What if there was a zombie apocalpyse, and you had to grab a backpack with a handful of your favourite natural medicines? What if you were lost in the wild and were dreaming of the medicines that could save you? What if you were going to a desert island, and some nasty person only let you take 3 medicines? What natural remedies would you take?
What would be your 'survivor' natural medicines?
This challenge asks you to look carefully at your natural medicine first aid kit and ask: what plants or other natural remedies would be the best ones in a survival situation?
We're hoping to have a bit of fun with this one, so if you want to get creative and write the story scenario, we'll definitely reward that!
You could also consider other angles, too:
- What natural medicines HAVE been used in survival situations, either yours or someone elses, or historic 'survival' medicines?
- What natural medicine/s could you absolutely NOT do without - the one/s you recommend to everyone, all the time?
You should only choose:
- between 1 and 3 medicines
- it's fine to have more than one form of that medicine, say, tablet plus fresh plus powder can count for 'one' medicine
- a natural medicine - no big pharma anti-biotics, please
- something that is going to be a good saviour in emergencies
Of course, we will be considering posts as winners if they:
- have original and/or sourced photos
- are original
- contain anecdotal and/or research as evidence for the efficacy of these medicines
- are well written and edited
We can't wait to see your entries - please either drop your entries in the comments, or in Discord. Please use #naturalmedicine as your first tag, as this can be a decider if entries are close. Resteeming very appreciated, as are upvotes, but not compulsory.
Thankyou to @artemislives for this idea - we're always after new ideas for challenges, so if you have some inspiration, please do get in touch!
another great contest by @naturalmedicine, I cannot wait to read all the wisdom that will be shared and I will be sure to get involved too xxx
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Oh wow! This is a tough one. I have so many natural remedies ALWAYS on me. Do Bach Flower Remedies count as one? Can they? LOL There are 38 of them. And then all the homeopathic remedies, and then tinctures. Ugh, how to choose.
I could be in the wilderness, but there won't be much surviving if I can't move because I'm cramped and pained from a urinary tract infection. But what if I get blood poisoning. I have jars and jars of herbs.
I don't know if I can do this!
Okay, Rescue. Bach Flower Remedy Rescue. Comes in various forms and that can help with a lot of things, shock, trauma, anxiety, insomnia, fear, impatience. Because it has a few remedies in it comprised as one.
I'll guess that Dandelions are everywhere and I can grab some along the way once I've left with my other 3 herbs and dry their roots, so that one I'm not bringing.
Goldenseal. I take it all the time, I recommend it to everyone all the time. Good for the throat, nasal passages, helps stay healthy. Tincture form.
Okay, we have Rescue and Goldenseal. What will the third one be. Gosh, this is tough.
ARNICA! Got it! Okay, Of all the homeopathic remedies I might need, if I'm lost in the wilderness or escaping zombies, chances are I'm going to get some cuts and bruises. Arnica Montana is good for healing such things, takes the swelling and pain away. Do various doses count as the 1? If I have to choose only 1 dose, I'll grab a 200 CH or K.
Oh boy, now I want to bring Calendula too....uh...Goldenseal will do.
Can I bring 4? Grrr.
Okay: Rescue, Goldenseal, Arnica. Yeah, those are my 3.
Phew!
Honestly, there are so many remedies I take and live by for all sorts of things.
Oh this is SUCH an awesome reply!! Can't WAIT to read your response and you should just go through thus thought process too as that's what we'd do in a rushed panic, huh??
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I know. It's good to be prepared in advance. I'd grab everything I could and pack it in my bag if this was real, but to choose three things. Well, I chose the three. I hope it keeps me alive lol
All right, I wrote my entry. I hope you enjoy it. Here it is:
https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@binkyprod/an-escape-from-the-creatures-of-flame
Wow can wait to read this!! Sorry I'm top busy today to do xxx I'll be back 💜💜💜
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It's all good :)
So much to learn!!!! That was avery funny thought process for coming up with the 4 you want to bring!
Jars upon jars of remedies, that's amazing!
Thanks :)
Yeah, today I made my list of herbs that I'm running out of or have run out of. I'll be going to the herb store with my mom to stock up. Gonne be making some brews.
Nice... I like that you say brews... reminds me of magical potions 😁. I hope to one day be organized enough to have such a closet full of herbal brews
On one side I have my herbs, and on the other side, I have candles and essential oils.
