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I am a certified Master Herbalist and Permaculturist from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, USA. I began learning about herbs and their uses from the old Appalachian folks, especially the Hicks family of Beech Creek, when I was around 15.
Author of 4 books (so far):
The Herbs and Weeds of Fr. Johannes Künzle
The Medicinal Trees of the American South, An Herbalist's Guide
Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People
Christian Herbal Medicine, History and Practice
I host the Southern Appalachian Herbal Podcast: Southern Appalachian Herbs https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs
I also write a weekly article on herbs and their properties: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com
My passion is being outside, enjoying the woods, the water and the garden. My mission is to revive the tradition of “folk medicine” in America, so families can care for their own ailments at home, using the herbs God gave us for that purpose. I am a moderator and contributor for The Grow Network.
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Privet is another one that would surprise many to learn that it is not native to my region. Privet

is so widespread as to be considered and “invasive weed” by many. Seven varieties of Privet

have been naturized here; three are shrub-form: Ligustrum amurense (Amur Privet), Ligustrum obtusifolium (Border Privet) and Ligustrum vulgare (European Privet).


Gerard wrote:


The leaves of Privet do cure the swellings, apostumations, and ulcers of the mouth or throat, being gargarised with the juice or decoction thereof, and therefore they be excellent good to be put into lotions, to wash the secret parts, and the scaldings with women, cankers and sores in children's mouths.


Brother Aloysius wrote of Privet (Ligustrum vulgare):


Leaves and flowers are used medicinally, but only externally, for inflammation, and as a gargle for an ulcerated throat and mouth, ulceration of the gums and scurvy.


Ligustrum lucidum (also called Chinese Privet, but not to be confused with Ligustrum sinese) is the only member of this olive family of shrubby trees to be widely used in Herbal Medicine.


Culpepper tells us:


Description. Privet is a bush or shrub that grows not to any great bigness, having many smooth, tough, pliant branches, cloathed with small oblong leaves, broadest in the middle, and sharp-pointed at the end. It bears long and narrow green leaves by the couples, and sweet smelling white flowers in tufts at the end of the branches, which turn into small black berries that have a purplish juice with them, and some seeds that are flat on the one side, with a hole or dent therein.


Place. It grows in this country, in divers woods.


Time. Our privet flowers in June and July: the berries are ripe in August and September.


Government and virtues. The Moon is lady of this. It is little used in physic with us in these times, more than in lotions, to wash sores and sore mouths, and to cool inflammations, and dry up fluxes. Yet Matthiolus saith, it serves all the uses for which Cypress, or the East Privet, is appointed by Dioscorides and Galen. He further saith, That the oil that is made of the flowers of Privet infused therein, and set in the Sun, is singularly good for the inflammations of wounds, and for the headache, coming of a hot cause. There is a sweet water also distilled from the flowers, that is good for all those diseases that need cooling and drying, and therefore helps all fluxes of the belly or stomach, bloody-fluxes, and women's courses, being either drank or applied; as all those that void blood at the mouth, or any other place, and for distillations of rheum in the eyes, especially if it be used with tutia.



An Irish Herbal states:


It has a binding and cooling nature, good for ulcers and inflammations of the mouth and throat.


Plants for A Future States:


Medicinal use of Privet: The leaves are astringent, bitter, detergent, vulnerary. Internal use of this plant should be avoided since it can produce allergic symptoms. Externally it is a safe and effective treatment. The bark has been used as a stomachic, though this is not really recommended.



PS. New in my Woodcraft Shop:

Wild Cherry Cooking Set #2 - Judson Carroll Woodcraft (substack.com)



THE PREPPER'S BLACK FRIDAY CATALOG A gift guide for the tin foil hat wearing survivalist in your life...even if that is YOU. Discounts on gas masks, solar generators, body armor, EMP protection, backup antibiotics, books, classes, and MORE! http://bit.ly/47OnkY1



This article is an excerpt from

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide
Read about Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6: by Judson Carroll

His New book is:




Read About:  The Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH



His new cookbook is:





Read About The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else"

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html



Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2


His other works include:

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
Read about Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK


Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide
Read About Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html
Available for purchase on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else

Read About Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else: http://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R



The Encyclopedia of Bitter Medicinal Herbs:

southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R



Christian Medicine, History and Practice:

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB



Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People

southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25



Look Up: The Medicinal Trees of the American South, An Herbalist's Guide

http:///www.amazon.com/dp/1005082936



The Herbs and Weeds of Fr. Johannes Künzle:

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/05/announcing-new-book-herbs-and-weeds-of.html



Author: Judson Carroll. Judson Carroll is an Herbalist from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

His weekly articles may be read at judsoncarroll.com

His weekly podcast may be heard at: www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

He offers free, weekly herb classes: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325



