Comments on: Harvesting & Medicine Making with Cottonwood Bark http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html Traditional Western Herbalism with Kiva Rose Fri, 11 May 2012 17:26:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bill http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html/comment-page-1#comment-2282 Bill Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:17:20 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=190#comment-2282 Thank you for this information. I know that willow bark is the basis of aspirin. Does cottonwood help in that direction? It is not that I need it but I am writing a book, taking place in the 1880’s and the main character is a hypochondriac. I got direction to you from Dave who posted to you. The older one gets the more one wonders how many medicines are tossed to the wayside, because it is cheap and available, making them unprofitable to the pharmaceutical industry. Bill Thank you for this information. I know that willow bark is the basis of aspirin. Does cottonwood help in that direction?
It is not that I need it but I am writing a book, taking place in the 1880’s and the main character is a hypochondriac.
I got direction to you from Dave who posted to you.
The older one gets the more one wonders how many medicines are tossed to the wayside, because it is cheap and available, making them unprofitable to the pharmaceutical industry.
Bill

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html/comment-page-1#comment-2192 Kiva Rose Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:34:42 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=190#comment-2192 Thanks for reading, Dave.... actually, I'd say that the renewable medicine this tree can provide is far more important than a disposable luxury product like toilet paper. Thanks for reading, Dave…. actually, I’d say that the renewable medicine this tree can provide is far more important than a disposable luxury product like toilet paper.

]]> By: Dave http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html/comment-page-1#comment-2191 Dave Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:22:29 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=190#comment-2191 Very interesting website. I had been looking for some info on cottonwood harvesting. I had been in Oregon and they grow it there commercially and it is used mainly for toilet paper. I had the opportunity to see them harvesting the cottonwood from the roadside. They use a machine that snips them right off at ground level. The use you are putting to this plant is every bit as needed as those of the commercial producers. Very interesting website. I had been looking for some info on cottonwood harvesting. I had been in Oregon and they grow it there commercially and it is used mainly for toilet paper. I had the opportunity to see them harvesting the cottonwood from the roadside. They use a machine that snips them right off at ground level.

The use you are putting to this plant is every bit as needed as those of the commercial producers.

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html/comment-page-1#comment-1634 Kiva Rose Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:18:02 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=190#comment-1634 Well, I'm from the SW not the NW, so I'm probably not the person to ask... it's not indigenous but there's probably lots of catnip up there, mosquitoes hate that.... We don't have much in the mosquitoes here so I rarely use any deterrents. I have used the wild pennyroyal (hedeoma), that's native here (but I don't know about where you are) and very useful. An old recipe from Juliette Levy is an infused oil of Rue, Wormwood and Rosemary. Well, I’m from the SW not the NW, so I’m probably not the person to ask… it’s not indigenous but there’s probably lots of catnip up there, mosquitoes hate that…. We don’t have much in the mosquitoes here so I rarely use any deterrents. I have used the wild pennyroyal (hedeoma), that’s native here (but I don’t know about where you are) and very useful.

An old recipe from Juliette Levy is an infused oil of Rue, Wormwood and Rosemary.

]]> By: Martha McArthur http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html/comment-page-1#comment-1633 Martha McArthur Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:51:24 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=190#comment-1633 What is the smelliest wild herb indigenous to the Pacific Northwest? One that might be used to keep away mosquitoes? Thank you What is the smelliest wild herb indigenous to the Pacific Northwest? One that might be used to keep away mosquitoes?

Thank you

]]> By: The Medicine Woman’s Roots » First Spring Medicines: Corydalis, Usnea & Cottonwood http://bearmedicineherbals.com/harvesting-medicine-making-with-cottonwood-bark.html/comment-page-1#comment-1050 The Medicine Woman’s Roots » First Spring Medicines: Corydalis, Usnea & Cottonwood Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:27:52 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=190#comment-1050 [...] And of course both bud and bark have many internal uses as well. I recently wrote more about in a longer post on Cottonwood, and Darcey just wrote a post including many Cottonwood tidbits as well. This very valuable [...] [...] And of course both bud and bark have many internal uses as well. I recently wrote more about in a longer post on Cottonwood, and Darcey just wrote a post including many Cottonwood tidbits as well. This very valuable [...]

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