Tips and Tricks: Natural Band-Aids

Image of Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) by Anemoneprojectors

What would you do if you were wounded and lost in the middle of no where without a medical kit? How would you treat it? Use cobwebs! I learned this tip earlier this week from Tamara Morgan and had to Google to learn more about it. Apparently, you place cobwebs over the wound, then sprinkle some hot water on it so that it can mold, and set it to the affected area. When you’ve done this, find a puff ball spore (some kind of non-poisonous mushroom) and sprinkle it over the cobweb.

This will act as a natural band-aid and it works because you’re lacing the cobwebs with fungus-grown penicillin. Kind of cool!