Disclaimer


The information on this site is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease or condition. Nothing on this site has been evaluated or approved by the FDA. I am not a doctor. The US government does not recognize the practice of herbal medicine and their is no governing body regulating herbalists. Therefore, I'm just a guy who studies herbs. I am not offering any advice. I won't even claim that anything I write is accurate or true! I can tell you what herbs have "traditionally been used for." I can tell you my own experience and if I believe an herb helped me. I cannot, nor would I tell you to do the same. If you use any herb I, or anyone else, mentions you are treating yourself. You take full responsibility for your health. Humans are individuals and no two are identical. What works for me may not work for you. You may have an allergy, sensitivity or underlying condition that no one else shares and you don't even know about. Be careful with your health. By continuing to read my blog you agree to be responsible for yourself, do your own research, make your own choices and not to blame me for anything, ever.
3 days ago
I love it when someone commissions me to make a gift for their loved ones. It is not merely a sign that they like my wood carvings and baskets, but it is a greater sign of value in that they want to give someone special something special. And, it is a sign of trust. I’m always grateful when people buy my work, but it is extra special when they tell me it is for a gift!

5 days ago
https://www.spreaker.com/user/13414994/medicinal-thistles

In this episode, I discuss the medicinal properties of the many varieties of Thistles. Several different plants are called thistle and most, if not all, have medicinal properties and are potently medicinal. Some could even save your life and several are associated with legends of divine intervention for the good of mankind. I also give you my recipe for leftover turkey (or most anything else) casserole, a Chinese style quick noodle dish that is super cheap and a nice break from heavy holiday foods and my (soon to be famous) spiced peanuts. I grew up on a peanut farm, and store bought peanuts just don't satisfy - with a little oil, spice and less than 5 minutes of time you can make store bought peanuts REALLY good!






New today in my Woodcraft shop: https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/wild-cherry-cooking-set-2


THE PREPPER'S BLACK FRIDAY CATALOG A gift guide for the tin foil hat wearing survivalist in your life...even if that is YOU. Discounts on gas masks, solar generators, body armor, EMP protection, backup antibiotics, books, classes, and MORE! http://bit.ly/47OnkY1


Link to top Southern Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/southern_podcasts/

Read about my new books:

Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH

and

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK


Visit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter: https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/

Read about my new other books:

Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6

and

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R


The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R

and

Christian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB


Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Also available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25

Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

Blog: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/

Free Video Lessons:Herbal Medicine 101 (rumble.com)
5 days ago
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In my family, we never pressure canned meats, but would pack pates and sausage, potted mead and such into jars, removing all air and then cover with melted fat in a thick layer.  They were heavily salted. My grandmother would inspect each one carefully before serving, but no one ever got sick and WOW, it was deliscious!
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I have come to realize that there is only one thing I truly understand in life and that is fishing...and fishing usually isn't catching. No matter how much you know, it usually doesn't work out. But, I would still rather be fishing than most anything else.
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Nine varieties of Lindera have documented use in Herbal Medicine:  Lindera assamica, Lindera benzoin - Spice Bush, Lindera glauca, Lindera megaphylla, Lindera obtusiloba, Lindera praecox, Lindera pulcherrima, Lindera strychnifolia, Lindera umbellata


Native to my region are: Lindera benzoin var. benzoin (Smooth Northern Spicebush), Lindera benzoin var. pubescens (Hairy Northern Spicebush), Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry, Southern Spicebush), Lindera subcoriacea (Bog Spicebush)


Spicebush is one of my absolute favorite plants - it smells of allspice and you can find it in the woods with your nose alone, if you try.  The flavor is also very nice.


The Cherokee used Spicebush:


A bunch of twigs as big as your fist is boiled in water for a short time for beverage tea.  The bark of spicebush, Cornus florida and Prunus serotina are steeped.  Add this tea to pure corn whiskey and drink to break out the measles.  Boil together the bark of spicebush and Hamamelis virginiana and some needles of Pinus virginiana for five or ten minutes.  To “break out” fever, drink this tea hot and cover up.  Give tea to a baby to drink for hives.  Drink cool, sweet tea for red measles


King’s Medical Dispensatory of 1898 states:


This shrub grows in damp woods, along streams and shaded places, in the United States and Canada, bearing greenish-yellow flowers in March and April, before the leaves are unfolded, and maturing its fruit, which consists of bright, crimson-colored, ovoid berries, growing in small bunches, in the middle of autumn. The whole plant has a pleasant, aromatic taste, owing chiefly to a volatile oil, and yields its virtues to boiling water or alcohol. The dried berries were used during the American Revolution, and in the South during the late Rebellion, as a substitute for allspice.


