HERB - what I wish I'd had

[Katherine Blackthorne]

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From: "Gaylin J. Walli" <gwalli at ptc.com>
>Now that I am back from Pennsic, I have a list of things that
worked, got used, didn't work, and things I wish I'd had when
I was camping this year. I thought I'd share them with all of
you.

>Protein powder and supplement bars were very handy, as
we had at least three people with Hypoglycemia in our crew.
What I wish I'd had was a source of salt, like nuts, handy as
we had two bad blood sugar incidents that required it in
addition to the protein.

An excellent source of salt for this purpose is something like pickles & 
olives.  I have a friend who works Rennaissance Faire as well as SCA who 
always keeps a dish of these out when in garb -- it helps deal with 
dehydration, as well.

>Baking soda or oatmeal. I wish I'd brought these for the people
with unidentified rashes this year. Rashes seemed to be very
prevalent in our camp. One young man discovered he was
allergic to the potassium dichromate (i believe this is correct)
used to cure his new boots. Another camper's child had a rash
from a necklace he'd made. Even Desitin or an equivalent
product would have been useful in many cases.

May I suggest corn starch?  Less abrasive than baking soda in a boot or on a 
neck, but very soothing.

>PMS/Menstrual cramp treatments would have been very
useful for several women. All I had was commercial pain
relievers, which are great. I firmly believe in them. But
several people asked me if I'd had anything else along, and
I'm ashamed to say I didn't. I could have purchased some
though, given that this year there was a dyer/plant/spice
merchant on site (and not in the bazzar) that carried supplies
that the Pepper's Guild did not carry. Cheap prices too.

I never leave home without some!  :-\

--K Blackthorne
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