Elder flowers
It is said that summer begins when elderflowers bloom, and ends when the elderberries are ripe at the end of August. Unfortunately for an increasing number of people, lovely summer days can be blighted by…
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Reducing your cholesterol naturally
The surprising fact is that most of our cholesterol is produced by our body and not ingested in our foods. Although cholesterol gets a bad press, every cell in our body needs cholesterol. A large…
The Liver Cleanse
Liver congestion is a common if unrecognised condition. The cleanse seems complicated but here it is simplified into a recipe for success.
Keeping calm and Strong
Keep Calm and Carry On is such a boring cliché, but nonetheless, we have to do it. However, so many people feel so stressed and anxious these days, we may wonder how we can manage…
Make your own Horseradish Honey
They say that once you have Horseradish in your garden, you have it for life. And true enough, I have some which I dig up each year to turn into a cough syrup for the…
Tone your veins with conkers
Now that it is conker season and people have discovered ‘Viking soap’ there seems to be concern on the social media over Horse chestnut toxicity. The natural constituent aescin, is a saponin, which lathers up…
Burdock – what a surprise!
As medical herbalists, we think of Burdock mainly as a deep cellular detoxifying herb. I have also discovered that the leaf is a natural anti-biotic, and with this information in mind, Burdock is one of…
Melissa (Lemon balm)
Lemon balm is one of those lovely herbs which grow like a weed, smells delicious and yet, is rather under-utilized. Herbs love being appreciated, and I would like to tell you how it can be…
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