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The FDA is at it AGAIN!
I received an email from Ana Maria Vasquez with the below - I never thought I'd live in such a strange time where the natural & holistic methods I use to keep myself and my animals healthy could be taken away. Concern for the ability to access homeopathic remedies easily and freely continues. We've seen this in other…
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Water retention before period
Good old horsetail - equisetum. Not only good for teeth. Today I read a short article about equisetum helping against water retention before the period. It is recommended to take equisetum tea or Globuli (Equisetum D6, 5-5-5) some 5 to 7 days before the period starts. and to avoid coffee, black tea, products with white…
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Preventing Carotid artery disease
Preventing Carotid artery disease I’ve read an interesting short article (Natur&Heilen 2/2023) about natural measures for carotid artery’s blockage. It is in German, thus I am just sharing what interested me in the article and what I have included in my daily prevention measures. The interesting aspect is that carotid…
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Beeswax pad for cough or even bronchitis
Beeswax pad for cough or even bronchitis I have tried out beeswax pad for getting rid of the persistent cough after my Covid. As I do have bees myself, I did not buy any ready made beeswax pads. I used my beeswax wrap which I made myself. Before going to bed, I put it on my breast, fixed with a warm woollen scarf and slept…
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Does anyone have a recipe for a health herbal type of hot cocoa?
Evening. I make a drink for myself and my husband each night that's a relaxing-mushroom-medicinal-hot-cocoa. And my kids would like a little something too, especially now that the weather is getting colder and the herbal sleepy tea is not tempting all of them. But I don't want to just give them a bunch of sugar before bed.…
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Alcohol tincture
Sometimes I use grain alcohol and dilute it with pure water when making tinctures. This morning I was mixing the alcohol and water (both were room temp) in a glass and noticed the mixture got very warm. I've never had this happen before and can't even begin to guess what caused this. Any ideas?
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Infusions - Newbie Questions
Do you have to worry about overdosing or using too many herbs at one time? I read today that the average American has 4 different health problems. Can you use different herbs to address each one - all at once? Does adding almond milk or monk fruit as a sweetener make an infusion/tea less effective? Thanks - Daniel
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Treating burns with aloe Vera
How I treated my burn with Aloe vera. Do you have your stories? I was baking a cake. I was already taking it out of the oven when my hand slipped. The cake started to fall, I caught it and... pressed my hand quite hard to the hot metal. My first reaction after any hot touch is to hold it under cold water and while still…
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Got Ulcers? Here's a painless way to get rid of them.
I don’t even remember where I got this from, but it was a life saver for my husband back in 1987. He was having severe abdominal pains that prevented him from being able to work. The doctor diagnosed him as having several peptic ulcers in his stomach causing the pain and told him to start using Tagamet, a stomach acid…
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Herbs for peace of mind and harmony. Rose.
Rose - against stress and worries Stressful times have come to Europe. Unfortunately, also in the 21st century, we are not immune to actions of insane persons. Hopefully the war does not last long and does not lead to world destruction. But fears, anxiety, stress, nervous tension have not saved anybody yet. If one can do…
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Banana tea for insomnia?
This is a new one on me! Seems like it would be easier to use herbs. But I guess if you didn't have the herbs on hand and did have a banana....
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A Christmas tree after it’s season. To make use or to throw away?
we decorate Christmas trees from our own garden. Sometimes a fir tree, sometimes an alpine pine. A small tree or a big branch. After the season I cut off the branches, lay them on a cloth to dry and collect the dry needles. I make them into herbal salt for inhalations and baths, I use them for giving flavour to my apple…
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food poisoning remedies
I just came across this article. Looks interesting, but I'd like the opinions of more knowledgeable folks here.....And are there other herbal remedies for food poisoning?
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Herbal mixture for immune system
Whether strong or weak, hardened or not... one day one catches cold. And then it is not easy to get rid of it. Not for me. I did inhalations, I drank teas for cough, sore throat, had a piece of Masterwort root in my mouth during the night, drank my nasturtium tincture.... and made a mixture for strengthening my immune…
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Additional alternative antibiotics
It's amazing what is kept under the radar. A case in point regarding pharmaceuticals. My horse Cigar has upper ringbone. It's a type of arthritis. Equioxx is a commonly prescribed medication for the pain related to it. It's better known as ferocoxib. The human version is Vioxx, and the dog version is Previcox. As most…
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Garlic Honey - have you heard of it?
