Rosemary for Health: how to use Rosemary for herbal healing

Rosemary for Herbal Healing We all know Rosemary is a great herb for adding flavor and aroma to our favorite foods, but did you also know that Rosemary is a very useful herb to keep as part of your herbal medicine cabinet? That’s right -Rosemary is a great healing herb that has many qualities you [...]

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Herbal tincture making tips: how to make herb tinctures

Herbal Tinctures Making an herbal tincture is an easy process once you have the proper set of instructions and some basic tools of the herbalists kitchen. Once you have learned the different methods of making an herbal tincture, you will be able to whip up a tincture to treat many conditions with many different herbs to choose [...]

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Lavender Herb plant: worlds most useful herb – lavandula angustifolia

 Lavender: lavandula angustifolia Lavender is one of the most well-known, and most widely used herbs. Dating back over 2500 years, it has been mentioned all throughout history, and even in the bible, though by a different name (spikenard). It is said that lavender – gets it’s name from the Latin word “lavare” – which means [...]

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Growing Basil for the Herb Garden

Growing Basil in the Herb Garden Most all varieties of basil can be sown directly into the soil after the last spring frost date. The preferred method for many growers however,  is to start the seeds indoors around 6 weeks before that date and then transfer them outside after the frost has past. This not [...]

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What is an herbal tincture?

An herbal tincture is a liquid extract of a particular herb, or combination of herbs, most commonly made in an alcohol such as 151 proof Rum, or a similar consumable commercial alcohol. Another type of tincture is made with glycerin, instead of alcohol, and will be talked about later. For people who have problems with [...]

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Valeriana officinalis: common valerian (valerian root)

Valeriana officinalis (v. officinalis): Valeriana officinalis, or common valerian, is part of the valeriana genus of over 150 species of perennials. Valerian is a very nice looking plant, with dense clusters of small, white-pink flowers and grows up to 5 feet tall in zones 4-7, nearly world-wide. The small flowers of the valerian plant are said [...]

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How to make an herbal infusion

Herbal infusions are a very common way to treat many conditions at home. As easy to make as an herbal tea, an infusion can be whipped up without much experience, or trouble. An herbal infusion is a lot like making an herbal tea, with the exception that you steep an infusion longer than a tea, [...]

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How to make an herbal tea

Making herbal tea is both easy, and fun to do and with a little imagination, you can whip up an arsenal of favorite herbal tea recipes that will have you and all your friends loving your new glass tea-pot. Herbal teas have been around for possibly as long as time, but certainly since 2737 B.C., it’s first [...]

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Damiana Herb Plant – Turnera diffusa, Mexican Damiana

Damiana is a fairly well known herb that goes by many other names. Turnera diffusa, turnera aphrodisia, Mexican damiana, Mexican holly, and damina are all known aliases for this small shrub, that grows naturally in the U.S. in S.W. Texas. Damiana is also found throughout parts of Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Damiana [...]

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Herbal healing and cannabis use as a natural herbal medicine

Herbology, or herbalism, is a form of medicine based on the use of plants and plant extracts to heal and treat the human body. Herbalism goes by many names, including; herbal healing, herbology, folk medicine, phytotherapy, herblore, botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine and many other nicknames that all mean healing with herbs and plants [...]

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