Essential Oils to Help with Breathing Difficulties and Congestion At this time of year there are so many winter bugs. Using aromatherapy and essential oils for vaporisation in the home …
Herbal ArticlesEssential Oils to Help with Breathing Difficulties and Congestion
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)Peppermint or Spearmint so many minty teas
Mentha sp. I have written several articles which have included mints but have not, as yet written a profile solely on mint. There are so many different mints and so …
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Other Botanical FamiliesGarlic and the Outlander Medicinal Uses
Garlic and the Outlander Medicinal Uses At Castle Leoch Mrs Fitz brings Claire some garlic bulbs, bags of herbs and cloth strips. Claire has Mrs Fitz peel the cloves. Several …
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Other Botanical FamiliesPlantain though not the banana, the white man’s foot
Plantago major / Plantago lanceolata Family: Plantaginaceae The Plantaginaceae is a family of 253 species, 250 are Plantago species. Plantago herbs are perennial with small flowers and generally parallel veins …
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How to make...How to make… Basic Herbal Tincture Recipe
How to make … Basic Herbal Tincture Recipe When making a tincture, alcohol is used to extract the medicinal properties of the plant material. Tinctures are ideal for herbs you may wish to …
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Herbal ArticlesNosey Problems? Hay Fever or Infection?
Natural Advice for Rhinitis I had the following article published when I was practicing in the UK. I just came across it in my files and thought well hay fever season …
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Other Botanical FamiliesMay Violets Spring! Sweet Violets in February
Viola odorata Family Violaceae This beautiful little flower is a welcome sight in my garden at this time of year. Flowering is from February to May (Barker). The photos here taken …
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A Winter Tea to keep those bugs away…
A Winter Tea to keep those bugs away…. Recently I wrote about fighting winter chills with kitchen herbs. For this post I thought I would share a popular herbal tea …
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Fight Winter Chills with Herbs from the Kitchen
Fight Winter Chills with Herbs Winter time brings cooler weather and with it a number of infectious and viral conditions ranging from the common cold or flu to sinusitis or …
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Asteraceae (Compositae)Elecampane for coughs and chest complaints
Inula helenium Family: Asteraceae The name is thought to derive from Greek ‘helenion’ meaning ‘Helen’ possibly from Helen of Troy. One story describes the plants growth from her tears. The …
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