This is a Badge Bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP Curiculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Natural Medicine.
Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material to dissolve the chemicals of the material, which may include stems, leaves, roots, bark and rhizomes.
For this BB you will create a decoction from
stinging nettle leaf:
- Make a journal page about a
recipe for
stinging nettle leaf decoction along with dosage information.
- Make the decoction, and take a picture of it being made, and of it being finished.
Optional:
- Make a journal page about the
uses and
attributes of stinging
nettle and
how to ID and to
harvest it. Add it to the herb section.
Drawing of
nettle from Richard Whelan website:
Good webpages with info about stinging nettles and its uses:
https://www.rjwhelan.co.nz/herbs%20A-Z/nettles.html
https://pfaf.org/plants/edible-weeds-urtica-dioica-stinging-nettle/
To show you've completed this BB you must post pictures of the following:
- the journal page showing your recipe and dosage information for the stinging nettle leaf decoction
- picture of the stinging nettle leaves being harvested
- picture of the decoction being made
- picture of the finished decoction in its labelled jar.
Optional:
- the journal page showing the attributes of stinging nettle leaves and how to ID and harvest it