This Badge Bit (
BB) is part of the
PEP Curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Natural Medicine.
In this BB you will make a decoction from
stinging nettle leaf. 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.
Drawing of
nettle from Richard Whelan website:
Additional Information:
Mother Earth Living on Decoction
https://www.rjwhelan.co.nz/herbs%20A-Z/nettles.html
https://pfaf.org/plants/edible-weeds-urtica-dioica-stinging-nettle/
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):
- Stinging nettle leaves (either being harvested or just harvested)
- Making the decoction
- Finished decoction in its labeled jar