Posts Tagged ‘herbs’
November 15, 2008
Include the following in the diet: comfrey, sunflower seeds, parsley, bananas, cayenne pepper and lemons.
Yarrow
Bruise leaves and scald with hot water. Apply as a local compress. Alternatively, make a standard
HAEMORRHAGE Herbal Remedies
Include the following in the diet: comfrey, sunflower seeds, parsley, bananas, cayenne pepper and lemons.
Yarrow
Bruise leaves and scald with hot water. Apply as [...]
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November 15, 2008
Comfrey
Make a standard brew tea and drink three times a day. Include comfrey daily in the diet. Pulp the comfrey leaf and piece of root and pour hot water over it. Spread the mixture onto a bandage and bind in place over the area.
Sesame seeds
Include sesame seeds in your daily diet. Sunflower seeds can also [...]
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November 4, 2008
We share our homes with the best of creatures – cats and dogs …
Dogs have always been the great protectors of the home. Cats bring us a sense of mystery and enchantment. They never forget that they were worshipped in Ancient Egypt and that they honour your home with their sacred presence. Introduce herbs into [...]
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November 3, 2008
This is not only because herbs have a long-lasting scent but because market research shows that if we smell a strong, aromatic herb in our washing-up liquid or disinfectant we automatically assume that it is going to do a good job. It’s all to do with the associations we have with these smells. For centuries, [...]
Posted in health, herbal | Tags: essential oil, essential oils, health, herbal, herbs, home, housekeeping, rosemary, tree or eucalyptus, turpentine |
October 31, 2008
Cedar: Native Americans burn cedar while praying so that their hopes and dreams, wishes and longings can rise on the smoke to the Creator. Cedar smoke, they say, builds a bridge between heaven and earth. Incense cedar purifies a room, banishes nightmares and uplifts the human spirit. It drives out negative energy and attracts good [...]
Posted in health, herbal | Tags: cedar, copal, fragrance, herbal, herbs, perfume, plants, sage, scent, smoke, white sage, yerba santa |
October 24, 2008
The lovely echinacea flower is the best known antiviral plant. As a result, sadly, it has also become one of the most expensive. Extracts of echinacea root behave like interferon — your body’s own internal virus fighter. Echinacea contains at least three plant chemicals that have immune strengthening antiviral activities — echinaceine, chicoric acid and [...]
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October 23, 2008
Astragalus tea
6 sticks astragalus
3 pieces liquorice root sticks
5 cm (2 in) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thinly
1.5litres (2 pints) cold water
I make enough astragalus tea for four cups at a time — enough for a whole day. This recipe can make a
sweet chilled drink but I prefer to reheat mine and drink it warm. Put [...]
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