How to make an herbal infusion

On February 13, 2012, in Healing Herbs, by admin
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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, and may use it a little differently too.

Make an herbal infusion:

To make an herbal infusion, first measure out 1 teaspoon of dried herbs, or 1 tablespoon of fresh herbs and place them into your infuser ball or re-usable tea bag. You may also place them directly into your tea-pot for steeping, and filter the herbs out afterwards. Pour hot (almost boiling) water over the herbs, into your tea-pot or infusion pot. Cover and steep your herbs for 20 minutes to make an herbal infusion.

Herbal infusions should be made in small, 1 or 2 day batches, and used while still fresh. Most infusions will last for 3 days when put in the refrigerator, but you will have the best taste and results with a fresh made herbal infusion.

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How to make an herbal tea

On January 31, 2012, in Cooking Herbs, Healing Herbs, by admin
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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 known recorded use by Shennong, who is also known as the “Father of Chinese Medicine”.

Herbal teas can be used as a tasty and refreshing beverage, or medicinally, to help cure/treat many different conditions and symptoms. Over the last 5,000 years or so, there have been many different herbal teas developed for different herbal and medicinal needs.

If you want to start making herbal tea at home, you will need to pick up a few tools of the trade to get you going. If you don’t already have them laying around, you can pick up everything you need on the internet, or your local herb and health food store. Starwest Botanicals has a great line of herbs, botanicals, and accessories for making great tasting tea at home.

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Sweet Basil - Ocimum Basilicum

Sweet Basil – Ocimum basilicum

On September 12, 2011, in Cooking Herbs, Healing Herbs, by admin
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Sweet Basil, or ocimum basilicum, is a great healing herb as well as a tasty herb used in kitchens all over the world. Often described as having a spicy, yet sweet, peppery and minty flavor and aroma, sweet basil is a great all around herb to have on hand.

We have all heard of Sweet Basil, but there may be a lot of information you have never heard about the many uses of sweet basil in the kitchen and the herbal medicine cabinet.

Sweet basil is a fairly easy to grow herb, that many organic herb gardeners just love to grow. With many varieties of basil on the market, it shouldn’t be too hard to find your favorite variety and begin growing this great medicinal herb, in the next growing season.

 Growing Sweet Basil:

Sweet basil (ocimum basilicum) is an annual herb, that usually grows to between 1 and 2 feet tall, with small spiked-looking flowers that are usually white, pink or purple.

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