Survival situations are inherently hazardous. You are likely lost or incapacitated, exhausted, sleep deprived, hungry, and stressed. That makes for a perfect formula for injuring yourself or eating or drinking something that makes you sick. In this video Dave Canterbury reviews medicinal plants, common herbs, plant properties, food & medicine, types of preparations & uses, creating a decoction, various trees and plants, examples of carminatives and more.
Dave Canterbury is a master woodsman with over 20 years of experience working in many dangerous environments. His common sense approach to survivability is recognized as one of the most effective systems of teaching known today. While this video focuses on medicinal plants that are found in the eastern woodlands of the Unites States, these plants are likely to be found in other settings as well. Learning these may help you survive, no matter where you are.