Bark Medicine

Home remedies and recipes from trees and shrubs

The traditional folk medicine of the bone setters, woodcutters, and midwives – tells of the time-honored, diverse uses of the bark of trees, shrubs, and roots.

The bark is the “skin” of the tree or shrub; in the past, it was used for skin care as well as for injuries, inflammation, or digestion. A power potion was administered from birch bark, maple bark was the “old gout healer,” beech bark was used to treat wounds, inflammation, or for digestion, as well as for injuries, inflammation, or digestion. Birch bark was used to make a potent drink, maple bark was the “old gout healer,” beech bark was used to heal wounds, and wild rose/oak and willow bark was used to prepare a decoction for small children to treat skin diseases.

Bestselling author Eunike Grahofer has been collecting this “wild medicine” for decades and has already written numerous books on the subject.

She recounts ancient knowledge as well as old stories, the connections, the optimal harvest times, and the processing methods using the simplest ingredients. The book contains many home remedies and recipes that have been tried and tested for centuries!