Salt & Light Natural Wellness

18/07/2025

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This is plantain, two different species of plantain.
Narrow-leafed plantain is on the left next to broad-leafed plantain on the right.

Both leaves are edible. Narrow-leafed is more bitter whereas as broad-leafed is more palatable because narrow-leafed contains more medicinal constituents (making it more bitter). Overall, the leaves taste best in Spring but you can still use them when needed!
Notice the parallel veins of the leaf and the tall stalk with little flowers. Those are identifying markers.

Have you ever heard of psyllium husk? It comes from the seeds of a type of plantain stalk, but all plantain seeds have that mucilaginous quality. Psyllium husk is a binding agent used in fiber products and gluten-free baking.

If you go camping and need to know any plant, this might be it. Chew up those leaves and put them right on bee stings and bug bites. 🐝 They will cool them down, stop itching, and draw out the venom.

Also, posted below, a study that showed plantain might actually help liver damage when dealing with APAP toxicity!
God's creations truly heals!
Don't use or eat something if you don't know what it is!

13/06/2025

We are back! Who is ready to join us on our wellness journey?

In our fast-paced world, taking care of our mental and physical health is more crucial than ever. The increasing levels of stress and busy lifestyles can easily derail our well-being. Natural health practices can help restore balance, making everyday life more manageable. Here are some practical wel...

20/05/2024

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Foods that Lower Blood Pressure
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* Fruits: apple, banana, blueberry, cranberry, fig, grape, orange, pomegranate.

* Vegetables: beets, broccoli, celery, dandelion greens, garlic, mushrooms, parsley, potatoes, seaweed, spinach

* Drinking eight ounces (a cup) of beetroot juice (best cooked, but raw will do) a day, every day, decreases blood pressure about as quickly and about as much as most drugs. It is loaded with nitrate, which turns into nitric oxide in the body, widens blood vessels and increases blood flow.

Read more here:
https://www.wisewomanmentor.com/healing-archive/foods-that-lower-blood-pressure
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16/03/2024

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Natural Easter Egg dyes!

08/03/2024

In celebration of International Women's Day, we want to honor our fellow women herbalists from all over the world! We see you, we honor you, we are grateful for you! Who is your favorite woman herbalist?

Celebrating Women Herbalists on International Women’s Day Laura Pardoe| March 7, 2024 | Figures of the Herb World, Herbalism International Women’s Day seems an appropriate time to acknowledge and bring thanks and attention to the many women herbalists who have kept the tradition of Western Herba...

31/12/2023

That’s still a big deal and should be celebrated!

20/05/2023

💚 My newest favorite morning drink! 🍄 Since I can’t do coffee but want something warm and yummy, this is a delicious substitute. ☕️ Plus the mushroom blend helps boost mental clarity, focus & alertness, immune health, and helps me manage everyday stress! 🌱
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28/11/2022

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01/10/2022

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Good advice for this first day of October 🍂🧡

21/09/2022

I love folk medicine stories like this!

North Carolina folk healer, Emma Dupree (1898-1996).
The following is from Harriet's Apothecary (follow them on Instagram for more inspirational stories on Black healers and wellness leaders):
“Born in 1897, the traditionally lucky seventh child (among 18 siblings), Dupree grew up on the Tar River and was known in her family as "that little medicine thing" because of her early understanding of herbs. "All that we see, everything that is growin' in the earth is healin' to the nation of any kind of disease," Miss Dupree would always say.
From the time she could walk, Dupree felt drawn to the land. She would roam the woods, plucking, sniffing, tasting weeds. She grew up that way, collecting the leaves, stems, roots and bark of sweet gum, white mint, mullein, sassafras in her coattail or a tin bucket. She'd tote them back to the farm, rinse them in well water and tie them in bunches to dry.
In the backyard, she'd raise a fire under a kettle and boil her herbs to a bubbly froth, then pour it up in brown-necked stone jugs: A white-mint potion for poor circulation; catnip tea for babies with colic; tansy tea - hot or cold - for low blood sugar; mullein tea for a stomach ache. Mixed with molasses or peppermint candy to knock out the bitterness.
Her kind of folk medicine dates back centuries. As an elderly woman she shared much of her knowledge with doctors and medical anthropologists, who came to her so they could understand more about the medicinal properties of native plants."
Photo by Mary Anne McDonald

22/07/2022

Let's talk about pawpaw. No, not your father. We’re talking about the pawpaw tree.

What makes pawpaw special is its fruit—the largest edible native fruit in the country, pawpaw fruit is sweet and resembles a green, squash-like potato. They are said to taste similar to custard or mango, with hints of vanilla. It’s not all sweet, however. Its flowers are said to give off an unpleasant smell when in bloom.

Pawpaw is a native tree found along the western edge of NY and in the southern US. A small tree, it best grows on lowland river-bottom soil, in shrubby thickets. Pawpaw fruits grow to 5-6 inches long, peaking in September to October.

Learn more about pawpaw at https://on.ny.gov/3OtMVLJ.

Photo: Plant Image Library, flickr