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Early Spring at the Allotment
This morning was sunny and bright and I was looking forward to spending some time down at my allotment. I had carved the time out of my crowded diary four weeks ago and I was delighted to see that … Continue reading
2014 – A Good Year for Making Herbal Medicines
On the eve of the New Year I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my herbal medicine making exploits during 2014. Actually I process herbs practically every day of the year so it will have … Continue reading
Lily of the Valley – Apollo’s Gift to Aesclepius
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) is blooming at this time of year. The Latin name means ‘Of the valleys’ and ‘during May’ so for those people who find Latin names awkward I hope to persuade you how logical and … Continue reading
Making Infused Herbal OIls
Each summer I love to make infused herbal oils. Infused oils are a really good way of preserving the healing properties of herbs which will be used later in the year to make ointments or other external treatments. The properties … Continue reading
Harvesting Calendula – The Sunshine Herbal Medicine
It’s the time of the year when my Calendula crop is flowering and requires regular picking and dead heading. I pick little and often so that at the end of the season I have enough dried Calendula flowers and infused … Continue reading
Gathering Meadowsweet – A Natural Anti-inflammatory
At this time of year the damp areas of lanes and water meadows are covered with frothy clouds of Meadowsweet. Meadowsweet or Filipendula ulmaria is a very important herb for my clinic. Like other damp dwelling plants it contains salicylates, … Continue reading
Harvesting Alchemilla mollis – A Great Healer and Toner
Yesterday I was able to harvest my first crop from the new bed of Alchemilla mollis at my herb field. Alchemilla mollis is better known as Ladies’ Mantle and is now widely known as a herb ‘for women’. This was … Continue reading
Couch Grass – a Welcome Crop in My Garden
Yesterday I had an hour after my clinic to do some work in the garden. I planned to dig over a fallow bed and was delighted to find that it contained a good crop of Couch grass. I know that … Continue reading
Gathering Eyebright – Precious Medicine for the Eyes
Eyebright (Euphrasia spp) is a fascinating semi parasitic plant which grows on old grassland and heaths. It needs an undisturbed habitat and is therefore no longer very common. I am lucky then that it grows in abundance in a small … Continue reading
Gathering Elder Flowers – A Herb for Interconnectedness
I have been gathering Elder flowers for the last week or so, on and off when the weather permits. The fragrant clusters of white flowers appear in early to mid summer and are a valuable herbal medicine. Medicinal uses of … Continue reading
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