Cleansing * De-Tox
Less is More when you are embarking on a De-Tox program or as I like to call it a Cleansing program. It can be short or long term. Our bodies have a built in cleansing system, the plants help us…
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Less is More when you are embarking on a De-Tox program or as I like to call it a Cleansing program. It can be short or long term. Our bodies have a built in cleansing system, the plants help us…
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If you haven’t figured it out yet by reading this blog or my book, I like honey a lot. I like making herbal preparations with honey. This simple honey/garlic infusion preparation packs a mighty antimicrobial punch. When nothing else seemed…
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I like making syrups because once you do the prep work you have a herbal mixture that you can take everyday for weeks. Syrups are a great preparation for kids. Actually the same holds true for adults. I use honey…
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Its been so warm lately so a couple of weeks ago I dug some more roots out of the garden. It was a little tricky because the ground was wet, the soil is clay and it can be a little…
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The Fall is the time to dig roots. The energy of the plant is no longer at the top making flowers and seeds. It is in the roots storing the nutrients for next years growth. Most herbal plants are perennials….
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Garbling is the term that describes stripping the dried leaves and flowers from the unwanted stems and crumbing the leaves/ flowers to make them fit in jars for optimal storage. Garbling is the process of separating the parts of the…
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Sweet Annie, sometimes called Sweet wormwood, is used as an anti malarial herb plant throughout the world. I have known about this plant for decades, although it is considered a weed in other areas I have seen it grow rarely…
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Its a little early this year but the elderberries are ready to harvest. Pick the ripe berries. The bushes are heavy with the berries. I dry the berries in my electric dehydrator . I have a large dehydrator that has…
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This liniment works great for poison ivy, bug bites, tick bites and pimples. I have used this liniment for over 30 years because I spend a lot of time outside in the spring and I am highly allergic to black…
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Several options for drying the herbal plants are available in the Northeast. I have my favorites. Even though I have a very big electric dehydrator I don’t use it as much as I do my car and paper bag method….
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