Hens & Chicks (leaf) : Poultice for burns, cuts, wasp & nettle stings, insect bites.
Elderberry (bark) : Treat colds, sore throats, hay fever, arthritis. (flower) : epilepsy
Rabbitbrush (flower) : Treat coughs, cold, tuberculosis. (leaf) : smallpox skin wash
Bay (leaf) : Put in soups for a digestive aid and to stimulate the appetite.
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Healers they are, indeed. We would all be better off eating more plants and less meat. Whatever I eat, I always eat too much. That's another health problem.
The problem is that plants you get from stores are sprayed with pesticides (even organic ones) .
Ook, so now I see you've written loads of educational poems! Good for you. I thought I was being original by writing about flowers & plants (see Belladonna & What could I be?)
Thanks. I like to write educational poems.