Urtica dioica – The Common Stinging Nettle Until this year I was completely unaware that be nice to nettle week even existed! So there we are, we have a national appreciation for this wonderful plant which provides Medicine, Food and even Textiles. Butterflies and Bee’s love them too, and we all know how important […]
Workshops 2013 Herbal Medicine is our heritage, it is the medicine of our Ancestors, the medicine of our Land. If you feel the plants calling to your soul and are ready to open your mind and heart to their gifts, if you want to share time with other people who are also called to learn […]
As Valentine’s day approaches and again I notice how we are all bombarded with another commercial fray of goodies, my mind has been turning to the heart on an emotional level and how the phrase ‘heartbroken’ and ‘a joyful heart’ are actually very relevant in reflecting our emotional way of being at times in our […]
Workshop on March 6th 2013: 10:30-1:30 We will be learning to use herbs for the musculo-skeletal system to include Types of herbs most useful- classified by their actions. Recipes for teas, tinctures, liniments, ointments and oils for Cartilage/ Tendon/ Ligaments, Muscles, Joints and Nerves. Back pain/Sciatica, Sprains, Strains, Joint/Muscle pain. Arthritis. Bursitis, Tendonitis, Muscle spasm, […]
Here we are again in October, a time to dig our medicinal roots and to begin to make Medicines to see us through Winter. We are lucky enough to have a massive amount of Horseradish or Armoracia rusticana to be able to harvest. I remember as a child being sent off up the lane to […]
Herbs are amazing… this seems to be my mantra, but really they ARE! I am constantly surprised on every level and especially enjoy an opportunity for a little wild-harvesting. This morning Theo and I decided on the downs for our morning walk with Odie our Labrador, on the way I had pondered about picking a […]
With the sun on our backs as we cleared our herb garden of weeds this weekend, Spring felt like it was no longer a promise but a reality. The young leaves of Nettle and small shoots of Galium ( goosegrass) made a refreshing and cleansing drink as we discussed which plants we would like to […]
Last week a lovely family came to see me, their child has severe eczema. As part of the Consultation we spoke about different herbs which can help this condition and I mentioned Chickweed for its ability to soothe the maddening itch. As it happens the child’s parents are fruit growers and have a ‘problem’ with […]
Roots are quite amazing medicine on every level and there is something quite satisfying about unearthing this hidden medicine. Today at our Herb Group Meeting we dug Soapwort root, Valerian and Burdock. The Burdock root is sweet to taste and is a very usable vegetable. I chopped the root and covered it with Apple Cider […]
