Wildflowers are more than just easy on the eyes, they also contain important healing properties that have been used for centuries in home remedies. Wildflowers have the ability to stabilize blood sugar, lower cholesterol, relieve symptoms associated with allergies, menopause and PMS, heal wound and remove warts.
Chicory Does the Blood Good
Chicory is a wildflower that produces it’s beauty above ground and healing properties below ground. The nutty flavored chicory root is rich in insulin and can help keep blood sugar stabilized. Chicory also helps lower ‘bad’ cholesterol and speeds up the body’s breakdown of fats, which is why chicory root is an ingredient in many weight loss supplements. Drink two cups of chicory root tea each day to derive the health benefits of this wildflower’s home remedy.
Mullein is Home Remedy for Allergies
A power anti-inflammatory grows wild along the roadsides all across America – it’s called mullein. Mullein has been proven effective in fighting off bacteria that cause allergy and cold symptoms, and upper respiratory infections. The wildflower is dried and made into a tea or extract as a home remedy for allergies.
Red Clover Manages Menopause Symptoms
Red clover is a beautiful wildflower that is considered a nuisance to some, food for others (cattle feed) and menopausal miracle drug for women of a certain age. Red clover is a rich source of Isoflavones, plant chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body. Red clover relieves hot flashes, night sweats and helps prevent osteoporosis.
Home Remedy for PMS
For younger women looking for a natural home remedy for PMS symptoms, evening primrose is the wildflower of choice. Evening primrose contains chemicals that balance female hormones, providing relief from cramps, bloating and irritability.
Bee Balm is Good for Skin
Bee balm is a fragrant wildflower that attracts bees and hummingbirds. In addition to smelling good and attracting wildlife, bee balm also promotes wound healing, soothes chapped skin and relieves the pain and itching associated with rashes. Adding the dried flower petals of bee balm to bath water and soaking relieves a multitude of minor skin ailments and leaves skin feeling soft, smooth and rejuvenated. Bee balm salve can be made by steeping flower petals (fresh or dried) in boiling water for 10 minutes. Strain to remove flower petals, then apply to wounds, rashes or other minor skin problems.
Wildflower Cure for Warts
Milkweed will remove those unsightly warts painlessly. Take a stem of a milkweed wildflower, split it open and apply the sap from the stem directly to the wart 2-3 times per day until the wart is gone. Milkweed tincture (and all other wildflower home remedies) is available at health food stores if milkweed doesn’t grow wild in your area.