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10/29/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Food cures: A guide to making your own garlic tincture

During the time of the pioneers, most natural cures were made from local herbs and plants. They often used garlic (Allium sativum) to make herbal remedies, and this article will discuss a potent antibiotic garlic tincture that even modern preppers can use to treat various ailments like a cold or skin infections. (h/t to PreppersWill.com.) Making the antibiotic garlic […]

08/10/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A guide on how to use lime essential oil on the homestead

While it isn’t as popular as other oils, lime essential oil has various uses on a homestead. If you’re not familiar with essential oils, they’re the “concentrated form of the chemical constituents naturally found in plants” that give them their medicinal properties. (h/t to Hillsborough-Homesteading.com.) The various uses of lime essential oil Lime essential oil […]

08/09/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Your SHTF medicinal herb kit should contain yarrow

Should SHTF, you may experience a much greater risk for physical injuries. This could be complicated by the possible lack of operational medical treatment facilities or medical supplies. You may, therefore, need to depend on nature’s boons to keep yourself safe from harm. Among the herbs you need for your emergency first aid kit, yarrow […]

07/22/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Making medicine after a disaster: North American’s top medicinal plants

Nature is a wonderful source of food, but did you know that you can count on it for medicine too? North America is rife with medicinal plants. Some can speed up the healing process of cuts and bruises, while others can help you get through a bad cold. Either way, we’re surrounded by plants essential […]

06/14/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Survival medicine: Are you familiar with the medicinal uses of honey?

Aside from being a natural sweetener, preppers know that raw honey has several medicinal uses that can be helpful in a pinch. Check them out below, and don’t forget to include some honey in your supplies. (h/t to BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com) Honey possesses medicinal properties because it is full of sugar with little to no water content. In […]

05/21/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The survivalist’s simple guide to poison ivy: What it is and what to do if you’ve touched it

Hiking is usually an invigorating activity that lets you commune with nature. But what do you do if you accidentally touch poison ivy while you’re on a hike? Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a plant that can cause various painful side effects when it comes into contact with skin. (h/t BeansBulletsBandagesAndYou.com.) The dangers of poison ivy Here are […]

02/20/2018 / By Florence Garrington

Learn how to treat infections without antibiotics – using natural herbs and plants that exist all around you

Modern medicine has failed us. Instead of curing our diseases, antibiotics have given rise to a new breed of superbugs poised to wipe us out in time. While we can no longer rely on modern medicine to remedy our ills, we can still turn to ancient healing traditions. The best part is that they aren’t secret arts […]

01/29/2018 / By Zoey Sky

A weed to some, plantain is a survivalist’s powerful medicine

Weeds are the bane of every homeowner’s existence, but a certain plant called plantain is anything but a nuisance. Also called Plantago major, plantain is a versatile plant that every prepper needs to know about. (h/t to BioPrepper.com.) Plantain, which is different from the green bananas that are also called plantains, can be found almost anywhere. Plantain has […]

01/27/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Make your own calendula extract: Step by step instructions for this multipurpose medicine

Don’t get preppers wrong. They’re not just prepared for when SHTF, they also know how to stop and smell the flowers… while also considering their medical properties. For example, calendula, or the marigold, has a lot of herbal uses. (h/t to BioPrepper.com.) Calendula has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. You can also roll a ball of calendula petals […]

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