Resources for the journey – Migratory Network

Gobernadora / Larrea tridentata

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 19:11:48 +0000

This plant should not be eaten as food, but it is a very powerful medicinal plant and tastes very bitter. A very small amount of a diluted stem stops diarrhea or fever if sick. To use this plant as a medicine, make a tea by taking three very small leaves of the plant and steeping them in hot water for just one minute, then immediately remove the leaves and drink slowly to help treat a kidney infection or stop diarrhea. When used externally on the body, the crushed leaves or tea can serve as a potent antifungal on feet or nails and as an antibacterial for cuts and scrapes. If the plant is crushed into a paste and applied to the skin it will also be an amazing insect repellant. Again, make sure you don’t eat this plant for food, as it is a very powerful medicine.

Laurel / Nerium

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:37:30 +0000

It is an incredibly poisonous plant that looks a lot like to an edible bay leaf. Do not eat or touch it for any reason. Also keep in mind that if the plant is burning, the smoke can kill you! Do not burn, eat or touch this plant!

Senna / Leguminosae

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:31:23 +0000

Most plants with bean pods in the desert are toxic and should be avoided unless purchased from a store because they can kill you due to severe gastrointestinal upset. Remember, first and foremost, you must always be careful to correctly identify any beans you consume as most wild desert beans should be avoided. The exception is mesquite, which is a tree with long, straight spines.

Lantana / Lantana

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:25:01 +0000

ATTENTION!!! This toxic plant poisons children who eat the berries!!! Lantana is cultivated primarily as a decorative plant. Its leaves look a bit like mint: opposite, oval, jagged, rough leaves, but mint always has a strong, recognizable scent. The lantana grows as a bush and has large round clusters of flowers of various colors.

Remember: lantana should be avoided at all costs.

Mostaza / Brassicaceae

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:19:01 +0000

Mustards are common herbs in our area and can be found with green leaves for most of the year. Most are no more than 1⁄2 meter tall and have deep green leaves that are deeply separated in parts. The fruits can have different shapes depending on the species, but are always found at the ends of the stems, with the less mature fruits closer to the tips.

Popotillo / Ephedra

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:14:43 +0000

This plant is very useful for chewing and obtaining electrolytes and theobromine (similar to caffeine).

It can be used as an alternative energy source to coffee. It also helps to induce positive feelings in people.

This plant that lives all year does not have leaves, but articulated stems.

Some people have found that it’s not good if you take it for too long, so be careful not to overdo it. You can prepare a diuretic tea with the twigs to help relieve stomach problems and colds.

Verdolagas / Portulaca

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:09:38 +0000

This small plant with drooping bright green stems that often take on a reddish tint, has thick round leaves with small yellow flowers with five 6mm wide petals. By eating all parts of this plant raw you can enjoy its salty taste. It is a great source of electrolytes and Omega-3 fatty acids. The plant has a common appearance, so you have to make sure that breaking the branches does not have milky slime. In general it is advisable to avoid most plants that have a milky slime if you don’t know what it is.

Cactus / Cactaceae

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:06:31 +0000

You can eat the fruit and seeds of all cacti, although the seeds can be a bit difficult to chew. The flowers are also edible, but keep in mind that the flowers of the so-called peyote cause vomiting and extreme hallucinations—for the Rarámuri this cactus is for ritual use. The fruits and flowers of cacti have soluble fiber and are good for stomach and intestinal problems. Nopal and cholla can all be eaten, but the smaller ones are easier to eat as they become tougher and more fibrous as they age. Eating nopal and cholla will reduce your body temperature during the day making it use less water, so it is good to eat them in the morning. Most cacti have two types of spines on their pads and fruit, but you can cut or burn them.

The raw inner pulp of the nopal can be used to treat hemorrhoids or sunburn and can be mixed with clay to make a sunscreen.

Important note: if you cut the cactus and there is milky slime, do not use or eat it.

Zacates / Poaceae

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:28:30 +0000

All grasses or pastures are edible, even those found on the lawn of the courtyards of houses. You can get the most nutrients if you grind it first before eating it, or even make a juice with it! It is best to eat steps that have not been pruned or damaged by machines or animals. Never eat more than two handfuls of grass or grass at once because it can cause stomach pain.

Also, make sure there are no chemicals sprayed on the grass before eating it. All grass seeds are edible. In fact, corn is a type of grass, just like wheat and oats. Corn has all 20 amino acids and can function as a food for famines. Desert grasses are usually found in large groups.

Diente de león / Taraxacum officinale

mikra — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:17:32 +0000

All parts of this incredibly common herb are edible. Dandelion is very rich in vitamins A, E, C and B complex, iron, trace elements and protein. The leaves of this plant make good salads when they are tender, before they turn into old and
become old and bitter leaves.

A diuretic tea can be made from the leaves and roots. Care should be taken not to confuse it with other plants of similar appearance, remembering that the dandelion dandelion has no stems or branches branches from which its leaves grow. leaves.

If you are allergic to latex you should be careful when touching the slime of the plant, as sometimes people sometimes people have allergic reactions to it. allergic reactions to it. You can check if it bothers you by by rubbing some of the milk of the milk slime on your wrist and wrist and waiting to see if your skin starts to itch or turn red. start to itch or turn red.