Melted pine pitch in a reused jar.

Bark on tree with a wound and sap oozing out.

As a child my aunties would send me out to get some pine pitch. It is probably the first medicine plant I gathered. Heated in a carrier oil and strained, it makes a drawing oil for wounds, burns. Not to mention it smells wonderful. #witchheal #herbalist #witch #witchsky #witchery #pagansky

Skunk cabbage is a darker medicine. While powerful, it also needs to be processed just right or it does more harm than good. Dried completely, it is a powerful anti-spasmodic, allowing the body to rest from whooping cough or muscle racking pain. #witchheal #witchsky #wildmedicine #witch #witchery

With the hunt winding to a close, we have a good amount of rendered tallow, which means it's soap making time. Today we call it science, but for the ancestors this was medicine, a way to clean away what damages us. A simple skill needed to keep us healthy. #kitchenwitch #paganprepper #witchheal