HERB - Herbs for camping trips

Tue Aug 1 17:45:55 PDT 2000

A lot of times I plan to harvest off the land for simple things, but last
Estrella I was taken by the idea of a kit of tinctures.  I had always
struggled with how to pack the right teas and capsules and such and
frequently just ended up taking not much.  I was called to the bedside of a
fairly sick fighter friend and was without resources other than OTC drugs.
It made me mad because he wanted natural things and I couldn't produce the
contents of my home shelves of herbs from my camp site.

When the light turned on about making some combination tinctures which
would keep for years and storing them in a small box.  I am still playing
around with the actual recipes and what to bring (summer is the too busy to
think of doing much fun stuff season).  

I am thinking tha I want formulations of mostly period herbs for: 

upset tummy
headache
stress
exhaustion
trauma/spasms/bruising/etc. (Fighter Fixer Salve)
sleeplessness
grouchiness
general woman's tonic/cramps
and some sort of brain tonic/alertness formula
Most likely throw in things like lav & tea tree e.o. as well.  Maybe the
homeopathic for sunburn which works really really well.  And my eye pillow
for me.

I think these would cover the gamut.  I don't want to have to make tons of
tinctures.  The upkeep would be murder.  But it would be wonderful to be
able to mix up a couple of drops in a cup of water to help the suffering.

At 04:32 PM 8/1/00 -0400, you wrote:
>As the last-minute rush hits for Pennsic, I'm struck with
>amusement looking at my toiletries case this year. How
>different it is from what I packed and didn't pack last year.
>A few of the items include:
>
>-- lavender essence oil, for those little antiseptic things
>that always need cleansing, cuts, scrapes
>
>-- homemade bruise ointment, for fighting-related problems
>
>-- homemade heated sports rub (like Tiger Balm) for both
>fighting and general muscle soreness (perhaps shopping
>weariness
>
>-- a variety of things for the tummy, from chamomile tea
>to mint tea to catnip to nux vomica
>
>-- a variety of things for the head, including the non-herbal
>things like pain meds
>
>-- something for the "too excited" or "panic attacked"
>friend; had an interesting time begging for something to
>treat fear-related problems for a friend of mine (once
>again thanks to the Pepperer's Guild for directing me to
>help for that one)
>
>A host of other things too, really, but I'm feeling rather
>proud of myself now and was wondering if people on the
>list actually bothered to put together some kind of herb-
>related camping box of incidentals and homeopathics and
>such.
>
>Wouldn't that make a great class or article?  "An Herbalist's
>Guide to Packing for Pennsic, Lillies, Gulf War, or Amoral:
>How to Reduce Your Load and Still Cover All the Bases."
>
>Cheers and Happy Packing! I hope to see you all at War.
>
>Jasmine
>Iasmin de Cordoba
>gwalli at ptc.com or iasmin at home.com
>AOL AIM: IasminDeCordoba
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