Description.—BARK. Benzoin bark occurs in quills or thin, curved fragments, externally black-brown, somewhat shining and smooth, except where covered with small cork-like warts. In older specimens the corky warts are more conspicuous and the bark is more of an ashen color. Internally it is smooth, and yellow or light brown in color. Its fracture is abrupt and granular. It has a faint aromatic odor, and to the taste is sharp and astringent.


FRUIT.—The fruit is a long, red, ovate drupe, with a circular depression indicating the point of attachment of the pedicel. It contains 1 white seed, quite large, possessing an oleaginous taste. The integuments of the fruit become very dark—almost black—on drying, appearing granular, and have an agreeable odor and spice-like flavor.


Chemical Composition.—J. Morris Jones (Amer. Jour. Pharm., 1873, p. 301), found in the bark a volatile oil, probably of the cinnamyl series, developing, on treatment with oxidizing substances, a bitter-almond odor. He also found sugar, resin, starch, and tannin. From the berries Dr. A. W. Miller (Proc. Amer. Pharm. Assoc., 1878, p. 772), obtained by warm expression and extraction with gasoline, 50 per cent of fatty and volatile oil of a greenish-brown color. By distilling this oil with steam, about 1 per cent of a pale-green, volatile oil was obtained, of a specific gravity of 0.850, and possessing a warm aromatic taste resembling that of allspice. Mr. P. M. Gleim (Amer. Jour. Pharm., 1875, p. 246), obtained by the distillation of fresh berries the unusual yield of 5 per cent of a colorless, fragrant, volatile oil, having a density of 0.87.


Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—Aromatic, tonic, and stimulant. An infusion or decoction has been successfully used in the treatment of ague and typhoid forms of fever; also as an anthelmintic. The berries afford a stimulant oil much esteemed as an application to bruises, chronic rheumatism, itch, etc., and has some reputation as a carminative in flatulence, flatulent colic, etc. The bark, in decoction, is said to be refrigerant and exhilarating, and exceedingly useful in all kinds of fever, for allaying excessive heat and uneasiness; a warm decoction is employed to produce diaphoresis. The decoction may be drank freely.


Related Species.—Lindera sericea, Blume. Japan. Tonic and stimulant. Source of the Japanese kuromoji oil, an essential oil distilled from the leaves and young twigs, and having considerable fragrance (see Schimmel & Co.'s Report, April, 1897; also see analysis by NY. Kwasnik, Archiv der Pharm., 1892, p. 265).


Lindera triloba, Blume. Japan. Tonic and stimulant.



Botany in A Day tells us:


Medicinally, the sap is high benzoin, which can be made into an ointment to help heal wounds.  You may have seen benzoin or benzoic acid listed in the ingredients of healing ointments in your first aid kit.


Plants for A Future states:


Medicinal use of Spice Bush: Spice bush has a wide range of uses as a household remedy, especially in the treatment of colds, dysentery and intestinal parasites. It warrants scientific investigation. The bark is aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, febrifuge, stimulant and tonic. It is pleasant to chew. It is used in the treatment of coughs and colds. The bark can be harvested at any time of the year and is used fresh or dried. The fruits are carminative. The oil from the fruits has been used in the treatment of bruises and rheumatism. A tea made from the twigs was a household remedy for colds, fevers, worms and colic. A steam bath of the twigs is used to cause perspiration in order to ease aches and pains in the body. The young shoots are harvested during the spring and can be used fresh or dried. The bark is diaphoretic and vermifuge. It was once widely used as a treatment for typhoid fevers and other forms of fevers.


Edible parts of Spice Bush: The young leaves, twigs and fruit contain an aromatic essential oil and make a very fragrant tea. The twigs are best gathered when in flower as the nectar adds considerably to the flavour. The dried and powdered fruit is used as a substitute for the spice "allspice". The fruit is about the size of an olive. The leaves can also be used as a spice substitute. The new bark is pleasant to chew.



Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians tells us:


American Indians made tea from all parts of the spicebush.  They drank the tea as a spring tonic, and to treat coughs, fevers and measles.  Spicebush was also used to bring on delayed menses.  During the Civil War, spicebush was considered as a substitute for allspice, and the berries were used as an aromatic seasoning.


Peterson Field Guides Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants tells us:


American Indians used berry tea for coughs, cramps, delayed menses, croup, measles; bark tea for sweating, “blood purifying”. Colds, rheumatism, anemia.  Settlers used berries as an Allspice substitute.  Medicinally, the berries were used as a carminative for flatulence and colic.  The oil from the fruits was applied to bruises and muscles or joints (for chronic rheumatism).  Twig tea was popular for colds, fevers, worms, gas and colic.  The bark tea was once used to expel worms, for typhoid fevers and as a diaphoretic for other forms of fevers.  Should be investigated.



