Imagine - just imagine - that your medicines didn't come from the health food store, the pharmacist or via mail order from Amazon or E-bay. Imagine that you walked out of your door, maybe into your immediate neighbourhood, to find all you needed to heal you.
That's the idea behind this week's challenge - medicine as local as you can get it!
We have 10 SBD on offer (maybe more, depending of the quality of your posts). We'll divide the winnings according to the posts which:
- combine facts and history with anecdotes
- consider the health benefits of the 'medicine'
- have original content
- have original photos
- add value to the blockchain with quality and depth of content
It might be something you grow on your back doorstep. It might be a plant indigenous to the area. It might be something you've heard local people use, but you've never explored it before. It might be something you wild craft, or grow yourself. Consider especially the intersection between plant and culture - is this medicine steeped in local lore, have a history of any kind?
Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata) in Chiang Mai: Photo by @artemislives
Manzanita Arctostaphylos spp. (Ericaceae) on the West Coast of America - photo by @ofsedgeandsalt
Juniper berry (Juniperus communis) in Canada - photo by @walkerland
However we're not limiting this to medicinal plants. Think about traditional massages from Lombok to Northern Thailand. Think about ayurveda in India, mate in Brazil, quandong in Australia. Where do you live, and what medicines form part of the fabric of the people and culture there?
Is it a vitality giving food, something used in particular ceremonies, or a balm of sorts?
The key is to make it local as possible.
We will absolutely upvote your posts and resteem the cream of the local crop. We're excited to hear what you have to share with us - collectively, our wisdoms form an important bank of information that some of us might need one day! In a world that's getting increasingly globalised, keeping these kinds of knowledge alive becomes really important.
Some other important guidelines...
- Resteem this post - the more attention we get, the more winnings are possible for YOU!
- Make sure you use the tag #naturalmedicine - some other useful tags might be #ecotrain, #tribevibes, #healing, and #health. These tags will help others find you.
- Upvoting this post is super appreciated, and helps support Natural Medicine and it's growing community
- None of the above guidelines are compulsory - only very appreciated!
We also think it's super important to engage with others that have written on this topic. Once you've posted yours, go check out others with this tag. We're going to reward the Steemian who engages the most with upvotes for a week on EVERY post you make - Natural Medicine related or not! Post fork, we're trying to encourage engagement, and we'd love to support you for doing so!
