Best Medicinal Plants for Preppers and How They Can Help Aid People During the Collapse

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Whether you have arthritis, a fever, even the common cold and the flu, there are plants that can not only treat your condition but can even, on occasion, cure it. Check out just a few common ailments below and the variety of plants which will act as an excellent substitute for manmade drugs.

Disclaimer: Please do your research on each of these medicinal plants. Some of these herbal remedies can be a potent as prescription medication, and when taken together can have adverse side effects. This article was written with post collapse applications in mind.

Asthma
Licorice root
Ginkgo Biloba
Turmeric
Grindelia
Adhatoda
Coltsfoot
Chinese Skullcap
Garlic

Immune System
Echinacea
Reishi Mushroom
Shitake Mushroom
Picrorhiza
Andrographis
Lemon Grass
Garlic
Barberry

High blood pressure (Hypertension)
Hawthorn berries
Coleus
Olive Leaves
Lily of the Valley
Bilberry
Yarrow

Anxiety
St John’s Wort
Passion flower
Valerian
HopsFennel
Ginkgo Biloba

Burns
Plantain
Aloe
Gotu Kola
Oregon Grape Root
Comfrey
Lavender
Calendula
Slippery Elm

Common cold
Elderberry
Black-Eyed Susan
Schizandra
Cinchona Bark
Chinese Skullcap
Garlic
Mugwort
Yarrow
Oregano
Sweet Basil

Depression
St. John’s Wort
Passionflower
Valerian Root
Skullcap
Fennel
Ginkgo Biloba

Diarrhea
Astragalus
Picrorhiza Kurroa
Goldenseal
Barberry
Echinacea
Agrimony
Carob
Psyllium

Arthritis
Devil’s Claw
Boswellia
White Willow Bark
Celery Seed
Rehmannia
Chamomile

Diabetes
Cinnamon
Bitter Melon
Indian Kino

Gurmar
Fenugreek
Goldenseal
Panax Ginseng
Chinese Rhubarb
Juniper
Coriander

Fever
White Willow
Meadowsweet
Yarrow
Black Elder
Peppermint
Ginger
Boneset
Echinacea

Influenza (Flu)
Echinacea
Andrographis
Goldenseal
Boneset
Elder (flowers & Berries)
Yarrow

If you don't already have a few of these plants growing on your property, consider introducing them and trying them out as a substitute to the costly drugs pushed by the pharmaceutical companies.

With enough research, planning, and practice, you can even have an entire pharmacy growing in your backyard!

Not only will this save you money, but you could quickly become the go-to person for others when SHTF, which makes your new crops a tradeable commodity.

For more information on this topic check out the original article at Survivalist Prepper.


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4 Comments

  2. Zach Berube said:

    Not a herb but L- Lysine ( amino acid) is a good and cheap antiviral that can be picked at wally world

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  3. Chris Nichols said:

    The following essential oils are top tier for the condition described in the article:
    1. Asthma
    eucalyptus, franckincens, peppermint, thyme, oregano, lemon, myrrh, lavender, geranium, cypress.
    (breath or apply to chest throat and back)
    2. Immune system
    oregano,melaleuca (tea tree), rosemary, clove, franckincens, geraniums, lemon. (apply to bottoms of feet, back, arm pits, and around lymph nodes).
    3. High blood pressure
    lemon, ylang ylang, marjoram, eucalyptus, lavender.
    (low blood pressure)
    rosemary.
    (apply to soles of feet, hands, and heart)
    4. Anxiety
    lavender, orange, lemon, ylang ylang, franckincens, cedar wood, juniper berrie. (inhale or apply to back of neck, temples, and soles of feet)
    5. Burns
    lavender, geranium, melaleuca, peppermint, helichrysum, Roman chamomile.
    6. Colds
    thyme, lemon, melaleuca, sandalwood, eucalyptus, rosemary, lime, peppermint (For congestion)
    (inhale or apply to throat, temples, forehead, back of neck, sinuses, below nose, and soles of feet)
    7. Depression
    lemon, franckincens, lavender, bergamot, rosemary, ylang ylang, grapefruit, clary sage, line. (inhale or apply to forehead or temples)
    8. Diarrhea
    peppermint, and ginger (1- 2 drops taken internally) geranium, orange, patchouli, melaleuca, sandalwood. (apply to abdomen or as a worm compress to expected area)
    9. Arthritis

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