Eventually, I'd like to have a herbal garden, so I can dry some of the essential herbs myself.
Yeah that's great. I am reading up on all the posts from the survival medicine challenge to plan a pharmacy garden next spring.
Grow your own herbs, it's fun. And relatively easy too. Rosmary for example, once it's established is really a sturdy plant
Great idea for a competion, whats the link for the discord? Id love to drop by.
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Oh it should be in the post! Damn. Here... https://discord.gg/XZxb53y
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Thanks @riverflows ill check it out 🙂
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Sure it is really great thing to resteem @naturalmedicine, will see, but some part of the story I have posted before, but, I will think about this. Have a great day
Fantastic!!!!
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😍 You don't mess around, do you?? Challenge accepted!! :) And post resteemed.
https://busy.org/@artemislives/3-natural-medicine-survival-essentials-for-my-month-in-burma
So this is so weird because literally just last week I was going to message you about this exact thing... Making a challenge for what natural medicines people use in prepping and first aid situations. Sooooo weird! I'm glad to see this, I might engage here! Hahah
Wow... what a coincidence!!!!
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If you're having a contest shouldn't you tell us how much the reward will be?
@primal-buddhist it's usually a bit flexible.. most times its about 2 steem x 5 or 6 people. I'll edit the post. Sorry!
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No worries, thank you for responding..
friends of @naturalmedicine to read what was the challenge, a brainstorm happened in my head, are so many unique plants with such excellent healing properties, no doubt thank you very much for encouraging the use of natural medicine, I hope to participate in This challenge and develop a good anecdote with my best home remedies.
Love this one... I’m cooking up a good scenario ✨👍🏼✨
Got to get my thinking cap on for this one - only three - ahhh! So use to having a cupboard full but it is good to know what you would grab if it meant you were limited and in a survival type situation. I'm up for the challenge!
Oh nice! I can't compete... sorry nope, not yet. Too new in this world of Natural Medicines. I'm not very much in the big pharma world either, I've just been mostly pretty good without any thing but an apple cider remedy with cayenne, garlic and honey for colds...
And garlic cloves in the ear to cure infections. Ok so I realize I know a liny little bit about natural medicine, but that's it.
Can't wait to read more entries (I've just read my first and it was awesome).
Great contest!
Oh man, come on!!! I am useless at NM next to these lot, but a creative post and some thought goes a long way - and you can be clever about it, I mean - isn't your family your medicine? And you could be funny - you gotta do it man, come onnnnnnnnn............. you don't need to be Dr Coconut!!! Where's your balls... squashed under a chicken coop? (that will seem totally rude and outrageous to anyone reading this, so I assure you it's an injoke) - go on @senorcoconut!
Lol, yes anyone else reading this may thing... this one's nuts!
But besides my balls and my chicken coop... you're right my family sure is my medicine! Ok, I'll think about it
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That is an interesting question to think about! I use TCM formulas and I don't think that's what you are looking for here.
Garlic, oregano and cannabis would be my first three choices. if you don`t know why, you should :)
Well... here it is!!! And I thought I couldn't write on this one! Thanks for talking me into it, it was fun. https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@senorcoconut/natural-medicine-for-survival
This is my entry to contest # 5 natural medicine survival
https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@maribelquere97/natural-medicine-challenge-5-survival-medicine
Here is my entry for the contest @naturalmedicine
https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@el-nailul/survival-moss-for-open-wound-b9deca00a3a2fest
thank you very much for such great thing of this challenge. wish you all the best
I always come across these things late.
I don't have time to write a post, but I feel compelled to encourage someone to put some manuka honey in their arsenal . It has antibacterial agents to rival antibiotics and has had positive results even on resistive bacterial strains.
I love a great steemit contest.
I can see a number of people have put in a huge effort. It is tough running contests on steemit at the moment, I am transferring 5 sbd to you to put towards the prize pool. I know it's not huge but is ordered with the best of intentions towards a cool initiative. I respect that people have joined in without too much concern for the amount they may be awarded. I like to see that collaboration still exists here.
Catching up just minutes before the payout, here is my entry: 😊
https://steemit.com/naturalmedicine/@macoolette/salt-power-and-wonders
Thank you.
We have extended due date because its too much fun! And @riverflows still has to upload her video too. Oops! Well done x
Oh, that's great. Thanks to @riverflows then. I still have time to edit my entry. 😃