Connecting you with the herbs your body is already searching for
Your recipe for a warming relaxing bedtime drink
Nothing beats cosying up with a warming relaxing drink in front of the fire when it's cold outside. Here's a recipe for my favourite bedtime drink. It combines the powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits of turmeric with ashwaghanda. Ashwaghanda is known...
Reduce congestion with this herbal tea
Travelling around with a headcold is no fun. I was congested with a blocked nose and sinus related headache. So I popped into a local herbal store and bought some herbs to remedy the situation. Ingredients 30g Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) leaves 15g Mullein...
The secret art of creating tasty herbal teas
I'm so excited to be teaching this workshop! For years I have despaired when having made a shop bought herbal tea I sat down only to discover it tasted like coloured water! Why is it, the herbal teas made by herbalists taste so much better? Creating a great herbal tea...
Herbal sleep remedies from your garden
Having trouble sleeping? Before reaching for the big guns, try these herbal sleep remedies. I've chosen these three herbs because they're effective and you'll find them growing in your garden. Whilst the plants listed below contain plant chemicals (phytochemicals)...
How to Make Rosehip Syrup
Whilst the winter chill arriving is not usually a cause for celebration, it does herald the beginning of rosehip picking season. Rosehips are best harvested after a good frost. Collect them when they are fully matured and have reached their most vivid shade of red or...
How to Make Sage-Infused Honey
Sage Helps When You Have a Sore Throat I'm seeing a lot of colds and flu now that the weather is turning colder. Sage is a wonderful herb that is at home in most sore throat remedies. Research shows it's antibacterial activity is due to its thujone content...
Turmeric Paste Recipe
Here's a recipe for making your own turmeric paste. This is great for your skin. But remember, turmeric turns everything it touches a lovely warm yellow colour! Like this post? Please share the love:
How to Make the Perfect Cup of Chamomile Tea
There is nothing like putting your nose in a brown paper bag filled with freshly dried chamomile flowers. They smell a little bit like apple and remind me of spring meadows. Making the perfect Camomile Tea ensures you capture all those delicate aromas that can...
Creams, Ointments, Liniments Ingredient Cheat Sheet
Want an easy way to remember which ingredients go into which herbal remedy? What makes a cream? What makes an ointment? What makes a liniment? Here's a Cheat Sheet to help you work out which ingredients to add to your cream, ointment or liniment Double click on the...
Essential Oils to Repel Mosquitos
The combination of warm weather and the lovely pond full of still water just outside my lounge door has become very enticing for mosquitos. It makes it difficult to relax with the doors open onto our lovely garden. I've been researching essential oils that deter...
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