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Make a Plantain Leaf Poultice - PEP BB Medicine.Sand.PlantainPoultice

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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Natural Medicine.



(Image from: keeperofthehome.org)

For this badge bit, you will create a plantain leaf poultice.
- Make plantain leaf poultice, with pictures of it being made, and of it being finished.


Here are some links and videos to guide you in researching plantain leaves and in creating your poultice:
https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Poultice
https://theherbalacademy.com/how-to-make-a-poultice-with-herbs/
http://www.healing-from-home-remedies.com/make-a-poultice.html
https://keeperofthehome.org/make-use-plantain-poultice/







To document this BB, post pictures or a 2-minute video depicting the following:
- Your plantain leaves being harvested
- Your poultice in mid-preparation
- Your completed poultice

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I've always wanted to try the field-medicine use of plantain. I've always just chopped it up with a knife, but I thought I'd try it the chewing and applying method. It surprisingly sticks well to the hand this way--it does not when chopped with a knife.
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My journal page
My journal page
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Happy plantain under my apple tree
Happy plantain under my apple tree
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Leaf is harvested
Leaf is harvested
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Chewed up leaf on my owey
Chewed up leaf on my owey
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Secured with a bandaid (stayed on surprisingly well!)
Secured with a bandaid (stayed on surprisingly well!)

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Plantain poultice on sweat bee sting.

Never thought of using a bandage to hold it on. I would just put the poultice in some cheese cloth and swab the area periodically. Much better when it holds itself on.

Didn't need to add any liquid to the mash as the fresh leaves were plenty juicy.
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Recipe page
Recipe page
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Plantain plant
Plantain plant
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Picking leaves
Picking leaves
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Preparing to mash leaves
Preparing to mash leaves
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Mashed leaves
Mashed leaves
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Sweat bee sting on leg
Sweat bee sting on leg
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Poultice on sting
Poultice on sting
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I have not been stung or poisoned recently so I made a poultice for emergency use late:

Fresh plant:


Ready to crush:


On gauze, ready to freeze:


Ready to store in freezer:


Journal entry:


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Ashley Cottonwood wrote:I have not been stung or poisoned recently so I made a poultice for emergency use late:
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Hi Ashley. Is it OK to keep the poultice in the freezer? Won't that influence the medicinal properties?

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Hi Inge,

It is my understanding that the anti-inflammatory compounds, present in plantain, are not drastically inhibited by freezing. However, water is not the best stabilizer for for these compounds so it will deteriorate over time, hence the note in the medicinal journal to use the poultice within 1 year. If you wanted to use plantain for some of its internal uses you would not want to freeze it.

It always best to use these herbs fresh; however, I live somewhere that snow is on the ground nearly 6 months of the year.  

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Spring harvesting it. I figured that the leaves would have better quality getting to it before the flowering started.
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The writing page
The writing page
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Harvesting
Harvesting
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Mincing and grinding
Mincing and grinding
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Freezing fully prepped for future use
Freezing fully prepped for future use

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So, I stuck my hand somewhere I shouldn't have and found a wasp nest. Luckily it was late in the evening and they seemed to be uninterested past the initial interaction. After the sting I went found some plantain in the yard and went to work. I was in a bit of a rush so I chewed it and applied it directly to the spot and it started to feel better very quickly.
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chewed plantain poultice applied to hand
chewed plantain poultice applied to hand

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Plantain to the rescue! Not only did it provide immediate relief,  the itch never came back! Plants are magic!
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Plantain
Plantain
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Chewing
Chewing
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Poultice chewed and applied
Poultice chewed and applied
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Before
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After
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