Welcome to the forum. It's nice to have you here. We have gardner's of all sorts here so I'm sure you will fit in just fine.
I'm interested in your information about "edible"
plants, I've always thought that such things could be quite useful. And I have enough dandelion
seeds around here to probably supply an army. LOL. I'm into "naturopathy" so, I understand fully well where you are coming from.
So, I'll give you a few more "helpful" tips. 1) Vinegar has MANY uses...one of which is a natural antiseptic for cuts, scrapes, etc. It is capable of killing "unknown fungus" when rubbing alcohol can't. I will also tell ya that if ya use it on an "open wound"...grit ya teeth cause it's gonna HURT. Garlic, Oregano, and onion are all natural antibiotics. Garlic (raw) is the most potent one, followed next by oregano, then onion. Peppermint and other mints work well on sore throats as well as coughs. Have been using warm peppermint tea with my son for several years now to help calm coughs and congestion when his allergies seriously flare up.
potato has a medicinal use as well. If you get bit/stung by something (spider, bee, wasp, etc) cut a strip off of the
potato (not too thick, about the thickness of a quarter...make sure the skin is still on it) put the white part down over the bite and tape down. Change several times within 24 hours, it will draw out poisions and stingers. Not suitable for snake bites though because it's not fast enough. And hickory can cure an ear infection! I know that you have to hold the hickory stick/twig over a hot flame and the liquid that comes out must be caught in a spoon, drip that liquid into the infected ear (a few drops) and the infection will be GONE!
Anyways, thought I'd share the knowledge I have with you.