This Badge Bit (BB) is part of the
PEP Curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Natural Medicine.
Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material to dissolve the chemicals of the material, which may include stems, roots, bark, and rhizomes.
Additional Information:
BBC Good Food article on blackberries
Mother Earth Living on Decoction
Minimum requirements:
- Make a decoction
- Strain and store your decoction
To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (< 2 minutes):
- Blackberry root bark (either being harvested or just harvested)
- Making the decoction
- Finished decoction in its labeled jar
Make a blackberry root bark decoction - PEP BB medicine.sand.decoction.blackberry
