The Plantain Tincture Adventure

Yesterday I went to a friend's farm just outside Mt, Juliet, TN. We rode his gator through 3 miles of trails. We looked at his amazing garden and greenhouses. I even got to see a giant snapping turtle he's saving.........I think possibly to eat. (That thing was huge and scary.) We played with his dogs, horses, and even a giant "pet" pig. Oh, did I mention the chickens?

When we got back from all that, I noticed he had a yard full of plantain!

I grabbed a giant basket full and I just put them in a jar to make some plantain tincture. When the tincture is ready, I'm going to bring some back to my friend for all his bug and tick bites - he had a bunch. Maybe then, he will appreciate the plants growing in his own yard a little more.  He had mentioned he was cutting grass today - so the plantains will be gone by now, but the next time they come up, maybe he'll use them.

Here is my tincture jar - just started today:

The tincture is good for drawing out toxins and for skin blemishes. There are some great testimonials on BulkHerb.com 

There's also a great video from Shoshanna making a plantain tincture: