How to make aspirin if you are lost in the woods:
Steps
1
Rip some bark off a willow tree.
2
Start a fire.
3
Bring water to a boil.
4
Place willow tree bark into the boiling water. Use 1-2 tsp for every 8 oz of water.
5
Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
6
Steep it as you would tea for 1/2 hour. This is basically aspirin - the chemical that aspirin is made of is found in the bark of willow trees. However, it isn’t exactly aspirin, but salicylic acid, which can have more side effects.
7
Drink the 3-4 cups daily
Us`n hillbillies sprinkle bark shavings on our fermented corn for dessert, like our ancestors did. We also suck sap from the trees, chew wild grass like a cud, use cushion moss for cuts, wild honey for ladies` young skin and brew wild *** tea for a kickapoo kicker. I kid you not.