Aloe Vera (Aloe bardaenis) ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

Aloe Vera Botanical name: aloe bardaenis Common name:  juice from lilies, desert lilies Habitat:  Aloe Vera has pointed and fleshy leaves that produce a  gel and juice.  They are natives of  tropical Africa, where they grow in the wilds, but aloes also flourish in the West  Indies and Mediterranean countries on cultivated aloe plantations designed  [...]

JUDE’S HERBAL HOME REMEDIES: NATURAL HEALTH, BEAUTY & HOME-CARE SECRETS by Jude C. Williams, Master Herbalist (A Review)

Jude’s Herbal Home Remedies is an easy guide to self-care that will benefit the beginning or experienced herbalist with its wealth of practical advise. Most of the herbs listed are easy to obtain. Discover how cayenne pepper promotes hair growth, why cranberry juice is a good treatment for asthma attacks, how to make a potent [...]

THE HERBAL HOME REMEDY BOOK: SIMPLE RECIPES FOR TINCTURES, TEAS, SALVES, TONICS & SYRUPS by Joyce A. Wardwell (A Review)

Using simple recipes and generations of herbal healing wisdom, Joyce Wardwell will teach you how to: Gather, dry, store and blend 25 common herbs Make and use teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups and lozenges Build your own herbal medicine cabinet Joyce A. Wardwell has studied herbal medicine and wild edibles for over 20 years.  She [...]

MAGIC AND MEDICINE OF PLANTS by The Editors of Reader’s Digest (A Review)

In these days of fast foods, plasterboard houses, and synthetic clothing, which of us does not long to return to a more natural way of life? No longer a back-to-nature fad but a growing philosophy, this wish to put nature back into our lives applies above all to those two most important human concerns: getting [...]

ORTHO’S ALL ABOUT HERBS by Maggie Oster (A Review)

Discover the beauty, versatility, and practicality of herbs. Ortho’s All About Herbs not only shows you how to choose, cultivate, and preserve herbs, but also tells you how to incorporate them into your garden. You’ll also find tips on using herbs for cooking, health, crafts and even beauty. A special directory includes color photographs and [...]

HERBS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE by Philip Edinger

HERBS: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE is a contemporary herbal.  It will show you how to grow and use herbs, contains A to Z listings, and even includes garden plans. It’s no wonder that herbs have never lost their popularity. For thousands of years, their beauty, fragrance, and flavor have given humankind much pleasure. Moreover, herbs were [...]

Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) ~ LuminEarth’s Guide to Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants

Names: Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Common Thistle, Spear Thistle, Fuller’s Thistle Appearance: Thistles are easy to spot because the leaves and stems are prickly and hurt when you touch them. There are no poisonous look-alikes to thistles. None of the true thistles are known to be toxic, but the flavor varies from plant to plant. [...]

Herbal Blends: Why to Take & How to Make

WHY HERBAL BLENDS? Herbalists blend herbs to obtain actions that normally are not found in an individual plant.  Herbal blends are an efficient way to develop a treatment targeted to the exact condition being experienced.  Blends provide greater flexibility and increase the range of remedies you can address with the plants available to you.  With [...]

How to Dry and Store Herbs – It’s Quick, Easy, and Inexpensive!

  Have you been experimenting with growing herbs in your garden or maybe taking a few classes on wildcrafting and gathering herbs? If so, now is the time to take your experience one step further and learn how to store your harvest! Drying herbs is a very simple and efficient way to store your harvest.  You won’t need [...]

Vitex ~ Materia Medica by Jyll Renee’

VITEX by Jyll Renee’, Master Herbologist Common name: Agnus cactus, chaste tree, chasteberries, monks pepper, hemp tree Botanical name: Vitex agnus castus Habitat: Vitex grows in Mediterranean countries, central Asia and southern United States> The chaste tree is a beautiful shrub or large tree with a showy summertime flower display. The foliage is aromatic and [...]

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