NOTE: I can VOUCH PERSONALLY for MOST of the NATURAL Foods and Water Purification Techniques in this NATURAL EMERGENCY NUTRITION Series! A few of which I wasn't aware, have been HIGHLY recommended to me! This List is by NO means COMPLETE and may CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, being Additions, Deletions and Modifications! If interested in MORE DETAILS on the information below, then CLICK ON ANY LINK (Blue Underlined Words or Phrases), that is AVAILABLE.
SPECIFIC HINTS: Study Animal Habits and droppings to identify Wild EDIBLE Plants. AVOID Bitter Fruit and Bitter/sour Leaves. ALL Grasses and their Seeds, Clovers, Alfalfa, Pulpy Cacti, Lichens are EDIBLE. AVOID ANY Grasses/Seeds with Black Fungus (Ergot POISON).
Therapeutic Action: SLIPPERY ELM is a Demulcent and Nutritive, plus it promotes Tissue REGENERATION! Slippery Elm Gruel is a soothing and HEALING Herbal Food for the Digestive System. Slippery Elm is as nutritious as Oatmeal and can be eaten as a Food frequently. It is especially GOOD for Children or Elderly, if they are having difficulty digesting Foods, while recuperating from an illness. The Native Americans ate Slippery Elm as a Survival Food, especially in the Winter, when Food was SCARCE! George Washington and his men also ate Slippery Elm at Valley Forge and SURVIVED a VERY COLD Winter!
Formula: Slippery Elm Gruel is made by the following Method:
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Sassafras Slippery Elm |
Wild Garlic Wild Onion |
Day Lillies Wild Violet |
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Persimmon |
Cattail Shoots |
Stinging Nettles |
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Shagbark Hickory |
Burdock Jerusalem Artichoke Wapato (Indian Potato) |
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Millet Amaranth Sunflower |
Internet/World Wide Web:
Ohio's Wild Edibles
Edible "Wild" Plants of Southeastern Ohio
Seasonal Schedule Of Edible Wild Plants In Southeastern Ohio
Wild Food Adventures - Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables
Newsletter:
Wild Food Adventurer Newsletter