My first lecture of the day was presented by The Southern Herbalist, Darryl Patton. He talked about all kinds of herbs to use with different kinds of viruses. He even gave us a formula for a viral syrup. The man has such a wealth of knowledge in the herbalist field. It was amazing how much information we got from him in a short amount of time.
One of the things he discussed was how some of the most helpful herbs are actually poisonous. Before you get all stir crazy, you need to understand something. Everything we ingest, consume, or take into our bodies is poisonous in the correct amounts. Understand most of that would take great quantities to kill us. Or a large concentration of one thing or the other. Yet, still possible.
He was actually talking about Pokeweed, which is poisonous. The leaves are eatable if boiled. You would want to use the fresh young leaves for that. The seeds in the berries are also poisonous. The poison is only released when the seeds are broken. This means you can take a whole berry like a pill without ill effects. Sassafras is another one, as is comfrey. The problem is that all of these have been used for years without any problems.
I am not telling you to use any of them, nor was he. I am not a doctor, and I'm not giving you health advice. I am just relating what these herbs are and how in the past, they have been used. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful lecture, and I hope he does more in the future.
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