your Survivor Herb Garden or Herbal Medicine for
Preppers or both, preferably, or dig back through the archives of all the shows that we've done
here and make a list of you know maybe a dozen essential herbs
for your specific or your family specific needs. Make sure cross reference with my book. Make sure
they'll grow in your area and learn how to grow them. I mean I tell you how to grow every single
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you need to put it in the mail by the 15th.
I think that applies for just about everything but Amazon.
So, I mean, wow, they get things to you fast.
But everybody else seems to have an issue with mailing.
So anyway, y'all, have a good one.
I'll talk to you next week, and we will begin an entirely new series.
So, look forward to it.
I look forward to sharing the information with you.
We're going to start getting into medicinal trees.
I always say if you learn the trees and you learn their uses, no matter where you are,
I mean just about, maybe not in the middle of a desert or something, or I don't know, the North Pole,
you can probably find all the herb herbal medicine you need
just right in your backyard so to me that's like essential survival medicine and i've covered some
before we're going to get really in depth on the medicinal uses of trees i got another book on the
medicinal uses of shrubs and woody vines. Again, it is so much
easier to identify a bush than a lot of little green plants on the ground, you know, that can
look pretty similar. Well, you get your trees, you get your shrubs and woody vines down, and
you're going to find medicine anywhere, anywhere. I mean, even in a desert, you're going to find some shrubs and woody vines that are going to help you out.
So, y'all have a good one. Talk to you next time.
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