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Herbal Salves
Salves hold infused oils in a relatively fixed form for ease of carrying and application. You will be using a
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Shrubs, Switchels, & Oxymels
Shrubs, Switchels, and Oxymels are all preparations that combine the virtues of vinegar with sugar to create a delightful and
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Herbal Elixirs
Herbal Elixirs are essentially tinctures with honey added. The simple addition of honey both makes the tincture more palatable and
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Herbal Honeys & Electuaries
Honey is the oldest easily accessible natural sugar. Human use of honey is depicted in stone age tablets 8000 years
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Nasal Washes & Eyewashes
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Steam Inhalations
Steam inhalations are wildly underutilized preparations, especially in the colder months when respiratory ailments arise with the weather changes. Steam
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Herbal Syrups
Herbal syrups combine the power of infusions with sugar for a more palatable medicine.
How to prepare an Herbal Syrup:
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Compresses
A compress is a piece of cloth soaked in an herbal infusion and applied to the skin.
Start with a
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Herbal Baths
Hear me out here... what if... just what if... you infused yourself in tea? While I wouldn’t recommend drinking
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Herbal Smoking Mixtures & Smudges
The power in the combination of herbs and fire is by way of smoke. Aromatic plants have the longest history
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Herbal Oils
Fat is the medium for most external herbal medicine. ‘Fat’ = lipids, and the kinds of fat we use in medicine
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Herbal Vinegars
Vinegar extracts, called “acetums” (vinegar is acetic acid) are often used as a non-alcoholic replacement for tinctures. Given a side-by-side
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How to Make Herbal Tinctures
Tinctures are ‘hydroalcoholic’ extractions. Alcohol allows the most effective extraction of plant properties while preserving the herbal preparation much longer than water-extraction methods alone.
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Herbal Infusions & Decoctions: The Art of Making Tea
"Whatever the situation, whatever the race or creed,
Tea knows no segregation, no class nor pedigree
It knows no
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Herbs as-is
While preparing herbal medicines is a delight in itself, you don’t always need to go through all these steps
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30ish herbs to build your home apothecary
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If you are just beginning to integrate herbs into your everyday rituals, it
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Essential tools & equipment in the preparation of herbal medicines
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Jars
Start with a dozen, at least. If you really get into medicine making, you will
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Basic terms of herbal medicine making
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First, some terms. Herbalism is a language in and of itself, one that