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10:25 pm
May 4, 2009
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Pete
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Mustard Plaster Recipe
4 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons dry mustard
Water (lukewarm)
Directions
Mix the dry mustard and flour together then add the water to make a paste. The paste should be smooth and easily spreadable but not too thin so that it runs or is watery.
Take a clean flour sack towel and spread the mustard paste evenly across top half (one side only), fold up the bottom half of the towel and apply poultice to chest area. Do not apply mustard paste directly to skin or it may cause blistering. Cover with a fresh towel then top with a heavy blanket to encourage sweating (the fresh towel protects the blanket from any staining). If needing a large size poultice, cover an entire flour sack towel with the mustard paste, then top with another flour sack towel (or make two separate poultices).
Leave plaster on for up to 20 minutes, remove if skin turns deep red and is in danger of blistering. If using on children, watch tender skin carefully (not to be used on children under school age unless directed by doctor). Some reddening is normal as heat & circulation is being drawn to the surface.
Remove plaster, wash skin with a warm cloth to remove traces of mustard that may have seeped through, dry and apply a layer of lard or vaseline over the skin.
Next apply to back for same amount of time or until danger of blistering appears, again covering with a heavy blanket and following procedure above.
This poultice can be reapplied every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
A warm bath or shower can bring some comfort to the patient after treatment, but they must be supervised at all times due to their weakened condition from the illness (not left alone for even a minute). This is standard care in all cases of illness.
More tips and information about mustard plasters here: http://tipnut.com/mustard-plaster/:
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6:21 am
May 5, 2009
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CindyP
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I read this on another blog, she put it in a ziploc bag to keep from staining clothing. It sounds like a good ole fashioned remedy……..we should of had this when everyone was sick this winter!!!
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7:26 am
May 5, 2009
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CindyP said:
I read this on another blog, she put it in a ziploc bag to keep from staining clothing. It sounds like a good ole fashioned remedy……..we should of had this when everyone was sick this winter!!!
I can't imagine how you would achieve the same effect without coming in contact with the mustard. Otherwise you would just have a hot-pack, which might also feel good, but might not produce the same effect.
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11:03 am
May 5, 2009
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Mustard plasters are great herbal healing tools. Which I like better than modern medicine. Please don't ever put a Mustard plaster on me tho! I have a mustard allergy, especially on my skin. Learned about it years ago when Daddy had mustard in his garden. It's like poison ivy to me.
I can tolerate eating mustard as long as it's diluted some. Like in potato salad, and then only in tiny amounts. Mustard like on a burger or hot dog, blisters my lips.
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3:48 pm
November 28, 2009
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I think there should be a thread just for medicine herbs and thier uses. (and recipes like this one)
A kind of wildcrafter thread.
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7:00 pm
November 28, 2009
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CityGirl said:
I think there should be a thread just for medicine herbs and thier uses. (and recipes like this one)
A kind of wildcrafter thread.
I second that idea, City Girl  !
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7:17 pm
November 28, 2009
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CindyP
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Medicinal Herbs & Their Uses!
Keeping the mustard plaster here, it's a great medicinal herb!
Do you have some to share???
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7:40 pm
November 28, 2009
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City Girl's idea makes me wonder about a thread for Wild Edibles or a Foraging thread. When I was a kid, we used to gather dandelions in the spring…one of the first fresh foods available in the spring, and greatly needed in olden times after a winter of no fresh greens. Late winter and early spring were always a time of great danger from sicknesses of all kinds, and great infant mortality, because of scurvy. So dandelion could come under the title of either wild edible or medicinal. And of course, wild edibles and foraging was always a part of country life in the hills.
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George Orwell – 1984
- Orthodoxy means not thinking–not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.
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7:55 pm
November 28, 2009
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Pete
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Helen, there was quite a discussion of dandelion greens, making syrup and such over in the Farmtable section. Also, there are some recipes using dandelion and wild things posted with the recipes. All members are welcome to add to those discussions or start another one.
It's kinda nice seeing some of those older topics coming back around as newer members discover them and add to them.
