Wildkraft

08/31/2025

Just a quick educational post, I've been seeing some posts lately that have been mis-identifying spotted spurge with Purslane. The first picture with the plump leaves that are much more succulent is Purslane, the wonder food growing as a w**d in sidewalk cracks everywhere, just as good as spinach and could revolutionize the availability of high quality foods in our country and anywhere it can grow. The second picture is spotted spurge (sometimes it has no visible spots making it appear even more similar to purslane), and it is good if you need a laxative or an emetic, or hemorrhoid medicine. Beyond that I would not recommend spotted spurge for anything but to put on your bum-hole. So be careful when out there looking for purslane, you could end up on the toilet all day if you don't do your own careful research before utilizing any plant for any reason! Love to all 💚🌱🌿🌳

08/17/2025

Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus Syriacus

Gracing the earth with her beauty
She inspires humbly
Cool, calm
Sung by none

Rose of Sharon has medicinal qualities similar to marshmallow, with her roots being high in mucilage. Mucilage is the coolest, most soothing plant anti-inflammatory I can think of, helping everything from your throat, stomach, Intestines, lungs (things secretions so your body can move them out easier). This is also present in her buds and flowers. And her leaves can be eaten in salads, they are high In antioxidants.

She has been referenced in the Bible equating her the regenerative life giving qualities of our higher power to this plant. When I ponder on why this may be, my observations are as follows. The flowers are incredibly showy, but very short lived, the ground around the shrub being littered with as many old blooms as there are new ones on the branches. I picked a few buds to dry for tea and they bloomed on the counter-no water. So even though the blooms die fast, the plant keeps popping out brand new ones , several in the place of each, I used buds in groups of 4 or 5 at different stages, waiting to burst open at their perfect time in the chain. Some new blooms still have a withering old one hanging on behind it. We have to keep re-writing our story anew everyday, sometimes every few minutes in times of crisis, but always remember, we have a force inside of us that is always ready with that new bloom 💗💥🌸🪷💮

03/09/2025

So this is mustard seed. I was going to blog about it, but when I went to pick a song about mustard seeds to go with it, the first thing I clicked on was this gentleman's message. While it isn't exactly what I'd say I thought I'd add it because it does have some real good thoughts, I like the idea of mustard seed moments.....when we are putting our best foot forward and are met with something less than that in return. This tiny seed is of the nature of fire, represented by mars. In almost all thought schools it is looked upon as something that points to the smallness of our humanity when compared to the vastness of our soul. It refers to tiny units of measurement, yet by contrast can grow quite large. Any small course corrections can turn out to be huge ripples, any small belief can grow into a reality. Why would something representing our smallness be represented by mars, the planet of war and fire? I suppose it makes sense when you think of the huge life force it takes something tiny to grow into something big, I know of plenty of seeds that small but they all grow smaller plants. There is just a lil more unseen potential lying within that mustard seed than, say, basil or motherwort. Seed for tomorrow not today 🌞🌱

08/23/2024

06/23/2024

The perfect walking stick
Grandpa Eddy would approve 💚✨

10/29/2023

09/12/2023

Rose of Sharon
Hibiscus syriacus

I've been not posting aboút herbs for too long, but in the long hiatus, Ive still been learning a lot. I've also been sitting on my porch a lot and this is the closest plant to where I sit so she's the new starting point. Rose of Sharon has Interestingly been associated with new beginnings and fresh starts as well. It's native to Asia and they value it for it's resilience as it can grow in a wide array of conditions. Like marshmallow, this produces a mucopolysaccharide (mostly from leaves and flowers) that is soothing to mucous membranes especially but skin as well. So this can help with anything from mouth sores, sore throat, stomach ulcers, IBS, diarrhea.....plus it breaks down into a substance in the gut that feeds our beneficial flora....fitting her nicely into the fancy "pre-biotic" category as well. I don't like to get too in depth with all plant properties as all those terms can become a chaotic sea of question marks....like it's bark can be used as a febrifuge to bring down fever but it wouldn't be a first choice if you could find something easier and quicker to harvest. It's leaves are also diuretic but not enough where that would be a major use (although I would try this to soothe a UTI because of the muciligenic qualities combined with diuretic).
I like to make astrological comparisons, all plants are of a Virgo sort of nature (healing, the embodiment of the divine consciousness in a vessel, christ-consciousness brought into form) but this plant seems cool, soothing, and moist......and i cant help but be reminded of the opposite of Virgo, watery, soothing, "we are all one" nature of pisces. Like Rose of Sharon's flowers.....a beautiful sentiment, and whilst true, our realization of it comes in only fleeting moments. Much of what I've read of it says it has that energy of divinity, christ-consciousness.....the seeing of yourself as pure and worthy of the love of the universe. Dolores Canon spoke of Jesus in that he had a talent, when people stood before them dripping their illness, he saw it not. He could see through anything to the pure soul, how we should view ourselves 💚
Love to all

09/12/2023

Food for thought