Foraging Jewelweed & Uses: Wild Plant Identification - If you're looking for a rewarding outdoor activity this summer, consider foraging for edible wild plants, such as jewelweed. This medicinal wild plant has been used for centuries to treat common ailments like skin inflammation, itching, and stinging. Not only is it easy to identify, but there's also a ton of jewelweed uses, such as making a jewelweed salve and adding flavor to foods. Learn all about foraging for jewelweed and its many…

Homemade Jewelweed salve is simple to make and if you have access to, or live near areas with a natural water source and partial shade, you may just be able to forage for your own fresh jewelweed. Jewelweed is an herb that is commonly used for skin ailments, like bug bites, spider bites, mosquito bites,

Learn how to make a simple yet effective salve using jewelweed, an herb with powerful anti-itch properties that you might be surprised to find growing close to home. Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), which also goes by

A salve can treat many different types of skin problems. Learn how to make salves with ingredients you probably already have at home.

Jewelweed salve is easy to make and may aid irritated skin from poison ivy and bug bites. Learn more about identifying and preserving this helpful plant.

Have you ever used jewelweed to relieve itchy skin from poison ivy and/or bug bites? This little plant is amazing and for the past 7 years or so, we've made batches of anti-itch spray and soothing salve from the jewelweed that grows near our home, using it often in the summer months, especially now that we live in the woods! Jewelweed,…

Making jewelweed and plantain salve is easier than you think. Here are my steps with accompanying photos. #salve #selfsufficiency #selfreliance

Have you ever used jewelweed to relieve itchy skin from poison ivy and/or bug bites? This little plant is amazing and for the past 7 years or so, we've made batches of anti-itch spray and soothing salve from the jewelweed that grows near our home, using it often in the summer months, especially now that we live in the woods! Jewelweed,…

Do you have wild violets growing in your backyard? If you do, then you need to try this sweet, light jelly that goes perfectly with a batch of homemade biscuits! #edibleflowers #wildflowers #violets #jelly

Find out what jewelweed plant is (AKA Touch-me-not), how to identify it in the wild or in your garden, and some of its many medicinal uses.Continue Reading