{"id":14552,"date":"2021-02-08T11:39:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T22:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=14552"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:52:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T21:52:55","slug":"plantain-salve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/plantain-salve\/","title":{"rendered":"Plantain salve for your herbal first aid kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plantain is a first aid hero worth getting to know, particularly as it’s so widely available across the globe. This is a recipe for a simple plantain salve – to heal and sooth minor cuts and scrapes, insect bites, bee stings and splinters. A must-have for your home apothecary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’s a little pocket of wild around home, despite us living in the city. A paved cycle way weaves for kilometers around the shores of an estuary, the coast on one side, a reserve on the other. It’s quiet – no cars, but rich with bird sounds – the gargling Tui and purring Barberry dove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you know what to look for, you’ll see an abundance of medicinal herbs and weeds like hawthorn, chamomile, dandelion, nasturtium, red clover, yarrow, cleavers… and our friend plantain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plantain is easy to spot – lance-like stalks dancing in the breeze with soft heads wrapped in a tiny flower tutu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often overlooked, it’s a medicinal weed worth becoming acquainted with, deserving of a place in your home apothecary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I’ll show you how to prepare it as a first aid salve, a deeply therapeutic topical remedy for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n