My Herbal First Aid Kit

I begin hiking the Pacific Crest Trail April 18th, and I wanted to share the herbal first aid kit that I have curated to bring along with me! My main goals were to tailor it to my expected first aid needs and to keep it lightweight. I got a lot of my inspiration for this kit from the CommonWealth Holistic Herbalism Herbal First Aid Class. So here it is!

Inside I’ve got:

• Basic bandages - bandaids, roll gauze, medical tape, steri strips

• Medications - antihistamine, ibuprofen, dramamine

• KT tape - in case of worsened knee pain

• Ryn’s joint liniment - knee pain, other injuries

  • Ingredients - Solomon’s Seal tincture, St. John’s Wort oil, alder tincture, yarrow tincture, cayenne tincture, lobelia tincture, and ginger essential oil

• Echinacea tincture - sickness, injuries

• Chamomile tincture - digestion, sleep, anxiety

• Lobelia tincture - anxiety, allergic reaction

• Plantain and calendula salve - general wounds, anti-fungal

• Lavender essential oil - burns

• Oregano essential oil - tick bites

• Ginger honey drops - nausea

• Honey packets - wound care

• Bentonite clay - wounds, internally for digestive distress, face mask

And here it is all packed up in the waterproof bag I’m using:

I’ll be back with more updates from the trail!

Take care,
Danielle