PS. New in my Woodcraft Shop:

Wild Cherry Cooking Set #2 - Judson Carroll Woodcraft (substack.com)



THE PREPPER'S BLACK FRIDAY CATALOG A gift guide for the tin foil hat wearing survivalist in your life...even if that is YOU. Discounts on gas masks, solar generators, body armor, EMP protection, backup antibiotics, books, classes, and MORE! http://bit.ly/47OnkY1



This article is an excerpt from

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide
Read about Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast An Herbalist's Guide: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6: by Judson Carroll

His New book is:




Read About:  The Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH



His new cookbook is:





Read About The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else"

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html



Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2


His other works include:

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
Read about Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK


Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide
Read About Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html
Available for purchase on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else

Read About Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else: http://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R



The Encyclopedia of Bitter Medicinal Herbs:

southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R



Christian Medicine, History and Practice:

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB



Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People

southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

Also available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HMWXL25



Look Up: The Medicinal Trees of the American South, An Herbalist's Guide

http:///www.amazon.com/dp/1005082936



The Herbs and Weeds of Fr. Johannes Künzle:

https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/05/announcing-new-book-herbs-and-weeds-of.html



Author: Judson Carroll. Judson Carroll is an Herbalist from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

His weekly articles may be read at judsoncarroll.com

His weekly podcast may be heard at: www.spreaker.com/show/southern-appalachian-herbs

He offers free, weekly herb classes: https://rumble.com/c/c-618325



Disclaimer

The information on this site is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease or condition. Nothing on this site has been evaluated or approved by the FDA. I am not a doctor. The US government does not recognize the practice of herbal medicine and their is no governing body regulating herbalists. Therefore, I'm just a guy who studies herbs. I am not offering any advice. I won't even claim that anything I write is accurate or true! I can tell you what herbs have "traditionally been used for." I can tell you my own experience and if I believe an herb helped me. I cannot, nor would I tell you to do the same. If you use any herb I, or anyone else, mentions you are treating yourself. You take full responsibility for your health. Humans are individuals and no two are identical. What works for me may not work for you. You may have an allergy, sensitivity or underlying condition that no one else shares and you don't even know about. Be careful with your health. By continuing to read my blog you agree to be responsible for yourself, do your own research, make your own choices and not to blame me for anything, ever.
1 week ago
https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/p/show-160-chicory-cornbread-dressing

In this episode, I discuss the medicinal properties of Chicory, the history of stuffing and dressing, how to make both fried and baked cornbread and I share some old family recipes.






New today in my Woodcraft shop: https://judsoncarrollwoodcraft.substack.com/p/wild-cherry-cooking-set-2


Read about my new books:

Medicinal Weeds and Grasses of the American Southeast, an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/medicinal-weeds-and-grasses-of-american.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47LHTTH

and

Confirmation, an Autobiography of Faith
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2023/05/confirmation-autobiography-of-faith.html

Available in paperback on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C47Q1JNK


Visit my Substack and sign up for my free newsletter: https://judsoncarroll.substack.com/

Read about my new other books:

Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies, an Herbalist's Guide https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/11/medicinal-ferns-and-fern-allies.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMSZSJPS

The Omnivore’s Guide to Home Cooking for Preppers, Homesteaders, Permaculture People and Everyone Else: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-omnivores-guide-to-home-cooking-for.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BGKX37Q2

Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines of The American Southeast an Herbalist's Guide
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/06/medicinal-shrubs-and-woody-vines-of.html

Available for purchase on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2T4Y5L6

and

Growing Your Survival Herb Garden for Preppers, Homesteaders and Everyone Else
https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/04/growing-your-survival-herb-garden-for.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X4LYV9R


The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Bitter Herbs: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-encyclopedia-of-bitter-medicina.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MYJ35R

and

Christian Medicine, History and Practice: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2022/01/christian-herbal-medicine-history-and.html

Available for purchase on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09P7RNCTB


Herbal Medicine for Preppers, Homesteaders and Permaculture People: https://southernappalachianherbs.blogspot.com/2021/10/herbal-medicine-for-preppers.html

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Three varieties of Kalmia have documented use in Herbal Medicine: Kalmia angustifolia - Sheep Laurel Family, Kalmia latifolia - Mountain Laurel, Kalmia polifolia - Swamp Laurel


Native to my region are: Kalmia angustifolia (Sheep Laurel), Kalmia carolina (Carolina Laurel, Southern Sheepkill), Kalmia cuneata (White Wicky)


While the Kalmia’s have been used in Herbal and Folk Medicine, they are very dangerous and toxic plants.


