By Sharn Harper Winter is nearly here and it is a good time to make some Elderberry and Echinacea Syrup. You can shoot down to your health food shop and buy most of the ingredients but I can also supply you with your raw ingredients. Making it yourself is rewarding and empowers you as being […]
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How to Make St John’s Wort Infused Oil Since moving to South Australia I have never been so happy to be able to have a beautiful garden where I can grow, organically, the herbs I use in many of my products. I purchased 2 small St John’s Wort plants from a wonderful place in McLarenvale
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If I think hard about when I began making herbal concoctions it was well before I even knew I wanted to be a Medical herbalist. I remember making some luscious, Lavender hand lotion when my children were very young. I bought beautiful blue, antique bottles and put copper foil around its borders filling them generously
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Taraxacum officinale folia On my U.K. adventure Dandelions, Taraxacum officinale, were abundant, growing out of cracks in walls, in fields, gardens and even sprouting out of the pavement. Dandelions are native to the United Kingdom and basically most of Europe. There are over 200 different species and every part of the plant has healing properties. The
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Viola odorata Spring has just begun in the U.K. and when I was walking into the town of Hurstpierpoint I found a small field with beautiful Sweet Violets scattered delicately amongst the grass. These Sweet Violets have five small deep purple petals but they can be light purple, blue, yellowish or white. They have heart-shaped leaves
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