Beautiful Image & Information On Lavender Fields
New post on Lavender Herbs, as part of the Heritage Herb series from “Culinary Herbs” printed in 1912.
Dandelion Was Helpful for Gallstones, so how about kidney stones?
Dandelion root dissolved my gallstones. Is there an herb that will do the same with kidney stones?
Here is my response to her and below you see her answer back. Read More…
Vegetable Guide Planner
As January moves along into February, gardeners are dreaming of their vegetable gardens for this year. Our friends at North Carolina Cooperative Extension (and a special hi to our pals at Wake County Extension Master Gardeners) have a handy planning guide for what to plant when.
http://bit.ly/wcP8ah NCSUPlantingGuide
Customer Question on Botanical Names
Q. what are the trade names for the herbs “Hypericum Mysorense” and “Hypericum Hookeranum”, and where can I purchase them?
A: Hi Kim
Hypericum is a large family of plants of which the most popular is the plant we call “St. John’s Wort”. That is only 1 species of the family though and the other two you ask about are different species. Here is one place that supposedly sells the oils, http://www.herbalcureandtreatments.com/
As you get more information weekly on herbal lore and legend series, or visit our HerbFest web site and inquire using search, you will find probably your best source of medicinal quality herb oils is to buy the oil, not the plants. Pharmaceutical grade oils are packed with the medicinal chemical constituents you are probably looking for.
Good luck and top of the year to you.
bobj
Kitchen Herb Garden in the winter time? Sure, why not?
One of the greatest things about the internet is the news gathering applications. Was reading one of my favorite ones, Zite, and came across an article on winter herb gardening. So, if you can’t wait for HerbFest to get your herbs, try growing a herb garden in your kitchen.
If the click through doesn’t work then copy and paste below in your browser:
http://spanishchef.net/spanishchefblog/2012/01/16/13-herbs-to-grow-in-your-kitchen-with-tips-on-getting-started/
Another Way to Garden in a Small Space
Christmas is over and the new year has begun. Just have to get through January and it won’t be long before it warms up again and things begin to blossom.
Folks who come to HerbFest often say I would love to try more herbs, but I just don’t have the room. I came across an article about using an old wood pallet as a “container garden.” Here’s How-To: Turn a Pallet Into a Vertical Garden.
If doesn’t click through then copy and paste this into url below or try clicking on it.
http://www.curbly.com/users/capreek/posts/10175-how-to-turn-a-pallet-into-a-vertical-garden.
What a great way to recycle!
Garlic and Health Benefits – Customer Comment
following a post on Garlic from the Herbal Lore and Legend free weekly herb tips, we received the below comment from C. Moonstar which is interesting. C. Moonstar’s ancestry is that of American Indian.
Bob
Ewwwwwww…I believe that garlic as well as chicken soup has medicinal value. However, I draw the line sometimes…I believe that my friends must think it wards off evil because they even use garlic in their grits.
My maternal grandmother was a true herbalist and she planted crops year round of her wares. Each year as winter approached, my mother would help her harvest the ready herbs and cover her herbal garden plants with straw to protect them until the weather became warmer. Each year in the spring, the gypsies (honest truth Bob) came with their entourage of wagons and horses to gather their needs for the coming year.
Now how or why my mother made warm milk with garlic and butter when I was sick with a cold, I do not know. Just the thought of those days gags me. This is one recipe that I do not have nor do I want….eeeewwwwww.
Thanks for the info on garlic. I am sure that I could have also learned a lot from my grandmother. I am sad to know that her skills and knowledge were buried with her since I was only 6 months old when she passed. I am sure that despite her limited purse she had a vast wealth of knowledge. Hopefully, our paths will cross in the skyland one day.
Blessings of the season, Bob Follow @medfaxx
CMM
Vendor Application For HerbFest 2012 Now On HerbFest Site
Come join the largest herb festival in the U.S. devoted to herbs and lifestyle. Click here to copy or have this year’s vendors application emailed to you. Dates are April 20-29, 2012.
What are the benefits of having certain teas in water for a foot scrub?
Hi Lara,
Basically I don’t know but let me give you an educated guess.
1. Some teas are “astringent” meaning they remove fluids from the skin surface as well as possibly slightly below the surface. That can be good on topical bacteria.
2. Some teas have chemicals to soften the skin, and that can help if great deal of callous type material.
3. Some teas such as a tea made from “tea tree oil” or certain “thyme oils” have antiseptic properties that kill bacteria. Of course my question would be why use it diluted in a tea when could apply directly.
On a more general note don’t forget the benefit of simply doing a “foot scrub” using warm/hot water. When a body part is exposed to a thermal agent with a temperature higher than the body part then the reaction is to increase blood flow to the area to “cool” the area so it is equal to surrounding tissues. That process of increased circulation is almost always beneficial to pain and/or healing.
Hope this helps.
bobj
P.S. For more information on pain and healing you might enjoy the videos on our MedFaxx web site which deals with physical medicine.
Herbs for Back and Cervical pain
For many pains can apply topically it’s the mint family. Example when you look at most topical products you will find, generally in first or second place, on list of ingredients the word “mentha” which is mint oil. Peppers are often next and “capsacin” will be that ingredient. Most topical use varying degrees (%’s) of mint, pepper, ileux(biofreeze) in their products. Of course standy by is always “aloe”. Hope helps understand. Also go to our website and type in “medicinal” and will get more info.
bobj