Mrs. Grieve tells us:


A beautiful evergreen shrub from 4 to 20 feet. When in full flower it forms dense thickets, the stems are always crooked, the bark rough. It was called Kalmia by Linnaeus in honour of Peter Kalm, a Swedish professor. The hard wood is used in the manufacture of various useful articles. Leaves ovate, lanceolate, acute on each end, on petioles 2 to 3 inches long. Flowers numerous, delicately tinted a lovely shade of pink; these are very showy, clammy, interminal, viscid, pubescent, simple or compound heads, branches opposite, flowering in June and July. The flowers yield a honey said to be deleterious. The leaves, shoots and berries are dangerous to cattle, and when eaten by Canadian pheasants communicate the poison to those who feed on the birds. The fruit is a dry capsule, seeds minute and numerous.


Constituents---Leaves possess narcotic poisoning properties and contain tannic acid, gum, fatty matter, chlorophyll, a substance resembling mannite, wax extractive, albumen, an acrid principle, Aglucosidearbutin, yellow calcium iron.


Medicinal Action and Uses---Indians are said to use the expressed juice of the leaves or a strong decoction of them to commit suicide. The leaves are the official part; powdered leaves are used as a local remedy in some forms of skin diseases, and are a most efficient agent in syphilis, fevers, jaundice, neuralgia and inflammation, but great care should be exercised in their use. Whisky is the best antidote to poisoning from this plant. An ointment for skin diseases is made by stewing the leaves in pure lard in an earthenware vessel in a hot oven. Taken internally it is a sedative and astringent in active haemorrhages, diarrhoea and flux. It has a splendid effect and will be found useful in overcoming obstinate chronic irritation of the mucous surface. In the lower animals an injection produces great salivation, lachrymation, emesis, convulsions and later paralysis of the extremities and laboured respiration. It is supposed, but not proved, that the poisonous principle of this plant is Andromedotoxin.


Preparations and Dosages---A saturated tincture of the leaves taken when plant is in flower, is the best form of administration, given in doses of 10 to 20 drops every two or three hours. Decoction, 1/2 to 1 fluid ounce of powdered leaves from 10 to 30 grains. Salve made from juice of the plant is an efficient local application for rheumatism.


Other Species---

Kalmia augusfifolia (Sheep's Laurel or Lambkill, or Narrow-leaved Laurel, so called because it poisons sheep, which feed on its leaves), this species is said to be the best for medicinal use. A decoction of its leaves, 1 OZ. to 1 quart of water reduced to a pint, is used by the negroes as a wash for ulcerations between the toes. A poisonous glucoside is found in the leaves of this species called asebotoxin, and also in K. latifolia.


K. Glauca, or Swamp Laurel, has similar properties.



The Cherokee used Mountain Laurel:


An ingredient in the medicine… “For muscle soreness.”  An ingredient in the medicine… “For shifting pains.”  A leaf decoction including the leaves of mountain laurel, Rhododendron maximum, and Leucothoe editorum is applied to rheumatic areas for relief.  Take all possible laurels and some other plants and steep.  Rub this tea on for rheumatism, after scratching first with a scratcher.  Peel and boil the stick; rub on this tea for rheumatism.  In old times a leaf ooze was rubbed into the scratched skin of ballplayers to prevent cramps.


The Lumbee used Lambkill:


A decoction of the top part of the plant and rhizomes was made from three to four pieces no more than two inches long.  “Wicky” was boiled in two pints of water for a few hours.  This decoction was poured into a tub of bath water to treat the “mad itch” or scabies.


Towards and American Materia Medica tells us:


Kalmia Latifolia. I have now employed the powder of the leaves of this plant, exhibited internally, in some cases of tinea capitis. In this very troublesome disease, the Kalmia is, certainly, a medicine entitled to attention. I have also employed the powder of the leaves, made into an ointment with lard, and externally applied to a disagreeable herpetic affection of the skin. In this case, also, I have found it extremely useful. Even in confirmed siphylis, it has seemed to do good. In South- Carolina, this species of Kalmia is called Callico-tree.


The powdered leaves of this vegetable have been used, with much success, in some cases of intermittents. A saturated tincture, prepared from the leaves with a proof spirit, is an active medicine, and perhaps worthy of a place in the shops. For some interesting information concerning the powers of this species of Kalmia, and also those of Kalmia angustifolia, or Narrow-leaved Kalmia, commonly called Lambkill, &c, I beg leave to refer the reader to Dr. George G. Thomas's Inaugural Dissertation concerning these plants, published at Philadelphia, in 1802.



Resources of The Southern Fields and Forests tells us:


CALICO  BUSH ;  IVY  BUSH,  {Kalmia  latifolia,  L.)  Grows along  rivers  in  upper  districts;  S.  and  N.  C. ;  Richland,  Gibbes; at  Sister's  Ferry;  Savannah  River;  Aiken,  S.C.     Fl.  July,


Drayton's  View  of  South  Carolina,  69 ;  Ell.  Bot.  i,  481 ;  U. S.  Disp.  1269 ;  Big.  Am.  Med.  Bot.  i,  133  ;  Kalm's  Travels,  i, 335;  Barton's  Coll.  i,  18,  48;  and  ii,  26;  Tbacher's  Disp.  247; Thomas'  Inaug.  Diss.,  Raf.  ii,  16;  Griffith,  Med.  Bot.  528.  


