Sunflowers

[SharonStudent]

I just read this and wondered how they might rate on the Doc Jones scale for useful medicinal plants.

Sunflower leaves can be made into a tea that acts as an astringent, expectorant, diuretic, used to treat fevers, malaria, and some lung ailments.  The leaves can also be crushed into a poultice to treat swelling, sores, spider bites, and snake bites.  In addition to the above uses for sunflowers, they help with arthritis, gastroenteritis, pulmonary pneumonia, whooping cough, colds, and headaches, to name a few.

Thanks – still working on what I’m going to plant in the “mini-garden”!

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Natalie Stamenov, Sheryl Klein, Michelle Koch

[Sheryl KleinStudent]

I have read of the uses of sunflower seeds for arthritis pain, but not the leaves. Interested to see what others say.

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Almost all plants are medicinal at some level. I haven’t used sunflowers. Sometimes when a well-known plant isn’t being used much medicinally, it’s because there are lots of other herbs that do a better job. But sometimes it’s because that plant is a hidden treasure.

Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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Natalie Stamenov

[SharonStudentTopic Author]

Or it could simply be more “internet mis-information”.  That’s why I run things by you since the internet is quite literally a mine field of truths, half-truths, and total wrongs!

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