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In the Okanagan, Indigenous knowledge and local traditions highlight the healing power of native plants. Many of these are still used today in teas, salves, and simple recipes to support well-being.
In the Okanagan, Indigenous knowledge and local traditions highlight the healing power of native plants. Many of these are still used today in teas, salves, and simple recipes to support well-being.
Yarrow/Achillea Millefolium Tea
Yarrow/Achillea Millefolium Tea
Steep 1 tsp dried yarrow in 1 cup hot water for 10 minutes.
Pearly Everlasting/Anaphalis Margaritacea Compress
Steep flowers in hot water, cool, and apply to sore joints.
Nodding Onion/Allium Cernuum Soup
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped potatoes, 1/2 cup chopped onion leaves/bulbs, 2 tbsp oil, salt, pepper
Instructions: Sauté chopped potatoes in oil until tender and browned. Add the wild onion and cook for 2-3 minutes more; season with salt and pepper.
Fireweed/Chamaenerion Angustifolium Salve
Infuse leaves in oil, then mix with beeswax for a healing salve.
Bitterroot/Lewisia Rediviva Poultice
Grind dried roots into a powder, mix with water to form a paste for wounds.
Prairie Smoke/Geum Triflorum Gargle
Steep roots in hot water, cool, and use as a gargle for sore throats.
Wild Bergamot/Monarda Fistulosa Steam Inhalation
Add fresh leaves to hot water and inhale the steam for respiratory relief.
White Aster/Symphyotrichum Ericoides Tincture
Soak flowers and leaves in alcohol for 4-6 weeks, strain and use as needed.
Chives/Allium Schoenoprasum Vinegar
Infuse chopped chives in apple cider vinegar for 2 weeks, and use in salad dressings.
Catmint/Nepeta Cataria Tea
Steep 1 tsp dried leaves in 1 cup hot water for 10 minutes.
Lemon Balm/Melissa Officinalis Iced Tea
Steep fresh leaves in boiled water, then cool overnight.
Sage/Salvia Officinalis Gargle
Steep sage leaves in hot water, cool and use as a gargle.
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