Many years ago when I first started studying to be a medical herbalist my husband badly injured his little finger at our shop; it was almost cut right through and only had a small amount of flesh still holding it together. He phoned me at home and told me he’d hurt his finger. [...]
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Thyme, Dogbane, Aloe vera, Soapwort
Once a month when the popular Nanango Markets are held it’s very difficult to find a parking space. People come from a widespread area to purchase all manner of items but one of the most popular stalls is the one selling medicinal herbs and garden [...] Over the years I have tried many herbal teas, I call them teas because they are tea substitutes made the same way as tea. Herbal infusions are used to extract the medicinal properties from herbs so they can be used therapeutically while herbal teas are used for a ‘quick fix’ or just to [...] “Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, And life itself exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light” Eugenio Montale Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are a favourite of mine and when my new herb and vegetable garden is [...] Herbs have many attributes. They provide us with medicine, add zest and taste to our food, and help us digest heavy food when added to it. Apart form their medicinal and culinary uses they are attractive in a flower garden and are used io make crafts, for decorating, and are said to have [...] (Syzygium aromaticum) A member of the myrtle family (myrtacea) the clove tree was so popular in the Far East spice islands in the early sixteen hundreds that it was the cause of bitter trade wars between European nations. This resulted in Holland gaining a monopoly after destroying all the trees apart from those [...] (Galium aparine) I doubt there would be a professional herbalist without cleavers in the dispensary. Its medicinal properties make it very useful for treating cystitis, oedema, psoriasis, and eczema. Externally it’s used to treat burns and abrasions. Historically cleavers or goosegrass, as it’s popularly known, was an ingredient in a broth made [...] Sometimes a medicinal plant can be right under our noses and we don’t even know. Honeysuckle is an old garden favourite but how many gardeners know that the plant is used in herbal medicine? The berries are toxic but the flowers, flower buds, and stems aren’t and these are used as medicine for [...] |
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