This perennial herb found in woodlands near water. It has rose-form leaves, thorny, with silver undersides. Stems are arching round that may reach 3 to 5 feet high and thorny. Flowers are rose-form and white appearing in late spring to early summer. Fruit is red that turns dark when ripe. Raspberries are also cultivated in gardens but the cultivated plant loses most of its medicinal properties.
The wild plant is one of the most potent of herbs with foliage possessing a very active principal, fragine that has a special influence on the female reproductive organs and most importantly the pelvic region and uterus. It is used as a tonic during pregnancy and it will relieve morning sickness. It is an acclaimed remedy for both male and female in case of sterility.
Both the foliage and fruit are used as an aid to easy childbirth in difficult labor. It is well known for its soothing properties. The astringent properties of the wild raspberry are used in the treatment of dysentery and diarrhea. The ripen fruit are eaten as a general tonic to supply iron in anemia and help with general lack of energy. Eat as many fruit as desired.
Make a standard brew from foliage and drink a large cup every morning during pregnancy. Take a small cupful morning and night for other treatments.
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis is a cool-temperate perennial plant. It has been used for many centuries to clean fabrics and hair. It does not lather up like today’s shampoo but it does work.
• 2 cups packed of the fresh roots, stems and leaves chopped finely
• Simmer them in a pot with 500ml of water for half an hour, then let them cool
• Add 10-12 drops of your favorite essential oil
• Strain it into a container and then pour into a bottle
• Store in the refrigerator and use within two weeks
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Calendula Calentula officinalis is a member of the Asteraccae family and it is commonly called Pot Marigolt and it is not to be confused with French Marigolds as these are toxic.
Ointment, made with this herb has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties.
35g of fresh petals or 70g dried
60ml of emulsifying ointment (from chemist)
1tbsp glycerin (plant based)
1 ½ cups boiling water
• Place the petals in a bowl, pour boiling water over them, cover and let them steep until cool.
• Combine emulsifying ointment together with glycerin
• Add 150ml of the calendula infusion and stir thoroughly
• Pour into a jar, seal and let set before use
• Store in the refrigerator
A hardy perennial herb, member of the rose family, 40-50 cm high, with branched hairy stems bearing lobed leaves with serrated edges. Flowers are numerous and 3-5 mm in diameter greenish-yellow and with upper flowers smaller without petals, appearing early spring to mid-autumn. The herb is found in woodland and shady moist places in Europe and throughout northern temperate regions. It prefers a deep loamy moist soil but can grow in any soil. Self-seeds prolifically but the easier way to propagate is by division in spring or autumn. The plant is some times grown in gardens.
Lady’s mantle is a general tonic for women, especially for reproductive organs. This herb it has been used to restore normal menstruation for menstrual pain and help women to conceive. It is also used as a heart tonic and in acute diarrhea. It has anti-inflammatory properties and helps when applied externally with sores and skin irritation. The leaves are edible but they are slightly bitter. Take some springs of the herb and use in salad twice daily or make a standard brew of the herb and drink a small cupful morning and night .
A spreading perennial herb, to 1.2 m in height, found along roadsides and on waste lands. Tansy was in the middle Ages one of the essential strewing herbs. It is frequently now grown in herb gardens for its attractive and long-lasting yellow flowers and for its insect- repellent properties. Leaves are dark, fern like and of pungent sent. Flowers are small, of brilliant yellow, born in clusters. The whole plant has camphor like odor and is bitter- peppery to taste.
Despite the bitter flavor, there is plenty of evidence that it was widely used for culinary purposes in the past appearing in many old recipe books. The herb was a popular ingredient of cakes called tansies, tansy bans, as a substitute for mint in a sauce to accompany lamb and a yellow coloring matter was used to make tansy sugar rock.
It has traditionally been used as an insecticide or insect repellent to ward off aphids and other insects and in companion planting. It was rubbed over meat to keep flies away in past times. It is one of the most mineral rich of all herbs and contains many important substances, including Gallic acid, gum, stearin, bitter resin and precipitate of lime. This herb has many medicinal values. Parts used are the leaves. It has been used as a tonic, nervine, vermifuge and externally for treatment of swellings, enlarged, knotted varicose veins, as treatment for earache, toothache, sties and eye inflammation.
It is also an excellent general tonic against failing appetite, nausea, jaundice, blood pressure and dropsy. It is seldom used in herbal medicine today. This is a strong herb and can only be taken in small doses. A standard brew is made with one small teaspoon of finely cut herb. Take a tablespoon of this brew twice a day before meals. It is an irritant in large doses and if taken during pregnancy may induce abortion. The herb can grow well in dry, stony soil and prefer a sunny position. It can tolerate most positions provided the soil is not constantly wet. It is propagated by seed and division of old clumps.
The herb is found in woods and under dense hedges. Leaves are sparse, rough and dark, with the majority and larger ones springing from the root. The plant it comes up year after year from a woody root and rising to a height of up to 1 meter. It is a rough rather hairy plant. Flowers are tubular two-lipped and dark purplish and in bloom during summer.
Its botanical name arrives from the Celtic words ben (head) and ton (tonic). The herb posses’ powerful influence over the head region and it is much used in the treatment of headache and neuralgia of the head and face and will relieve most pains of this nature. It is also a valued remedy for jaundice. A standard brew of the leaves, it has somewhat the taste of tea, can be taken a wine glass morning and night. To make the tea, pour a cup of boiling water over a teaspoon of the dried herb. Let stand for 2 minutes and strain.
The dried herb used to be smoked as tobacco mixed with other herbs for relieving a headache. Also as a yellow die for wool. Externally has been used for bites and stings of all types of insects and animals.
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