I have to share an amazing remedy that I just used. I was a friend's house the other day when my 3 y/o found a mess of wasps. The ear piercing scream was enough to make any mama's heart stop and he was stung at least 2x's. Immediately my friend grabbed some plantain leaves from her yard and began chewing to make a quick paste, I did the same and we slathered my son's stings with the paste (yes may sound icky but when your little one is in extreme pain you will do anything!) I also had some of my essential oils with me and I added a few drops of lavender too. Within 3 minutes he had calmed down and the angry red wasp stings were calming down. Later in the day there was no evidence of the stings and my son never complained again.
Seriously, this stuff is AWESOME! If you don't spray chemicals on your yard for weed control you likely have this stuff right under your nose. It acts as a drawing agent and draws the poison out of the skin/sting.
I believe that over time we have lost so many of the tried and true remedies that worked for our grandparents and great grandparents and I fear that one day, without this knowledge we may find ourselves in a world where there is little to no knowledge left about what can be treated with just plants and substances that God gave us in nature.
It is times like these that I want to continue to pump my grandmother for information as it is the older generations who gift this knowledge to us.
So today, here is your challenge...go out and see if you can spot some of this Plantain, you never know when it might be useful to you!
Seriously, this stuff is AWESOME! If you don't spray chemicals on your yard for weed control you likely have this stuff right under your nose. It acts as a drawing agent and draws the poison out of the skin/sting.
I believe that over time we have lost so many of the tried and true remedies that worked for our grandparents and great grandparents and I fear that one day, without this knowledge we may find ourselves in a world where there is little to no knowledge left about what can be treated with just plants and substances that God gave us in nature.
It is times like these that I want to continue to pump my grandmother for information as it is the older generations who gift this knowledge to us.
So today, here is your challenge...go out and see if you can spot some of this Plantain, you never know when it might be useful to you!
