FIRST-AID CLASSES, VIDEOS, AND BOOKS

• First Aid class – First Aid Training | Train in First Aid | Red Cross
• First Aid – Animation – YouTube
• First Aid Essentials – YouTube
• Bob & Brad – YouTube

DIY heating/icing pad DIY Rice Sock – Homemade Cold and Hot Pack – Goldie Socks®

Red Cross $3 book First Aid Fast Reference Guide | Red Cross Store and fold-out cards

The Survival Medicine Handbook, Fourth Edition by Joseph Alton, M.D., 2021 – The Survival Medicine Handbook: The Essential Guide for When Help is NOT on the Way: 9780988872509: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com

HOW-TO VIDEOS REGARDING HERBAL PREPARATIONS

Making Herbal Teas, Tinctures, and Salves with Bevin Cohen – YouTube

Also see the video for the tincture-making workshop at CORAC’s National Conference:

Part 15 – Health & Wellness Workshop – Tinctures – Corps of Renewal And Charity (corac.co)

HOW-TO BOOKS ON MAKING HERBAL PREPARATIONS

Making Plant Medicine, fourth Edition by Richo Cech, 2016 –  Strictly Medicinal Seeds

Herbal Antibiotics: Natural Alternatives for Treating Drug-Resistant Bacteria, 2^nd Edition by Stephen Harrod Buhner, 2012 –  Amazon

Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emerging & Resistant Viral Infections,2^nd Edition by Stephen Harrod Buhner, 2021 –  Herbal Antivirals, 2nd Edition: Natural Remedies for Emerging & Resistant Viral Infections: Buhner, Stephen Harrod: 9781635864175: Amazon.com: Books

The Herbal Home Remedy Book by Joyce Wardwell, 1998 (25 medicinal and edible plants that grow in much of the US) (see links on the next page) –  The Herbal Home Remedy Book: Simple Recipes for Tinctures, Teas, Salves, Tonics, and Syrups (Herbal Body): Wardwell, Joyce A.: 0370380001608: Amazon.com: Books

OR – AbeBooks

The Medicinal Garden by Anne McIntyre, 1997 –  The Medicinal Garden: How to Grow and Use Your Own Medicinal Herbs: McIntyre, Anne: 9780805048384: Amazon.com: Books

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies by Nicole Apelian and Claude Davis –  Amazon.com: The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: 9781732557109: Claude Davis: Books

BOOKS TO HELP IDENTIFY MEDICINAL HERBS IN THE WILD

Field Guide to Medicinal Plants & Herbs of Eastern and Central North America, Third edition by Steven Foster and James A. Duke, 2014 – Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides): Foster, Steven, Duke, James A.: 9780547943985: Amazon.com: Books

A Peterson Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster and Christopher Hobbs, 2002 – A Peterson Field Guide To Western Medicinal Plants And Herbs (Peterson Field Guides): Hobbs, Christopher, Foster, Steven: 9780395838068: Amazon.com: Books

IF YOU’D LIKE TO GROW YOUR OWN MEDICINAL HERBS…

Some of the best herbs to grow (or forage) for medicinal purposes are:

• Thyme
• Purple-flowered oregano (origanum vulgare)
• Echinacea angustifolia
• Calendula
• Oats (for depression and adrenal fatigue; a 2-by-4-foot area will grow enough for a family for at least a year)
• Alfalfa
• Comfrey
• Garlic
• Onion
• John’s Wort
• Dandelion
• Plantain
• Burdock
• Nettle
• Violet
• Mallow (wild or marsh),
• Elder (elderberry)
• Purslane
• Plantain
• Tulsi (Indian basil or sacred basil)
• Lemon balm
• Mullein
• Rugosa rose, dog rose, wild rose
• Cayenne (It must be over 90,000 heat units)
• • Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Although not cayenne peppers, Habaneros and other hot peppers would also probably work.

• Hot Peppers – Fedco Seeds
• Strictly Medicinal Seeds:

• • Sida acuta is a broad-spectrum antibiotic
  • Baikal skullcap/Chinese skullcap is a broad-spectrum antiviral
  • Houttuynia/Chameleon plant is another broad-spectrum antiviral
  • Bidens is a broad-spectrum antibiotic
• lsatis/Woad is a broad-spectrum antiviral. Seed available at Pinetree Garden Seeds
• Licorice is a synergistic herb that is used whenever taking the other herbs because it helps them to work more effectively. Licorice is very difficult to grow, and it takes 4 years to get usable roots. But for those who’d like to try it, Strictly Medicinals and Richter’s carry seeds and plants.
• Cryptolepis is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that cannot be grown in most of North America. It can be purchased at Herbs (herbies-herbs.com) and Monteagle Herbs

WHERE TO PURCHASE BULK HERBS FOR MAKING TEAS, TINCTURES, SALVES, ETC.

• Pacific Botanicals – Growers & Suppliers of High Quality Certified Organically Grown Herbs & Spices
• Mountain Maus Remedies | Bulk Herbs & Spices
• Mountain Rose Herbs
• Bulk Herbs, Organic Herbs, Spices, Bulk Tea & Essential Oils – Starwest Botanicals (starwest-botanicals.com)
• Herbs (herbies-herbs.com)
• Monteagle Herbs
• 1st Chinese Herbs – Bulk Herbs, Teas, Spices, Health Supplements