Hello from the Whitsundays area QLD Australia

[Sharon EStudent]

Hi Everyone, Well I have finally made it, been meaning to join the school for quite a few yrs. Love herbal medicine, have used it a long time with great success among other things. My most favorite herbs that I simply cannot be without are Comfrey and Arnica, so many stories for another post in the future. Oh and I cannot forget to mention Bach Flower Rescue Remedy (homeopathic not herbal in the herbal med sense), it’s one of my must have’s as well.

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[Greg BoggsStudent]

Welcome to the school and forum Sharon! I agree with you on the Comfrey, it is indispensable!

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Thank you Greg for the warm welcome.

I also forgot another one of my most important plants that lives where I live and that is Stone Breaker, Chanca Piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) I only found out about it after a few bouts of kidney stones over the yrs, took me 20+ yrs to finally figure out how to deal with them effectively. It literally will melt a kidney stone (Note: not saying all but the ones I have had there are different types) within 30 mins of taking a strong decoction of it, when it’s freshly harvested and not dried, one will urinate what looks like muddy water. The only sad thing is one does not get to keep their kidney stone to dissect or put it in a jar. lol  That has been my experience, also it’s not just for kidney stones, any time I have odd feelings with the bladder I take a dose which would be like once or twice in 12mths.

My experiments:
Dried powder of the herb works OK (decoction) but not as potent as freshly picked.
I tried glycerite with it, not as potent as I thought it should be (one would need to take a lot for a longer period of time).
I also tried tincture and it’s not as potent either. Although the forms of dried or tincture would be good in the case of SHTF scenario.
The dose I took for the fresh picked herbs when in agony for 5 days, was 1 cup of fairly loosely packed herb to 1 cup water (dried and powdered would equate to approx 1 tbsp), bring to boil and then simmer for abt 10 mins (I guessed as there was no info online). Color of water was that of straw.

Took 1 tsp of mixture waited 5-10 mins, took 1 tbsp of mixture waited another 5 minutes, no adverse effects. Then took the lot. Results within the half hour of starting.

I thought I would share this with the group (I hope it is appropriate/acceptable) as it’s not mentioned in the forum or school from what I can see, it is more a tropical plant that grows prolifically as a weed especially in disturbed areas and around gardens. The identification is manly by the tiny seed balls under the leaves. The more bitter the leaves the better when harvesting it, the decoction must taste horrid, although it’s nothing compared to 5 days in agony beyond belief from a stone stuck in the ureter and being sent home from the hospital being told it will pass.
I harvest the whole plant, wash the roots well. For those with goats, my goats love that weed especially the weathers. Any time I see slow urination I go pick some for the goat.
They also love eating Bidens Pilosa and it’s another medicinal weed worth looking up for those in the tropics.

As with anything please research well ie applications/contra indications and ensure one knows exactly what they are identifying and harvesting.

Cheers

[Greg BoggsStudent]

Wow that sounds fascinating! I have a friend that is prone to get kidney stones, I am definitely going to look more into this, thank you for sharing!

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