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9:09 pm
November 28, 2009
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Jewelweed is a very common weed that is extremely useful for insect bites (I think that was mentioned here a while ago) but it is even more useful IMO for poison ivy! The lucky thing is, it usually grows practically side by side with poison ivy. Just break off a bunch of leaves and stems, crush them up a little and rub the juice on any irritation from either insects or poison ivy.
I think there are also ways to make salves and tinctures from it which I've never done, but it could be useful for rashes and such in the winter.
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If tomatoes are a fruit, then isn’t ketchup technically a
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9:38 pm
November 28, 2009
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Pete
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When using jewelweed, it pays to not overdo it. Yes, I know from experience that using it repeatedly on something like a sunburn can cause a secondary burn. Turns out that jewelweed falls into the category of things which should be used prudently.
We have lots of jewelweed around out house. It is terrific for hornet bites, mosquito bites, and everything else I've tried it on. It seems that it also grows during the time of year when I need it. So, I have no idea how one would preserve it or suspend it in some sort of solution to be used during the winter.
Jewelweed does dry one's skin, so I probably wouldn't want to use it in the winter anyway.
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10:17 pm
November 28, 2009
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I used to be very allergic to poison ivy (after having my daughter – the allergy disappeared – strange but true) and my son was worse than I was. I used to collect jewelweed along the "holler" road I lived on (little traffic, so little contamination from exhaust). I broke it up if possible or sometimes had to chop with pruners and steeped it in water. Strained the resulting 'tea.'. Froze the tea in ice cube trays and then popped out the cubes and stored in a bag in the freezer. When we needed it, it was easy to thaw a few cubes for washing exposed areas or for dabbing on outbreaks. Dried up the blistering in record time. MUCH better than all the old recommended ways ughhh. Bleach, calamine, etc., etc.
dede
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10:22 pm
November 28, 2009
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Pete
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That does sound like a very excellent way to store some. Thanks Dede! Can you imagine how great one of those cubes would feel on a hornet or bee sting?
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10:35 pm
November 28, 2009
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wvhomecanner
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I never thought to use it on those – makes sense! I haven't done this in years – haven't needed it and am 'in town' and don't think to look for it even though it grows very near me.
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"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." ~ The Lorax by Dr. Seuss ~
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10:45 pm
November 28, 2009
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Pete
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Have found nothing that works better on an insect bite/sting. Takes the ouch right out!
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9:48 am
November 29, 2009
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You can also crush and asprin,add a little water to make a paste,put directly on sting. After removing stinger of course.Takes the sting right out and makes the swelling go down.And, take Benadryl if your allergic to bee stings. (I always keep these things handy)
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10:18 am
November 29, 2009
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wvhomecanner
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Meat tenderizer works great for stings also. Make a paste wth water and slap it on. Don't know how many people have this in their cupboards these days though.
Dede
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10:43 am
November 29, 2009
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Pete
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Then again Dede, some of us have kept the meat tenderizer around for many years just for that purpose! It is also good for reducing swelling if you should have something like a broken bone while isolated a long way from medical attention.
Papase, the enzyme in papaya and pineapple is also great for avoiding swelling in the case of a bone break.
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10:51 am
November 29, 2009
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Helen said:City Girl's idea makes me wonder about a thread for Wild Edibles or a Foraging thread. When I was a kid, we used to gather dandelions in the spring…one of the first fresh foods available in the spring, and greatly needed in olden times after a winter of no fresh greens. Late winter and early spring were always a time of great danger from sicknesses of all kinds, and great infant mortality, because of scurvy. So dandelion could come under the title of either wild edible or medicinal. And of course, wild edibles and foraging was always a part of country life in the hills.
'insert twirling ballerina' 
Hey, an entire topic thread just for herbal uses! Edible weeds, herbal remedies, how to and what not to, dangerous ones (I think nettle is one right?) and overlooked ones. And where you can grow it, find it or buy it. And we could even have a weed of the day/week and all contribute what we know about it and 'someone' could condense that info to one post to simplify and keep the thread clean, maybe alphabetized even.  (that wasn't a volunteer for the job)
Amy
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