Everyone hears about Herbals these days, unless you live under a rock.But what does it all mean? Most people hear that an herb fixes a problem, and some are willing to try it to see. Even fewer want to know why it worked, and Google it. Then a much smaller group wonders what else they can treat using herbs, and things begin to move.
I took my first regular herbal (garlic oil) to treat reflux when I was 28; and I am ashamed to say, did not wonder why it worked. But it did avoid prescription medicine to treat same, so I was happy. I was up to my neck in Engineering, and didn't take the time.
I started treating myself for damage from car wreaks I had been in, because my liver hates me, and metabolizes anything resembling pain medicine at a stunning rate (yes, even Booze). Since pain meds do not work, circumstance drove me to herbals; as the only viable option. I began to study! I found that curcumin helped with Pain but was expensive (health insurance will NOT help with herbals). As I studied harder, I found the natural source for cucumin was Tumeric, and If I added a little black pepper, it worked better. I also stumbled across Boswellia, as an add to my anti inflammatory cocktail, and I had an Herbal capsule that worked better than Oxycodone, and did not attack my body in the process!
Then medicine failed me...badly! My Wife was diagnosed with MS. in 2002, and they told me she had 5 years to live; and would never get her cognitive ability back! I rebelled, and took the next step; I had her anointed at Church, and asked GOD to guide me! I began a serious study of everything related to MS; with the goal of finding alternative solutions; THIS WAS WAR! We fought it for over a year with Prescription medicine, and it did keep her from sliding further, buy did nothing to improve her condition; as the Doctor had originally claimed. BUT, it gave me time to study!
In my Engineering work on medical monitoring equipment; I had learned how to use research studies as a window for future development. I turned this tool onto MS; and found a study out of Germany, that was using Stinging Nettle to treat MS with good success. The study had a large study group and 80% saw improvement, and 25% saw reversal of the sclerosis lesions; with a predictability of 0.01 (anything below 1.0 is a useful result). I got some nettle that very day. Shortly after She began taking the Nettle, I saw improvement, , and the next MRI showed a reduction in the sclerosis lesions she already had; Which her doctor said was IMPOSSIBLE! BUT I was getting my Debbie back! It is now ten years past when I was to loose her, and she continues to improve, with progressively better MRI scans.
Now I have moved to the last phase of herbs; I read for uses on them, and on wild-crafting them, as my first level of medicine! Doctors are only useful to me now for acute conditions (broken Bones, bad cuts, etc) and may even loose that use soon. ALL Chronic conditions are best treated with Herbals, as doctors do a dismal job at treating them! I would not even have known how to use the first aid kit, that is now my Go To kit; just twenty years ago!
This is the ultimate Prepper talent, to be able to treat medical conditions, using weeds you yourself, just picked!
I urge you to make a decision to learn these powerful tools, as a SHTF skill; that will give you big benefits today; and could save your life tomorrow! I challenge you to Stand Tall; and take control of you own medical health!