Devils Club Bark Tea
I also make a salve from the bark for my hands.
Devils club bark tea. Devils Club Root Bark - Wild Harvested. Traditionally Devils Club is used to treat deep tissue pain and to promote healing. My interest in Devils Club continues towards understanding the colonys ecology and how harvest affects the colony.
Wash twice in cold water to remove all extraneous debris. Main ingredient is Devils Club bark which is considered to be an adaptogen from the same family as Ginseng. It is most abundant in Pacific Northwest old growth conifer forests.
It provides relief from jellyfish stings and many insect bites. Extra virgin olive oil Wild Devils club root bark Oplopanax horridus beeswax. Blanch cleaned shoots in large pot of boiling salted water for 2 minutes.
The leaves and stems have fine irritating prickles. People use the inner bark of the root and stem for medicine. Devils club is a member of the ginseng family that is native to the conifer forests of northwestern North America.
Devils Club has been documented to provide relief for symptoms of arthritis tendinitis sore muscles joint pain and various skin conditions. Effects of devils club tea on blood glucose in diabetes mellitus. Made by Birch Grove in Eagle River Alaska.
Wildcrafted Devils Club Root Bark 20 g. Adaptogen analgesic cathartic diaphoretic emetic expectorant hypoglycemic. The dried root bark of devils club can also be steeped in boiling water for several minutes and brewed into a tea.