Medicinal Plant Survival Guide

MEDICINAL PLANT SURVIVAL GUIDE is a Lifesaving Manual Needed by Every American to Help Survive National Emergencies Caused by Terrorists or Otherwise. What the experts say about Robert W. Pelton’s Survival Guides
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More than 2,000 years ago, Cleopatra used freshly cut aloe vera leaves as a soothing burn ointment.
People of that period in history also commonly sipped tea brewed with white willow bark to relieve the pain of gout.
Why did it work?
Because we now know that white willow bark contains a natural form of aspirin!
Modern medicine borrows heavily from plants in the never ending quest for improved remedies.
Of all the prescription drugs sold in the United States, an astounding one-third are derived from plants.
Approximately 80 percent of the world's people rely on folk medicine for treatment of their illnesses.
People in developing areas of the world depend wholly upon the sometimes strange practices of a local healer, medicine man or witch doctor.
Many of their unique plant concoctions are as effective as modern medications in the civilized world.
American Indians, by necessity, developed a vast expertise in plant medicines.
And early settlers from England and Western Europe brought to the New World their knowledge of medical treatment with plants.
Herbal home remedies were handed down in those families over many generations.
In Colonial days, no drugstores could be found on street corners and few, if any, trained doctors.
People were forced to rely on homemade medicines.
It goes without saying that the greatest pharmacy in the world is found in plants scattered throughout the countryside.
When properly used, these plants have incredibly effective medicinal properties.
Plants can and should be utilized when faced with an emergency medical situation or where survival may be in question.
The Medicinal Plant Survival Guide is designed to show you exactly what to do.
CONTENTS
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1. Medicinal Plants Important to Survival 9

2. Making Plant Medicines for Survival 13

3. Medical Problems and How to Treat Them 17

4. Identifying Plants with Medicinal Properties 113

5. Spiritual Survival – A Helpful Guide 165

Ordering Information 175
Making Plant Medicines For Survival
1. COMPRESS: To make a hot compress:
a. Brew a batch of strong plant tea and strain.
b. Dip soft cloth in the hot tea and wring out.
c. Apply to affected area as hot as person can stand it.
2. DECOCTION: Simmering berries, roots, barks and seeds for half hour or more is a decoction. Here's how it's done:
a. Slice fresh plant parts or crush dry plant parts.
b. Simmer in pot and strain while hot.
c. Pour into containers and shake when ready to use.
3. INFUSIONS: An infusion is identical to a decoction except for the plant parts used.
a. Soak leaves or flowers in hot water for 30 minutes.
or
b. Make cold infusion by soaking leaves or flowers overnight in cold water.
4. LINIMENTS: Liniments are concocted for rubbing on the skin at body temperature.
5. A poultice is a moist paste made from mashed plants or parts of plants and spread on affected areas of the body.
6. TEA: Bring cold water to a rolling boil. Pour over dried, pulverized root or over leaves (dry or fresh). Steep (infuse) 15 to 20 minutes, Strain and sweeten to taste.
7. TINCTURE: A tincture is merely plant parts dissolved in brandy, wine or other alcoholic beverages. Tinctures are made in this way:
a. Steep leaves, etc., in brandy (or other) for 2 weeks.
b. Shake mixture daily.
c. Strain