I have heard of another great home remedy but I don't remember where I heard it from or where to find a recipe. I thought it might of been from the classes in the academy here at TGN but I checked and there is no garlic honey how-to. Have any of you out there in TGNland heard of this remedy? If so, do you have a recipe and…
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rashes
My mother had a rash for over one month. I believe it turned in to more of an allergy and was in her system as it started out at her neck and shoulders and slowly traveled her entire body. (what a nightmare!) The doctor had her on a med but for only 5 days so it came back with a vengeance. He did put her back on a med but…
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Wild carrot (daucus carota) for concentration
Wild carrot seeds (daucus carota) - useful for concentration and a great spice. I think many have seen wild carrots, but, maybe, not everyone recognizes or uses them. It is easy to recognise the plant in the second year when it blossoms. In autumn their seed "nests" look like a tiny bird nests. They remain long in fields…
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Mojave Rattlesnake Bite Prep
I am not sure if this is the right category to post this question, but I'll start here. We live in an area where the Mojave (or Mohave) rattlesnake lives. I have Doc Jones's herb mix and tincture on hand for general venomous snake bites, but the Mojave appears to be a creature whose bite could be more deadly than a…
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Need help with extreme muscle pain
I am reaching out to the TGN group, hoping for help with my husband's problems. Over a month ago, my husband got the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine. He came home complaining that the shot was given too high up on his arm and his shoulder was hurting. That night he had a fever, body aches and racing pulse. Symptoms…
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Making Herbal Oils
I was trying to figure out the best way to clone my Arbonne pain-relieving gel when I came across this video. I had never heard of using a little alcohol before doing an oil extraction. I think I'm going to try this method as soon as I get all my herbs together.
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Herbal infusions
I would like to start making herbal infusions. Does anyone have resources that would teach me how to do this? I really want to take a class on this but I don’t have the funds for it right now. So I’m trying to be resourceful 🙌🏾🙌🏾
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How many types of Mint??!!
According to this article, 7500 varieties of Lamianceae (mint). Some of these I have never even heard of.
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My Project
Hello All, I had a project for my Biopsychology course in college so I made it about herbalism's affects on cognition. I got sources from this discussion: https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/846236/herbs-that-affect-the-brain-cognition#latest. There is a lot of great information in that thread for anyone…
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Pine Pollen
Does anyone use or know of resources on use of pine pollen?
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New Frontier-out of the comfort zone and into the weeds
So my gardening looks a little different this year with us moving. I'm mostly transplanting into my pots, so they can move with us, some cuttings and new seedlings that have sprouted from seed from last years plants. But I'm determined to keep learning despite the craziness. And seeing all the dandelions coming up, I was…
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Warts. Natural wart removal tipps
I found old recipes on how one could get rid of warts and I feel like sharing with you. The recipes come from Pfarrer Künzle’s book “Herbs and weeds”. ...” she dabbed these warts (she had them on her both hands) three times a day with a little garlic juice; after 8 days they were all gone. She advised this to many. Others,…
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Nutrient deficiencies
I know that I'm lacking in some vitamins and nutrients because my body is trying to tell me. And I'm hoping my doctor can help me figure out which they are with bloodwork. But I don't want to just "pop a pill" to take these vitamins and necessary nutrients. Do any of you know of herbs or other foods I can start…
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Spring herb Ribwort Plantain
Yesterday, to my surprise, I found a few green leaves of Ribwort Plantain. There is still plenty of snow in my garden so I was even more happy to find the first green herbs. This is my favourite plant for cough, hoarseness, throat ache. I pluck a leaf and chew it slowly. I feel the mucus from the plant and this mucus…
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White Willow Bark as a Tincture?
I bought some powdered white willow bark. I am now wondering if it would be a good idea to make a tincture with it? I'm thinking that it would be easier to take it that way instead of mixing the powder with water. Has anyone used it as a tincture? I may also tincture some eucalyptus powder for the same reason.