The leaves  are  poisonous  and  narcotic,  and  animals  have  been  poisoned by  eating  them.  It  is  said  that  death  has  been  occasioned by  eating  the  t!esh  of  partridges  and  pheasants  that  had  fed  on them.  Dr.  Shoemaker  publishes  two  cases,  (see  N.  Am.  Med. and  Surg.  Journal,  see  U.  S.  Disp.,)  which  resulted  from  eating a  pheasant,  in  the  craw  of  which  laurel  leaves  were  found.  The symptoms  are  nausea,  temporary  blindness,  pain  in  the  head, dyspnoea,  cold  extremities  and  a  very  feeble  pulse,  which  in  one case  was  for  some  time  absent  at  the  wrist;  in  the  other,  beat only  forty  strokes  in  the  minute.  In  both  cases  relief  was afforded  by  vomiting  produced  by  a  tablespoonful  of  flour  of mustard  mixed  with  warm  water.  A  case  of  similar  poisoning is  related  in  the  Edinburgh  Med.  J.,  May,  1856,  in  which  epigastric tension  and  uneasiness,  glowing  heat  of  the  bead,  loss of  sight,  coldness  of  the  extremities,  general  prostration  and twitchings  of  the  muscles  were  the  prominent  symptoms,  followed by  nausea  and  full  vomiting,  which  afforded  some  relief  but  feelings  of  formication  and  weakness  of  the  limbs,  with great  prostration  of  the  circulation,  remained  for  several  hours requiring  the  use  of  stimulants.  See  U.  S.  Disp.,  12th  Ed. 'Thomas,  in  Inaug.  Diss.  Phil.  1802,  reports  cases  of  obstinate diarrhea  cured  by  a  decoction,  thirty  drops  being  taken  four times  a  day.  The  leaves  have  been  advantageously  used  in syphilis,  and  extensively  api)lied  in  tinea,  psora  and  cutaneous affections.  Dr.  Barton  states  that  nervous  symptoms  have  resulted from  the  external  use  of  the  strong  decoction,  thirty drops  taken  internally  six  times  a  day  producing  vertigo.  Dr. Bigelow  detected  in  the  leaves  taimin,  a  resinous  matter  and gum.  Besides  these,  Dr.  Stabler  finds  a  volatile  oil  of  a  narcotic odor  and  nauseous  smell,  supposed  to  be  the  active  principle: see  Am.  Journal  of  Pharm.  x,  241 ;  Griffith,  Med.  Bot.  428.   From  these  experiments  of  Dr.  S.  he  determines  it  to  be  a  direct arterial  sedative,  without  any  acrid  or  narcotic  property;  hence he  supposes  it  suitable  to  cases  of  hypertrophy  of  heart  and other  diseases,  When  it  is  necessary  to  decrease  the  action  of that  organ;  and  from  the  tannin  present  that  it  is  peculiarly fitted  for  cases  of  hemorrhage,  dysentery,  etc.  He  proposes that  two  ounces  of  the  leaves  be  macerated  in  a  pint  of  alcohol for  a  week  and  then  strained,  the  dose  of  which  for  an  adult is  thirty  drops  every  two  or  three  hours.     If  these  observations are  confirmed  it  will  give  the  plant  a  high  reputation  as  a  scda tive,  and  attention  is  invited  to  it.  The  wood  is  much  used  for mechanical  purposes,  being  hard  and  dense.


Kalmia  hirsuta,  Walt.  Grows  in  wet  pine  barrens;  vicinity of  Charleston.     Fl.  July.


Ell.  Bot.  Med.  Notes,  i,  48..  


The  leaves  are  used  by  negroes, and  the  poor  white  people,  as  a  cure  for  itch,  and  lor  the  mange in  dogs.  A  strong  decoction  is  applied  warm  to  the  eruptions, which  occasions  much  smarting;  and  it  seldom  requires  more than  one  application  to  effect  a  cure.


Sheep Kill  Laurel,  (Kalmia  angustifolia,  L.)  Barren  hills; upper  districts  N.  and  S.C.     Chapman.


The  leaves  of  the  Kalmia  (angustifolia)  exude  a  sweet,  honey-like juice,  which  is  said  when  swallowed  to  bring  on  a  mental intoxication  both  formidable  in  its  symptoms  and  long  in  its duration,  (Torrey.)  In  this  it  appears  closely  to  resemble  the Armenian  azalea,  (Johnston's  Chemistry  of  Common  Life,  vol.  ii, p.  157.)  About  Long  Island  the  K.  angustifolia  is  believed  to kill  sheep,  and  is  known  by  the  name  of  sheep  poison.  Tho  Azalea  pontica,  a  kindred  shrub,  is  said  to  be  the  source  of  the narcotic  quality  for  which  the  Trebizond  honey  is  famous.



