Post-Viral Sloes:
The Anthroposophical doctors prescribe Blackthorn as a post viral anti-fatigue tonic, but I could never understand how they work, because there is no evidence that they are anti-viral.
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My favourite herbal laundry soap:
There is more to conkers than competitions. They are rich in saponins, which are natural soap-like chemicals, and you can make a fabulous laundry soap from these abundant seeds.
Nasturtiums:
My nasturtiums have snaked all over the beds, with lightbulbs of radiant yellow and orange flowers everywhere. These plants, so easy to grow and so generous with colour in the late summer, have a lot…
Let-us-sleep:
When the Flopsy bunnies raided Mr MacGregor’s lettuce patch, they were so overcome with the soporific effects that they fell asleep and didn’t even know that Farmer MacGregor had dropped them into his sack.
Cancer and sugar:
Since the cancer rate seems to be climbing, I wanted to write a little about sugar and how it affects cancer.
It’s a bumper season for berries:
It’s a bumper season for berries: Why does that matter? It's free and excellent medicine. Every year healthy children go back to school from their summer holidays as healthy as horses and within a week,…
Nocturia and Interstitial Cystitis:
Nocturia is a bothersome condition, where people have to get up 6 or 8 times each night to urinate.
Lion’s Mane – a hero herb:
Quite often, I am asked to heal damaged nerves, neuralgia, cognitive decline and brain-fog in those with chronic fatigue.
Digging a bit deeper into depression:
According to The Big Mental Health Report 2024, 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem at some point each year. What is happening to us?
Marshmallow and acid reflux:
I thought that I would share with you a short story about the power of herbs.