New Jersey Tea:

Another one that requires one to know exactly what part of the plant to use…

Take the bark from the root of this flower and dry it. A mall handful of dried bark STEEPED in hot water for 1 1/2 hours makes a wonderful medicine for sinus issues. Drink 2 cups a day and it works as a sedative AND antihistamine.

Gargle it for sore throats and toothaches. It is also good for cold sores.

Mullein:

The best use I have found for this herb, and there are many….
If you have a stomach virus….

Get a handful of flowers from mullein and STEEP them in 2 cups of hot water, strain this and drink one entire cup. This will almost immediately ease stomach cramps.

These flowers make a good sedative for the nervous system and also will ease pain.

Breathe in the vapors of tea made with fresh leaves for congestion.

CATNIP:

Tea dosages:

Fever: One cup of strong tea made by steeping dried leaves for 20 minutes in hot water

Pain: Steep green leaves in hot water 7-12 minutes

Stomach Cramps: double the dose of the herb in one cup of water and simmer, not steep, for 15 minutes

Relaxation: Use the small, tiny leaves just below the flower head, right before it flowers. Dry them in a cool, dry place then steep the leaves for 20 minutes.

Poison Ivy or skin rashes: Boil the twigs from a Black Birch Tree. Make a strong tea out of it and then let it cool. Apply it to the affected area, repeating several times after it dries. The young leaves used fresh and the bark of the twigs are the main medicinal parts of a black birch. Drying the leaves for later use does not work unfortunately. I have only known this tree to work when the parts are used fresh.

Sedative: Make a strong tea from the leaves and twigs and drink when stressed and needing sleep. It induces a good night’s sleep and calms the nerves.

Pain: Boil the bark and twigs to release the oil and apply this to sore muscles and strains to relieve pain.