How much do you know about Frankincense and Myrrh apart from them being precious gifts given to the baby Jesus by the Three Wise Men? [...]
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July 20th, 2011 If you enjoy cooking then you’re bound to have a well stocked pantry containing ingredients that are also herbal remedies. [...] June 20th, 2011 Here are some of The Home Herbalist full course students’ thoughts on treating their family with herbal medicine. In other words what does it mean to them to be a Home Herbalist? “I would suggest that a major cause of illness is the disconnection with our own body, mind and [...] May 4th, 2011
In days of old many women practiced some form of herbalism in the home and only sought the services from the village herbalist when she needed to treat a family member for an illness she didn’t understand. Sadly, as time passed these skills in home herbalism were [...] February 19th, 2011 What a year so far. There’s been so much turmoil and grief for the many people who have been affected by flooding, cyclones, and fire. My family has also been affected, which is why I am so late catching up with this blog. My husband and I lost quite a [...] September 5th, 2010 I love it when Spring arrives bringing cheerful colour to the countryside after a long, very cold winter. Where grass was browned by many frosts new shoots are emerging spreading a carpet of green dotted with pink, white, and purple wild verbena flowers. Bright yellow wattle blossoms are bursting forth along the roadside [...] August 4th, 2010 Good things can come from bad things that happen and this is one of those stories. As I mentioned in a previous post a bush fire in January last year burnt out half of our property and came very close to burning down our temporary dwelling. Thankfully the rural fire [...] July 27th, 2010
This blog has certainly been neglected of late, which makes me wonder where time goes. As the routine of each night begins I can hardly believe that another day has gone by so quickly. There must be a black hole somewhere out there in the universe that [...] July 16th, 2010 Do you know that Clary Sage essential oil has a particular affinity for the female cycle? Its scent, said to be the most euphoric of all essential oils, gives it calming and soothing qualities that relieve painful periods, premenstrual tension, and abdominal cramps. Other female problems it treats are irregular and absent menstruation. [...] June 24th, 2010 Highly valued since ancient times, Cedarwood essential oil has calming, astringent and drying actions that make it useful for the treatment of many conditions and beneficial for skin care. In ancient Egypt beauticians valued this oil for its preserving qualities so it comes as no surprise that it’s still used today [...] |
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