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Showing posts with label Herbal Home Medicine Chest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Herbal Home Medicine Chest. Show all posts
Friday, June 19, 2020

Herbal Medicine for Emotional Healing: A Book Review

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I have high standards for a book to gain some space on my book shelves and this new book with a herbal look at emotional health is worthy....
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Thursday, June 6, 2019

Rose Petal Witch Hazel Astringent

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Rose Petal Witch Hazel Astringent -- It is so easy to make a lovely facial toner/astringent. Simply fill a jar 1/3rd full with dried orga...
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Monday, April 4, 2016

Tea with Herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar

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Rosemary Gladstar recently traveled to The Rosemary House to present an herbal seminar that included sessions about Backyard Medicine: Weed...
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Elderberry Syrup - DIY

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It's time to make your Elderberry Syrup and stock your herbal medicine cabinet for the long winter. Fortunately, we have do it yourself...
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Monday, November 4, 2013

Warmth on a Winter Day

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  Mulling Spice Elixir 2   Cinnamon sticks  2 T  Allspice     1  Nutmeg nut  1 T  Ginger, dried  1  Vanilla bean 6 c. Apple juic...
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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Throat Lozenges

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There are many lozenge recipes available and they are all very good.   I just find this sore throat lozenge candy so easy to make.  The he...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Ginger Honey Syrup

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This is so fun and so easy to do.  Peel and slice the whole ginger root (say about 1 C) and add it to your wide mouth jar.  Add in 2 C  ho...
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Friday, November 1, 2013

Fire Cider

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Fire Cider is based on the Vinegar of the Four Thieves , which we covered a few years ago in this blog.   This is a pared down version but...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Elder - Herb of the Year - 2013

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Tina Sams, editor of the Essential Herbal Magazine and the one in pink "photo bombing" Susanna, coordinated the publication of ...
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Saturday, January 26, 2013

NYC Chinatown Herb Shops

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  During our free time in Chinatown, we poked our heads in a number of herb shops.   Fun to see and smell but also overwhelming at t...
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Monday, October 18, 2010

Pam Montgomery

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We were honored to welcome Pam Montgomery of Plant Spirit Healing and Partner Earth Education for our 2010 workshop on medicinal herbs. Pam...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Wild Birch 'Tea'

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Sweet Birch 'Tea' ( Betula lenta ) is a light pleasant summer time or any time drink. It has a sweet old fashioned wintergreen chewi...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Preparing for Winter Colds/Flu: onion poultice

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Add onions to your grocery list so that you have some on hand for any chest congestion that should arise. This was one of our mother's ...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

Preparing for Winter Colds/Flu: Yarrow and Boneset

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Every fall, I always gather, dry, and tincture these two herbs and pray that we won't need them. Boneset (above) and Yarrow (below) are ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Preparing for Winter Cold/Flu: Four Thieves Vinegar

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This picture features the ingredients in Four Thieves Vinegar . But first the story! There are many versions of this tale and here's m...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Preparing for Winter Colds/Flu: Sage Honey

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Regular old garden Sage ( Salvia officinalis ) is excellent in poultry stuffing, wonderful with sausage, can be used as a rinse on your hair...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Preparing for Colds/Flu: Elderberry

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Elderberries have been getting a fair bit of press lately for their ability to fight colds and flues as they are quite rich in flavinoid ant...
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Sunday, October 11, 2009

An adventure with the Hops Vine

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We have a very large hops vine ( Humulus lupulus ) that we grow to cover our little greenhouse and provide cool shade in the summer. If we ...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

St. John's Wort

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Saint John's Wort, shown here blooming in the garden, has been used for centuries for nerve pain, anxiety and mild depression. It is an...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Castor Bean

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Ricinus communis , a tropical ornamental plant, grown as an annual in southcentral PA, and will reach only about 10 feet in height. A large ...
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