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Do garlic and fennel work well together?
So I know that some herbs do not do well combined- just because two herbs have great antiviral properties, for example, doesn't mean they would work better together. I'm eating raw garlic for some sinus issues, usually with cayenne. I decided to add some ground up fennel seed. I really like the flavor combination, I read…
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FOR THE LOVE OF MUGWORT: 7 USES FOR MUGWORT
Hey look at this! Mugwort grows like crazy here! I had no idea it was an herb!
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Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients into Foods and Remedies That Heal
Rosalee de la Foret’s book is up for digital download on Amazon(Kindle), Barnes and Nobles (nook), and Apple (iBooks) for $1.99, for a limited time only.
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Making Herbal Medicine – Tinctures, Glycerites, and Vinegars
Making Herbal Medicine – Tinctures, Glycerites, and Vinegars Read the full story here
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How Did You Get Interested in Herbal Medicines?
Dear Community, I wanted to start this discussion because many of us get interested in herbal medicines after experiencing some health issues ourselves and being frustrated with the standard western allopathic treatment. I for one, had many health challenges in the last 40 years starting with panic attacks and anxiety,…
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Patchouli does anyone use it for herbal remedies?
Please share what you use it for and how you do it. Do you use fresh or dry leaves? I found a lot of info on how good it can be but not a lot on how to use it. I don't want to buy the oil if I can make it, kind of thing. Thanks everyone for info shared, you guys are so smart and have so much info in your brains!
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Organic tumeric + fire cider
So with both the wife and I chugging down on fire cider every morning, I thought I'd better knock up another brew. Couldn't access fresh horseradish this time. So the brew consisted of garlic, ginger, tumeric, chilli, rosemary and black pepper + ACV. A mate of ours grows organic garlic and tumeric and because we helped her…
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Blimey! I'm a Limey. Ergo Montezuma's Revenge and Remedy...
Purchased a Mexican lime tree a few years ago in a gallon pot. It has been a little beauty, attracting all kinds of pretty nocturnal pollinators like moths on warm summer nights, its pure white flowers giving a delightful sweet smell to our patio. One year we missed the freeze and it lost all its leaves. Brought it inside…
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Thoughts on honey.
I'm in a very lucky situation where a local beekeeper has some of his hives on our property and in return we get as much honey as we need. The thought of using that honey, makes me all warm and fuzzy inside and very grateful we have extra bees around to pollinate. So on my health quest, I eliminate all processed sugar out…
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Horseradish Root tincture
I can’t find Horseradish Root in our local health/Grocery stores. I did find a herbal seed company that sells horseradish seed to grow the plant. Would using the leaves of the plant be as helpful for making the tincture that Margaret made on the video for the 2020 summit? Also is it necessary to use Horseradish for the…
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What is your homemade libation of choice for watching TGN home medicine summit this past week?
Mine hands down this week was dandelion aperitif. And it isn't just for before mealtimes anymore!!! The concoction turned out tremendous. Literally the best thing I've ever tasted. Priceless. Here is the recipe. I filled my 5 L stainless steel cooking pot half full with ONLY ORGANIC dandelion petals. The yellow petals need…
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Winter almost upon us!
With the colder weather approaching, I got busy this morning in the kitchen and bottled my first ever fire cider. It sat in a jar for a month and then I rolled the excess plant material into balls and froze, figured I could use in cooking curries. I got close to 1 ltr of liquid fire cider. Bottled it in amber and put in…
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Anyone with Knowledge on Holy Basil
I have this beautiful tulsi And due to all the hours I’ve been working I am never out to prune the flowers off so the leaves will grow more bushy and plentiful on my holy basil I know that they say you can remove about 30% of a plant but some people recommend only 10% and now that I have time I’m out here looking at it…
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Turpentine? DO NOT USE AS MEDICINE
Did any of you know that turpentine used to be taken internally? I thought it was just paint thinner. I'm wondering if anyone knows more about this. Sometimes the cheapest most outlandish sounding cures turn out to be the best, so I want to look into this. Is it safe? dangerous? How much do you take? How do you take it?…
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Re-use essential oil bottles?
I save pretty much all glass jars and bottles that come through my kitchen, and use them for various things including tinctures & infused oils. I would like to clean and save small essential oil bottles as well, for sharing small amounts. But I'm not sure how to get all the essential oil out of them. Has anybody found a…
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Yellow echinacea as a medicine
We have some yellow echinacea growing on our property, and this year I harvested some and have made it into a tincture. Has anyone had any experience with this type of echinacea? It has a very strong, medicinal smell (both the plant and the tincture). I'm planning to use it like purple echinacea, but it occurred to me that…
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Making Herbal Medicine Lesson 6 – Infused Oils, Salves, and Lotions
Making Herbal Medicine Lesson 6 – Infused Oils, Salves, and Lotions Read the full story here
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A question regarding Rosemary eo
I want to get some rosemary essential oil and there are options, so not being as schooled as I want to be, I am not sure which one to get. Help is in order here: Which one and what is the difference? All help is greatly appreciated: Rosemary: officinalis, cineole: Tunisia vs Hungary verbenone: France
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can we use the left over tea from lesson 6?
i have 1/2 cup of the tea from lesson 6 can i use it for something?
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Making Herbal Medicine Lesson 8 – Poultices, Wound Sprays, and Fomentations
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Making Oregano Oil Question
I've made oregano oil several times and each time I've followed Kami McBride's directions and added a teaspoon for vodka to the chopped up herbs and mixed them up before adding olive oil. Last time I was out of vodka so I skipped it. I was getting ready to strain the herb from the oil and noticed a blog kind of like…
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Herbal vinegars
Has anyone tried making herbal vinegars at home? If so what would be your top tips eg; Which are your favourite vinegars to try (red wine, apple cider, balsamic) Which herbs do you like to use for both flavour and health benefits? Do you have any tips around sterilisation, preservation, getting rid of the stench from the…
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Making Herbal Medicine Lesson 3 – Infusions
Making Herbal Medicine Lesson 3 – Infusions Read the full story here
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Alcohol Percent Strength for Tincturing Guide
I found this great resource for recommended alcohol percent for tincturing. I live in California and 190 proof is not sold here so I have to get it from Arizona or Nevada. Not too Convenient so I like to make sure that I’m using as close to the percentage of alcohol so I’m not wasting any of my 190 proof…
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Making Herbal Medicine is a fun and educational class
I am a big fan of Dr. Patrick Jones after taking this class! He is funny, knowledgeable and seems to be a great guy. After all, he is a veterinarian, herbalist and father of 15 children (unknown number were adopted.) If I lived in his area, I would be taking my animals to see him. Luckily, I can obtain his herbal services…
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Chick weed
I know Marjory said chickweed was good for something last year but I can't remember what. I found a big patch and I need to know what its good for. My husband will be mowing it down next week so I hope someone answers me soon!
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Growing Herbs
Sometimes it is hard to find the herbs I want to use. So, what to do? Grow them! I’m in zone 9 so some things just will not thrive here. I haven’t found a reference for growing herbs in my particular area, so St. John’s Wort I’m going to try a few anyway and see how it goes! Calendula Mullien