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East Tennessee Wildflower: Jewelweed
Wild Touch-Me-Not/Jewelweed
Impatiens Pallida -Pale touch-me-not, Pale jewelweed
Jewelweed is blooming now in East Tennessee and The Great Smoky Mountains, plant grows to 5 feet here in the Pawpaw Holler, mostly along the creek.
It’s stems are the best poison ivy remedy, just crush and apply –it does sting a little, but it really dries up the rash. (This is one of the first plants my children learn about.)
There is also an orange variety.
Blessings,
Denese
Townsend Herb And Wildflower Day This Saturday
This Saturday, April 4th, is Herb and Wildflower Day in Townsend, Tennessee.
Visit with expert botanists, photographers and naturalists.
Buy locally grown plants, delicious baked goods, and fine hand made pottery.
Take a short walk in the woods or a longer exploration of a special place.
A Great Smoky Mountains 75th Anniversary event.
Location: Townsend Visitor’s Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy.
Townsend, TN 37882
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm est
Cost: Free!
For More Information: (865) 448-6134 -or- (865) 525-6834
This is a fun, low-cost thing to do with the whole family…and educational, too!
DeneseIn The News: Catnip For Bad Ladybugs
Bad Ladybugs
Do you have ladybug problems? In your house?
Here in Tennessee we have an imported menace -the Asian Lady Beetle. They swarm into your house in the winter time and are so numerous that I know people who vacuum them out of their house every day! They bite too!
There may be a way to get rid of them -catnip!
Catnip To The Rescue
There is a substance in catnip called "nepetalactone" that repels mosquitoes, flies and other bugs. According to recent Agriculture Research Service research, "nepetalactone" also repels the Asian Lady Beetle.
Venable: Nothing ladylike about ‘em
Catnip Compounds Curb Asian Lady Beetles
Grow Catnip Now: Keep Asian Lady Beetles Outside Next Fall
More About Catnip
Chemical and Engineering News: Catnip
A Modern Herbal, by Mrs. M. Grieve: Catmint (Catnip)
Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET -ScienceDaily Aug. 28, 2001
Farmers’ Almanac Spotlight on Herbs Video: Catnip -Learn some practical uses for the herb Catnip.
Home remedy for colic: Catnip/Fennel Tea
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Now all I need is something to repel the cats from the catnip…they eat it all before it gets big enough to harvest! 
Have a lovely day,
Denese
Home Remedies/Folk Medicine
Free Home Remedies E-books
Coughs, Earaches & Sore Throats: Natural Remedies that Work! -simple natural home remedies for three of the most common childhood complaints, free from Homeschool Freebie of the Day, today only.
Mother’s Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada -downloadable e-book, originally published in 1910. From ManyBooks.net.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure -by Dr. William Thomas Fernie, first published in 1895. E-book download from Project Gutenberg.
Websites About Home Remedies and Folk Medicine
Forgotten Medical Cures: Out of the Past
Old West Legends: Old Time Cures & Remedies
Sedona Historical Society: Old Time Remedies for People & Animals
West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly: Folk Medicine by Peggy S. Fisher
UCLA Online Archive of American Folk Medicine
Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States
The International Home Remedies Project
Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World
Ozarkian and Haitian Folk Medicine
Folk Medicine: Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German
Native American Healing Remedies and Folklore
Home Remedies In The News
St. Petersburg Times: Old Time Remedies Work Best
Tried and True Home Remedies: CBS News Video
ABC News: Ethnic Home Remedies That Really Work
Old-Time Mosquito Remedy May Work Against Ticks, Too
Some Of Our Old Family Remedies
My grandfather used whiskey on on our gums when we were teething as babies.
I can remember my momma giving us lemon and honey tea for sore throats and we had a black salve for drawing out splinters.
My momma-in-law used catnip tea to calm babies, mullein tea for coughs and kerosene to repel chiggers.
My husband pours kerosene on wounds (ouch!).
Some Home Remedies I Use
- vinegar on burns (not broken skin)
- aloe for burns
- garlic/mullein oil for clogged ears/earaches
- an eyewash of eyebright or goldenseal tea for styes/pinkeye
- mullein for coughs/bronchitis
- homemade chicken soup for colds
- honey for: sore throats,coughs, infected cuts and scrapes
- witch hazel for skin conditions/to reduce swelling and redness (excellent for your face)
- comfrey (as a poultice or salve) for cuts/bruises/broken bones/skin cancer
- wild violet leaves (poultice) for skin conditions
- sage/thyme/mullein/chamomile/peppermint/lemon balm/ginger/garlic/cayenne tea for colds and the flu (some or all)
- ginger for upset stomach
- licorice root for stomach upset/ulcers
- cayenne/garlic for sinus problems
- jewelweed (wild touch-me-not) for poison ivy (washing immediately in COLD spring water also works)
- moistened tobacco on insect bites and stings
- salt pork or bacon fat to draw out splinters
- onion poultice for boils
- mountain mint/mosquito plant to repel bugs (rubbed on skin and clothes)
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Free Resources For Learning About Herbs
Please note: I am not a doctor and this is not intended to be medical advice.
Have a lovely day,
Denese
Free Resources For Learning About Herbs
Free E-books on Herbs
Herbs for Health and Happiness -42 page e-book covering growing, harvesting, using medicinal herbs, herbal lore and more. From Homeschool Freebie of the Day, available today only.
Culinary Herbs; Their Cultivation, Harvesting, Curing and Uses -all about the herbs we cook with. Originally published in 1912, free e-book from Internet Archive.
Herbal Tea Mini Recipe E-Book -sign up for access (scroll down for more recipes), from Crazy for Tea.
7 Everyday Herbs Made Simple Mini E-book -sign up for the free e-zine of herb tips and get this free e-book with ideas for using seven different culinary herbs and their reported health benefits. From Mad About Herbs.
Websites About Herbs
The Herb Society of America -definitions of herbs, herbal profiles and guides, Family Herb Corner with projects and activities.
LearningHerbs.com -free 7-day video herbal e-course "Supermarket Herbalism", sign up for newsletter and get a monthly herb lesson plus video e-book "Home Remedy Secrets -Building Your Herbal Medicine Chest".
The Herbal Collective -offers free newsletter with health tips, gardening ideas, cooking tips and more.
Wild Healing Herbs -sign up for their free newsletter that shows you how to integrate herbal healing into your life with ideas for simple projects, seasonal recipes and other herb news, plus recommendations for books and other resources.
The Herb Society UK -increasing the understanding, use and appreciation of herbs and their benefits to health.
Lingle’s Herbs -visit their Learning Center for growing guide, quick gardening tips and newsletters packed with neat stuff about herb gardening, cooking, and more.
United States Government Websites
National Institutes of Health: Herbal Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Denese
