Christmas dinner this year was typical Queensland fair – barbecued fish, chips, salads, crumbed prawns, garlic bread, and a family tradition – pavlova that I’ve cooked every Christmas since the early 1980s. [...]
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November 29th, 2010 When professional herbalists treat their patients we do so holistically, which means we treat the whole person and not the disease as such. Mind, body and spirit are connected so to ensure our patients become well and stay well we must take their emotional well being into consideration as part of their treatment. [...] November 11th, 2010
My husband, Pete, and I recently built a one bedroom cottage on our six acres of bushland on the edge of a small country town in southern Queensland. Our living room is large and is also my clinic, studio and office. There is no issue [...] October 20th, 2010 Although this delightful medicinal herb was one of the first herbs I learned about when I studied to become a medical herbalist, it seems to have unfortunately lost its popularity among today’s herbalists. I say unfortunately because it has some excellent healing properties that still have a use today. Those of you who have this [...] September 23rd, 2010 Don’t you just love Mother Nature and the way she gives individual herbs so many uses? Hops (Humulus lupulus) is a prime example of just how versatile herbs can be. Since ancient times it has been used for food and medicine as well as in the household. This article explores some of the [...] 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 18th, 2010
There’s no doubt many of us consider the humble pumpkin as a common vegetable but the health benefits of its delicious orange flesh should not be underestimated. Pumpkin and its close relative, squash, provide antioxidant protection and may lower the risk of cancer. [...] 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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