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Medicinal and Edible
Posted: May 3, 2020 by: Tara (Tara) on: Forest Blog
In forest school we have been learning about plants and their medicinal qualities and also exploring edible parts of certain plants.
We have tried: wild garlic, garlic mustard, Jack in the hedge, lemon balm, nettles and yarrow.
The latter thrives in our clay soil.
Yarrow:
Nettle and White Dead Nettle:
In Greek mythology the legendary warrior Achilles used yarrow on the battlefield to heal his wounded soldiers.
It is still used today in the treatment of wounds where is a powerful styptic, meaning it can staunch (stop) the flow of blood.
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), a member of the mint family, is considered a calming herb.
It was used as far back as the Middle Ages to reduce stress and anxiety, promote sleep, improve appetite, and ease pain and discomfort from indigestion (including gas and bloating, as well as colic)