King’s Medical Dispensatory of 1898 states:


Sheep laurel, or more properly Mountain laurel, inhabits most parts of the United States, on rocky bills and elevated grounds, and in damp soil, sometimes forming a dense thicket, with a profusion of beautiful rose-colored flowers which appear in June and July, forming a contrast with its dark, glossy, green leaves. The leaves are reputed to be poisonous to sheep and several other animals, killing them; while others again, as deer, goats, and partridges, feed upon them without any unpleasant consequences. When partridges, which have eaten the laurel leaves, have themselves been cooked and eaten, they are said to have occasioned sickness at stomach, headache, impaired vision, difficult breathing, coldness of the surface and extremities, and other symptoms similar to those caused when putrid meats are eaten. An emetic of mustard with warm water has relieved some of the above symptoms by removing the poison from the stomach. It is very doubtful, however, whether these symptoms were caused by the poisoned flesh of the birds, as numerous persons eat partridges that have fed on these leaves, without the least inconvenience. The Indians are said to have used the expressed juice of the leaves, or a strong decoction, for the purpose of committing suicide. They also made spoons of the wood, hence the name spoonwood. The leaves, which are astringent and bitter (described above), are the medicinal parts, and yield their virtues to alcohol or water.


Chemical Composition.—The leaves contain, according to Mr. C. Bullock, fatty matter, resin, tannic acid, gum, a body somewhat like mannit, chlorophyll, wax, albumen, an acrid substance, extractive, yellow coloring matter, and various salts (Amer. Jour. Pharm., Vol. XX, p. 264). Mr. G. W. Kennedy (1875) isolated arbutin in small quantity. The poisonous principle is andromedotoxin (C31H51O10), a neutral body, found by Prof. Plugge in several poisonous, ericaceous plants (see also investigation by A. J. M. Lasché, Pharm. Rundschau, 1889, p. 208). It is soluble in water (1 in 35), chloroform (1 in 400), alcohol (1 in 9), and almost insoluble in ether (1 in 1400). The diluted mineral acids, when warm, impart to it a beautiful red color. Miss De Graffe (Amer. Jour. Pharm., 1896, p. 321), found tannin resembling oak-tannin in the stems and leaves of mountain laurel. Mr. Harry Matusow (Amer. Jour. Pharm., 1897, p. 341) analyzed the root of Kalmia latifolia, which contained 11.4 per cent of starch, 1.24 per cent of ash, tannin resembling oak-tannin, etc. The ether extract contained a substance which gave reactions for andromedotoxin.


Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage.—In immoderate doses, sheep laurel is a poisonous narcotic, producing the symptoms above named, with diminished circulation. In medicinal doses, it is antisyphilitic, sedative to the heart, and somewhat astringent. Internally, either in powder, decoction, or tincture, it is an efficient remedy in primary or secondary syphilis, and will likewise be found invaluable in febrile and inflammatory diseases and hypertrophy of the heart, allaying all febrile and inflammatory action, and lessening the action of the heart. In active hemorrhages, diarrhoea, and flux, it has been employed with excellent effect, and will be found useful in overcoming obstinate chronic irritation of mucous surfaces. I have extensively used this agent, and regard it as one of our most efficient agents in syphilis; and have likewise found it very valuable in inflammatory fevers, jaundice, and ophthalmic neuralgia and inflammation. The remedy must always be used with prudence; and should any of the above mentioned symptoms appear, the dose must be diminished, or its use suspended for a few days. In cases of poisoning by this article, stimulants, as brandy, whiskey, etc., must be given, with counter-irritation to the spine and extremities. Sheep poisoned by eating the leaves, have been saved by administering 1 or 2 gills of whiskey to them (King). Scudder (Spec. Med.), states that he has employed it with marked advantage in secondary syphilis and atonic chronic inflammations. For the treatment of aching pains in the muscles of the face, muscular rheumatism with shifting pains, and in the early stage of rheumatism of the heart, success has been claimed for this drug, the specific medicine being used in from 1 to 5-drop doses. Bright's disease (?) is asserted to have been benefited by its use. Pain in the back during the menstrual period, and pain upon moving the eyes are said to be relieved by kalmia. Externally, the fresh leaves stewed in lard, or the dried leaves in powder mixed with lard to form an ointment, are said to be beneficial in tinea capitis, psora, and other cutaneous affections. "Some time since I treated a case of syphilis of five weeks' standing, which had not received any kind of treatment during that period. The patient, at the time I first saw him, had several chancres, the surface of the body and head was covered with small red pimples, elevated above a jaundiced skin, and he was in a very debilitated condition. I administered a saturated tincture of the leaves of kalmia, and touched the chancres with a tincture of chloride of iron, and effected a cure in 4 weeks, removing the jaundice at the same time" (King). The saturated tincture of the leaves or specific kalmia, are the best forms of administration; they may be given in doses of from 10 to 20 drops every 2 or 3 hours; the decoction may be given in doses of from ½ to 1 fluid ounce; and of the powdered leaves, from 10 to 30 grains. For acute disorders, particularly affections of the heart, from 5 to 20 drops of specific kalmia may be added to 4 fluid ounces of water, and the dilution administered in teaspoonful doses every hour. A salve made of the juice of the plant, forms an efficient local application for rheumatism. This remedy was a great favorite with Prof. King, especially for troubles depending primarily upon syphilitic infection.


