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Edible wild grasses, plants and herbs:

Sometimes, we have piggies with health problems. In addition to what a vet decides for medication, not as areplacement, some plants can be very effective to help the treatment. Check with the vet first. Manyplants make real good piggie food, but we have forgotten what their use is besides nutrition.

To make sure you pick edible herbs, these pictures will help to pick hem. Make sure you know what you arepicking! Only pick from places free of contaminants such as pesticides, exhaust fumes or urine. Pick plantsthat are healthy looking, without insect damage, fungus spots, breakage, or wilting.

If you can only eat part of the plant: then it is mentioned which. If nothing is mentioned: the whole plant cabe eaten.

As for toxic herbs, if it's not in the list, don't feed it!!

Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) It’s an anti-inflammatory, it reinforces the body, it sooths diarrea and liveproblems, it has lots of vitamin B and K and contains Iron, it’s a diuretic.

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Anise (Pimpinella anisum) Useful for flatulence, helps to remove slimes on lungs.

Basil (Basilicum ocimum) It’s diuretic, it lowers a fever, it’s calming, it combats bacteria, it’s disinfectant,anti-fungus and sooths cramps.

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Blackberry leaves (Rubus plicatus) - pick young & tender leaves and shoots. It helps to calm down upsetstomachs.

Borage (Borago officinalis) It dissolves slimes, it strengthens the body, it lowers fever, it purifies blood, it’s diuretic, it lowers fever, it stimulates milk production in lactating animals, it helps to sooth mucosa infection

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Calendula (Calendula officinalis) - leaves and flowers. It relieves allergies a bit, it helps healing wounds.

Caraway (Carum carvi) Helps to sooth cramps in the belly.

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Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) It improves digesting food and is calming.

Chickweed (Stellaria media) It’s diuretic and mildly laxative. It's often recommended for asthma, bronchitisor congestion.

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Cleavers / Stickyweed / Goosegrass / Bedstraw (Galium aparine) It strengthens the heart and arterieit’s diuretic, helps with UTI’s and bladder, kidney stone and skin problems.

Clover (Trifolium repens or Trifolium pratense, No yellow clover!!) It’s an antispasmic.

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Coltsfoot (tussilaga farfara) Pick leaves only. It helps to sooth a URI, stomach and bowel problems, relievediarrea and cramps, it’s rich in vitamin C.

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) Useful for flatulence, as an antispasmodic, as an anti rheumatic.

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Cow Parsley (Anthiscus sylvestris) Useful for flatulence.

Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaeae) - berries, leaves in moderation. It enhances appetite, stimulatesdigestive activity, relieves gout, colds, rheumatism and high blood pressure.

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Dandelion (Teraxacum officinale) Pick leaves, no roots, no stems, flowers are ok to eat. It helps to improveappetite, it’s diuretic, anti inflammatory, it relieves gout and is anti rheumatic, it improves liver problems.

Dog Rose (Rosa canina) Only the ripe fruits. It’s good to strengthen an exhausted piggie after illness orpregnancy, helps to improve atherosclerosis, healing wounds and fractured bones, it improves digestion, it’scalming, relieves stomach and female illnesses.

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Duckweed (Lemna minor). It’s found in ponds. Rince very well to remove possible botox liver damagingbecteria. Feed in moderation: it contains more protein then Soya! It’s laxative.

Field Violet / Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor) It’s helpful for cystitis, good for epilepsy and is anti rheumatic.

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Goat's Rue, French Lilac, Italian Fitch or Professor-weed (Galega officinalis) It stimulates developmenand increases the amount of milk, it’s diuretic. It lowers the blood sugar amount, so don’t feed to

 piggies with diabetes.

Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) It’s helpful for healing internal injuries after surgery.

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Lavorge (Levisticum officinale) It relieves digestion problems.

Lemon Mint / Melissa (Melissa officinalis) It stimulates digestive activity.

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Linden / Lime Tree (Tilia cordata or Tilia platyphyllos) Flowers with pale yellow leaflets. It’s an antidepressive.

Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) Contains enormous amounts of vitamin C: good for scurvy treatmen

Narrowleaf plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) Pick the leaves only. It decreases tingly feelings, it’s a naturaantibiotic, it can be used extra for a cough or a cold.

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Nettles (Lamium: all types) Of course it’s best to dry the stingy nettles, but the ones that don’t sting can be fed, al

types of them (yellow, white or purple flowers). Nettles should not be fed to piggies with kidney and bladder ston

problems, as nettles increase the intake of calcium. It’s a diuretic, anti-inflammatory and have natural

antihistamines to relieve allergies. Nettles with white flowers work as an anti-depressant. 

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Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Desinfects wounds and the intestines. It’s anti-inflammatory, dissolves slimeson the lungs, it’s a diuretic, it sooths belly cramps.

Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Helps to sooth cramps in the belly.

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 Plantain (Plantago Major) It’s antiviral, diuretic, helps stomach problems, relieves itching and swelling frominsect bites and allergies, helps to heal wounds. It does lower blood sugars, so it should not be givento piggies that are diabetic.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea augustifolia) Pick the root only. It is an antibiotic, it stimulates the immunesystem and improves the lymph node system.

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Raspberry leaves (Rubus idaeus) Pick young & tender leaves and shoots. Good for curing rashes, bellyaches, helping to cure URI’s and is diuretic.

Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) It’s anti-inflammatory and diuretic, it has an anti-cancer effectThis plant should not be used by pregnant piggies as it contracts the uterus. 

Silverweed (Potentilla anserina) It helps sooth cramps in the belly, it helps to heal skin wounds, it’s antiepileptic.

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 Smooth sow thistle (Sonchus Oleraceus) It improves liver problems, URI’s, sore throat. Don’t use for 

 pregnant pigs.

Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) It’s used to stop bleeding, it’s diuretic.

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Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) It’s anti-inflammatory, antifungal, dissolves slimes on the lungs, reduces crampsopens up the lungs, stops bleeding, improves the digestive system, reduces urinary infections.

Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) It helps to stop bleeding, it’s anti-inflammatory, it reinforces the body, it’shelpful at stomach and intestine problems.

Whortleberry / Heidelberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) Pick berries, leaves inmoderation. It’s an anti-inflammatory, has a weak anti-diabetic activity.

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Wild Chamomile (Matricaria chammomilla) It helps against bloated belly’s, stomach problems, URI’s, it’santi inflammatory. 

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) Pick berries and leaves. It helps against stomach and belly problems,UTI’s, kidney and bladder stones, it’s diuretic, anti rheumatism, anti gout.

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Willow (salix) Pick leaves and branches. It has a pain relieving capacity, it’s calming and helps to stopbleeding, it lowers fever.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) It stimulates digestion and helps against bloated belly. It’s a natural antibiotic

anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, it’s good for the cardio-vascular system.