Roast some pokeroots by a fire. Scrape them clean with a knife and grind them up. Make a poultice out of the powder and apply to the bottom of the foot. It will draw the pain out of anywhere else in the body.

The leaves of the Sassafras Tree can be dried and made into a powder that is a good thickener for soups and stews, it gives a very good flavor when cooking with it.

Also you can use the roots of saplings (I generally use about 5 or six small pieces), cut them from the green stem, wash the dirt off and place them in water. Boil this until the water turns slightly reddish in color. If you prefer a stronger tea, boil it longer. You may add sugar or honey to this tea if you desire and it can be serves hot or cold. This is a refreshing tea and  one that was once well loved here in the South.

Wild Potato Vine:

Poulticed root is good for rheumatism
*root tea good for coughs and asthma
*dry the plant and pound it into a powder, make a tea for this for headaches

Comfrey

One should keep comfrey available in case say….

you are cutting something like say, a bagel….and you almost slice your finger off, you are bleeding all over the place and most likely need stitches. Well, wash a comfrey leaf thoroughly and wrap it around the area. It stops the bleeding so you can give yourself stitches (or go get them or whatever).

after the bleeding stops

cover the area with RAW honey and place another comfrey leaf around the wound and wrap it up. Change this several times each day, washing gently and putting more honey on. The honey helps heal and the comfrey keeps it from bleeding.

If you take the root, wash it thoroughly, peel the outside layer away, slice the inner layer into thin slices and let them dry slowly and completely….

you can pound this into a fine powder. Store this powder in an air tight jar and if you have a bleeding cut, you can add a small amount to water, stirring thoroughly, and wash the wound with it. This helps stop bleeding.