Specific Indications and Uses.—Syphilis with excitation of the heart and circulation; rheumatism with shifting pains; cardiac excitation; cardiac palpitation excited reflexly from gastro-intestinal irritation; pain upon movement of the eyes.


Related Species and Derivative.—There are other species of Kalmia, as Kalmia glauca, Aiton, or Swamp or Pale laurel, and Kalmia angustifolia, Linné, or Narrow-leaved laurel, which possess similar properties. The K. angustifolia is supposed by some to be the best of the species for medicinal use. Lasché, in 1889, found andromedotoxin in the leaves and twigs of the latter plant, as well as the berries of Kalmia latifolia. This plant is used by the Cree Indians as a tonic and remedy for intestinal irregularities.


LAUROTETANINE.—M. Greshoff has found in a number of Laurel species a crystalline, toxic alkaloid (laurotetanine), soluble in an excess of alkali. It closely resembles strychnine in its action upon the spinal cord (Pharm. Jour. Trans., 1891, Vol. XXI, p. 662).



Botany in A Day gives us very good advice:


Swamp Laurel contains a substance called andromedotoxin, used in small doses as a sedative for neuralgia.  Native Americans drank a tea of the leaves to commit suicide.  In other words, don’t mess with it!


Plants for A Future states:


Medicinal use of Sheep Laurel: Sheep laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide. It is little, if at all, used in modern herbalism. The leaves are usually used externally as a poultice and wash in herbal medicine and are a good remedy for many skin diseases, sprains and inflammation. They can also be applied as a poultice to the head to treat headaches. The singed, crushed leaves can be used as a snuff in the treatment of colds. Used internally, the leaves are analgesic, astringent and sedative and have a splendid effect in the treatment of active haemorrhages, headaches, diarrhoea and flux. This species is said to be the best for medicinal use in the genus. The plant should be used with great caution however.


Medicinal use of Mountain Laurel: Mountain laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide. Because of its toxicity, it is a remedy that is seldom used in modern herbalism, but the leaves have been used externally in herbal medicine and are a good remedy for many skin diseases and inflammation. The leaves are analgesic, astringent, disinfectant, narcotic, salve and sedative. An infusion of the leaves is used as a disinfectant wash and liniment to treat pain, scratches, rheumatism, inflammations and to get rid of body parasites. Used internally, the leaves have a splendid effect in the treatment of active haemorrhages, diarrhoea and flux. They are also used in the treatment of syphilis, inflammatory fevers, neuralgia, paralytic conditions, tinnitus and angina. The leaves should be used with great caution however, and only under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Excess doses cause vertigo, headache, loss of sight, salivation, thirst, nausea, palpitations, slow pulse and difficulty in breathing.


Medicinal use of Swamp Laurel: Swamp laurel is a very poisonous narcotic plant the leaves of which were at one time used by some native North American Indian tribes in order to commit suicide. It is little, it at all, used in modern herbalism though the leaves are a good external treatment for many skin diseases and inflammation. The leaves are astringent and sedative. They are used externally to make a poultice or a wash in the treatment of many skin diseases, open sores, wounds that will not heal and inflammation. Used internally, the leaves have a splendid effect in the treatment of active haemorrhages, diarrhoea and flux. They should be used with great caution however, and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
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Peterson Field Guides Eastern/Central Medicinal Plants tells us:


Sheep Laurel: American Indians used minute amounts of flower, leaf and twig tea for bowel ailments.  Tiny amounts of leaf tea used for colds, backaches, stomach ailments, externally, for swelling, pain and sprains.  Warning: Highly toxic.  Do not ingest.


Mountain Laurel: American Indians used leaf tea as an external wash for pain, rheumatism, in liniments for vermin.  Historically, herbalists used minute doses to treat syphilis, fever, jaundice, heart conditions, neuralgia, and inflammation.  Warning: Plant is highly toxic; even honey from the flowers is reportedly toxic.  Avoid use.




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