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Medicinal Herb Photos

All over the globe little plants of seemingly infinite variety show up that few know what to do with. They might be enjoyed for their beauty or hated for their pervasiveness. Some plants are indeed poisonous, yet among these "weeds" are an amazing array of healing herbs. Medicinal herbs have been used for thousands of years. Unfortunately, in modern times with chemical medications, the simple and powerful healing in plants is often overlooked or forgotten.

Herbal medicine is nearly always less expensive than pharmaceutical medicine. Herbs, used responsibly, usually do not have side effects or risks of addiction.

It behooves you to learn to identify medicinal herbs. You may be able to make use of them to heal yourself or your loved ones. Beginning to recognize medicinal plants will also give you a greater appreciation for the power contained in them.

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The Herb Mullein

Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 04/27/2017

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I took some pictures of some mullein plants that are growing wild on the edges of our pastures. You will often see this plant along roadsides. It is sometimes mistaken for the lamb's ear plant as both are have leaves that are fuzzy and somewhat light in color. Mullein grows in more of a rosette form, though. When the plants produce stalks and flowers it is easier to tell them apart. I hope to send some pictures of my mullein plant with stalks and flowers at some point.

I love mullein. It is gentle an mild tasting. The leaves make a wonderful tea for a cough. The flowers can be used in an oil for earaches. The most remarkable thing to me about mullein though is the roots. A tincture from the roots, applied topically to the spine is thought to help increase the synovial fluid. It has worked for me in the past. Herbalist Jim McDonald suggests 5-15 drops of the tincture internally to help "unkink" the spine. It is also recommended by some herbalists as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia, which is usually very difficult to treat.

The second picture is a bit blurry but has part of my hand in it so you can see the size of the leaves.

~Mama to Many~





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