Plantain yields a mucilage helpful to skin irritations, mucilage is a natural substance that adheres to skin and helps soothe and lubricate for a long time. Plaintain can give speedy relief to skin irritations. Plantain is good to help burns, minor wounds and rashes. Plantain is refrigerant, or able to impart a sensation of coolness. Plantain is astringent.

Chaparral: the Latin name is : Larrea Tridentate. Chaparral, like Sage, grows in Arizona, California, and Israel. Chaparral is also known as the Creosote Bush. Chaparral is helpful as a blood purifier as it enters the blood through the pores. Chaparral is astringent. Astringent=binding, causing tissue to contract, helps stop bleeding, astringents cause tightening of pores to improve complexion also. Chaparral is helpful for rheumatism, arthritis, acne, allergic reactions, psoriasis, and warts. It grows wild in arid desert conditions.

Comfrey has so many properties, here are a few. It is also astringent. Comfrey is demulcent. Demulcent=soothing, containing high amounts of vegetable gum that lubricates any surface it comes in contact with. Comfrey is emollient. Emollient=similar to demulcent, can soften roughness, and leave area smooth.

Comfrey has allantoin, a nitrogeneous crystalline substance that is a cell proliferant. A cell proliferant increases the speed at which a wound heals.

Comfrey is also styptic and vulnerary. Styptic=similar to haemostat, used to stop bleeding, blood vessels contract, the blood clots, the flow stops. Vulnerary=effective in use of treating wounds.

Sources: Susun S. Weed

 The Menopausal Years. this book has tips for women heading into menopause, in menopause, or post menopause, and great tips for their partners who love them.

Penny C. Royal

Herbally Yours. This book has fantastic recipes.

Paul Beyerl

The Master Book of Herbalism. This book is my favorite source. It gives healing properties and esoteric values of herbs and gemstones.

Jeannine Parvati

Hygiea. This book is indispensable for women and those who love them. Jeannine Parvati was an amazing midwife and herbalist who recently died. Thank you for sharing all the great stuff, Jeannine! You have inspired a new generation to birth at home, breastfeed their babies, and use herbs! And we will teach the next to come!

And two out of prints, but soo good:

The Healing Herbs of the Zodiac, by Ada Muir

The Complete Medicinal Herbal, by Juliette de Bairacli Levy.

Juliette's work should be revived. She is the best written source about Chaparral I have ever found. She learned about Chaparral in Israel.

All the other info available to me about Chaparral I got was word of mouth. And they were all helpful words we found to be true after using wildcrafted Chaparral! Chaparral is skin's friend!

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