Different forms of Tree Medicine
As with ordinary herbal medicine, there are a multitude of different ways in which Tree Medicine can be applied. Below I will give a description of all the most commonly used applications and how to prepare them. But first a list to stimulate your imagination of the versatility of using plant materials as medicine. Reading the list will make you realise that there is a lot of room for creativity.
* Tea, which is traditionally known as an infusion.
* Decoctions.
* Fresh leaves, buds, flowers, berries and leaves in salads or sandwiches.
* Cooked as vegetables, in stews, stir-fries, taken with stewed fruit, etc.
* Extract juice from fresh produce in liquidiser or juice extractor.
* Make berries, fruit, flowers, leaves or tree sap into wine, beer or cider.
* Macerations.
* Distilled water (e.g. witch hazel).Tinctures.Liquid extracts.
* Oils.
* Syrups (especially useful for children).Linctus (e.g. from cherry bark for coughs and respiratory infections).
* Washes (for holes and cavities in the body, for example: eyewashes, mouth washes, gargles, vaginal douches, enema's, etc.)
* Drops (eye, ear, nose).
* Steam inhalations.
* Powders.
* Pills.
* Lozenges.
* Capsules.
* Baths (whole body, sit bath, footbath, hand bath), e.g. juniper oil baths for rheumatic pains.
* Direct application of bruised leaves.
* Hot or cold compresses or fomentations.
* Poultices.
* Plasters.
* Liniments or embrocations (usually oil with active ingredients for application into the skin by rubbing).
* Lotions (usually a very high alcohol content, just dab on).
* Ointments and creams.
* Vibrational Remedies
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