Elderberry Elixir Recipe–keep colds and flu away naturally. The Elderberry is an amazing little berry full of immune system building goodness. According to many research sources, it has been used to lower cholesterol, improve vision, boost the immune system, and improve heart health. It has also been used for centuries to treat and prevent coughs, …
How to Prepare Herbal Remedies There are many different ways to use herbs for your herbal remedies including poultices, sachets, infusions, tinctures, teas, decoctions, and ointments to name a few. Today we will talk about infusions, teas, and decoctions as those are the basic procedures that many of the other remedies build from. First a …
This Herb? That Herb? Which Herb is a Good Herb? Welcome back to part 2 of the Our Heathy Home Series. Today we are talking about where to find those herbs that you need and how to know which to pick. This Herb? That Herb? Which Herb is a good herb? Just like not all …
Medical Actions of Herbs — Terminology You Need to Know Part 4 of the Our Healthy Home Series Today’s post is really just a bit of a dictionary of terms that you will run into and need to know before you start creating remedies, tonics and such. The Medical actions of herbs are usually …
Herbalism 101– Back to basics medicine Until the 1950s, herbs were the basis of all pharmaceutical drugs. But like everything else in our world since then, most of our medicines have now become synthetic. Today only about 25% of our pharmaceuticals are derived from plants and herbs. Not necessarily because the synthetic version is better. It …