Camping Herby Essentials

With the nice weather here, I thought it was a good idea to post some essential herby things for camping. First thing to mention is a bug spray! I use Bug Soother  gnat-ural bug repellent. (their pun not mine). Here's a link to a blog that has a few recipes to make your own. I haven't tried all of these myself so I can't say anything about them. Catnip is a good one I have used.
Next I should talk about burns sunburns, I already made a post on treating burns as sunburns here. But some key point to remember shade is your friend to avoid getting a sunburn. Hot water makes the itch and burn worse. Apply a chilled infusion of chamomile, elderflower, or lavender as a compress to the effected area.
Sickness prevention is easy a post on that can be found here. Taking some green tea for the morning and peppermint tea for before bed is a great way to boost your immune system while you're in the woods.
If you have trouble sleeping in the woods bringing rooibos tea to drink before bed is a great idea. Mixing it with the peppermint tea is great. Alternatively you can take Valerian root capsules.
In summation herbs you want to take with you to the woods are

• peppermint
• rooibos
• chamomile
• lavender
• elderflower
• aloe

and

• green tea