Re: Opportunities in the crisis: nettle soup & spoon carving Archived Message Posted by Ian M on April 1, 2020, 10:37 pm, in reply to "Opportunities in the crisis: nettle soup & spoon carving" Loads of info & recipes on all sorts of wild plants on Robin Harford's website: https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/ On the herbalism side of things there's a 'rational guide' to possible treatments & herbal support for CV on the same site: https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/coronavirus-herbal-antivirals or here's a really in-depth article by respected US 'erbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner: https://www.stephenharrodbuhner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus.txt.pdf Might try the antiviral elder leaf tincture mentioned towards the end, as they're just starting to come through now. The best thing might just be to eat & drink as healthily as possible to give your immune system the best chance of fighting off the virus if you get it. Which brings us back to those nettles... Nettle Nutritional Profile (calculated on a zero moisture basis per 100gm) Aluminium: 13.8 mg Ash (total): 8.4% Calcium: 2900 mg Calories: 0.60 /gm Chromium: 0.39 mg Cobalt: 1.32 mg Crude Fibre: 11.0% Dietary Fibre: 43.0% Fat: 2.3% Iron: 4.2 mg Magnesium: 860 mg Manganese: 0.78 mg Niacin: 5.20 mg Phosphorous: 447 mg Potassium: 1750 mg Protein: 25.2% Riboflavin: 0.43 mg Selenium: 0.22 mg Silicon: 1.03 mg Sodium: 4.90 mg Thiamine: 0.54 mg Tin: 2.7 mg Vitamin A: 15,700 IU Vitamin C: 83.0 mg Zinc: 0.47 mg https://www.eatweeds.co.uk/frank-cook-on-nettle Gentle giant Frank Cook (RIP) speaking about how it should be our national food here in the UK: cheers, I Message Thread: Opportunities in the crisis: nettle soup & spoon carving - Ian M April 1, 2020, 9:53 pm Re: Opportunities in the crisis: nettle soup & spoon carving - dereklane April 1, 2020, 10:31 pm good tip there Derek, thanks, I'll try that (nm) - Ian M April 1, 2020, 10:43 pm Re: Opportunities in the crisis: nettle soup & spoon carving - Ian M April 1, 2020, 10:37 pm Already eating local wild nettles, as salad veg, and veg generally, gets spotty in local suppliers. - Rhisiart Gwilym April 2, 2020, 7:36 am   Searching