medical herbs in england?
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The list is enormous mate - but I'll start you off with one:
Blackcurrants - juice of is great for sore throats.
Blackcurrants - juice of is great for sore throats.
Yarrow - its sap has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties. Keep away from pregnant women though as it induces miscarriage.
Meadowsweet. The flourish is a natural aspirin and the root gets used for everything from toothache to gurgly tummy.
cheers,
Toddy
cheers,
Toddy
If you're interested in this, I'd suggest a good book as a starting point. The New Age Herbal by Richard Mabey is one that I find very good for a newcomer to the subject. I also have Holistic Herbal by David Hoffman, which is also good, but I'd suggest the Mabey book first.
Geoff
Geoff
Stinging Nettle - where do we start:
Arthritis
Bronchitis
Allergies
Full of Vit C & Iron
Stress/Depression
Sting Relief (Yes Really (crush them))
I recommend the book 101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Piers Warren
Arthritis
Bronchitis
Allergies
Full of Vit C & Iron
Stress/Depression
Sting Relief (Yes Really (crush them))
I recommend the book 101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Piers Warren
marigold?good for lots of things like healing wounds,some people even smoke it.ment to be good for geting rid of a fever plus some arabs use it as a natural viagra.
what about some pictures to go with these guys? so people arnt searching all over for ones they dont recognise? 
Culpeppers Complete Herbal is another good starting point.
Just now radish is popular in our house hold as we seem to have rather a lot of warts and verucas.
Just now radish is popular in our house hold as we seem to have rather a lot of warts and verucas.
Seems that the problem is working out which information on plants is true and which information is oft repeated tat.
I'm put off a book as soon as I see mention of homeopathy and its methods and wish there was some good affordable books I knew I could trust the information of.
I have a few books on Herbs and healing and have to say there's some right old tat written in amongst them, kind of puts me off the rest of the book when I see the unscientific stuff.
I'm put off a book as soon as I see mention of homeopathy and its methods and wish there was some good affordable books I knew I could trust the information of.
I have a few books on Herbs and healing and have to say there's some right old tat written in amongst them, kind of puts me off the rest of the book when I see the unscientific stuff.
i can see that there are millions of them an i need to get the books. i thought i might add using a wild mushroom's peel for a plaster (can't remember the name of it)
White willow bark - contains salicin, a chemical similar to aspirin - chew it for pain relief.
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/willow-bark-000281.htm
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/willow-bark-000281.htm
Goat willow is much sweeter (might probably be why it's named that )
it works the same way, not quite as effective but supposedly a bit easier on the stomach.
cheers,
Toddy
)it works the same way, not quite as effective but supposedly a bit easier on the stomach.
cheers,
Toddy
Copy that.
The big test for a book is the edibility of elderberries and rowan berries.
But I don't know what the correct answer is.
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