The Apocalypse
Medicine from plants
Herbal things
Turmeric
helps with burns and cures hay fever
Soap
Ethanol
Iodine
Mint leaves (helps with respiratory functions)
Cumin (helps with digestion)
Basil leaves (worm infections, snake and insect bites, kidney problems),
Honey (Heal wounds, Boost immunity, Digestion and gut health, Sore throat.)
Protects against gastrointestinal and respiratory infections
Can be made by boiling animal fat or plant oil with quicklime (roasted chalk or limestone) and soda
Disinfecting wounds
Can be distilled from fermented fruit or grain
Made from plants —> yeast and orange juice
Good source: seaweed
Seaweed → burn → collect ash → boil in water → filter → add hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
Hydrogen peroxide: small amounts in water, snow and rain, gaseous amounts from phytochemicals in the atmosphere
Sea water contains 0.5 to 14 μg/L of hydrogen peroxide, freshwater 1 to 30 μg/L and air 0.1 to 1 parts per billion
(making swap water drinkable)
WE CAN USE THE BUSEN BURNER FOR
HEAT WHEN DOING THE EXPERIMENT
FOR WATER PURIFICATION