Survival Skills : Basics of Plant Identification

By Ammoland

By Brandon Martin

USA –-(AmmoLand.com)- The fact that I have a distinct fondness for plants isn’t surprising to most that know me or read what I write; what often goes unexplained is the why I love plants as much as I do.

The answer is simple: knowledge of plants is one of the single most useful things to know about when taking into consideration survival in an uncertain future.

What if I told you that I knew of a plant that could stop the bleeding of a wound in seconds?

(The plant is called Yarrow and within 13 seconds by my own personal testing it stopped all bleeding.)

How about a plant that if applied quickly enough after contact could stop the symptoms associated with poison ivy (Jewelweed)? What if I told you about a plant native to the Northwestern United States that lowers blood sugar (Devil’s Club)? What about one that has been clinically proven to work similar to the SSRIs (antidepressants) in use today (St. Johns Wort)?

I imagine there would be a lot of you out there thinking “hey, that’s …Read the Rest