About all things Herbal, Western medical or otherwise…
This has got to be one of the most wonderful Spring plants! Galium aparine grows often with nettle, climbing, crawling and clinging on to other plants and walls with the tiny curved bristles on its stem. The species name aparine comes from the words ‘to seize’ in ancient Greek reflecting the nature of this plant. […]
Here is how to make a basic cough syrup from Marshmallow root and Mullein flower although you could just as easily use the leaves of either plant here instead. This tasty syrup will be best suited for use in helping dry, tight, sore, stuck coughs and it can also be used to ease a sore […]
We are well and truly in the throes of the bug season now with people coughing and sneezing and blowing into hankies with noses redder than rudolphs… I am always being asked for cold and flu herb mixtures and this year I have run a record amount of workshops teaching people how to make their […]
Oxymels are a combination of herbs mixed with unpasteurised apple cider vinegar and honey. This type of preparation is quite ancient, the name deriving from the Latin oxy-meli meaning “acid and honey” Hippocrates made reference to this type of herbal preparation, they were also used in Medieval Persia and our own tradition of Western Herbal […]
St Johns wort or Hypericum perforatum is a herb that has received much media attention due to it’s ability to work with the serotonin receptors and also it’s effect on the liver pathway which serves to clear certain toxin’s ( including some pharmaceutical drugs) from the system more effectively. Due to this attention, many people […]
Healing Balms, Lotions & Potions Come and make your own Healing Balms, Creams and Gels in this very hands on, practical workshop Learn how to make your own Herb Oil’s as a starting material Use Aromatic Waters and Essential Oils in your preparations Take home your own handmade products with hand outs and recipes […]
Many great Plant Medicines quietly grow amongst the hustle and bustle of daily human life without being acknowledged or even observed. There are many blog posts about Hedgerow medicine, but it struck me today as I walked in the sunshine on my way to collect my little boy from School, how many Herbal Medicines I […]
Herbal Medicine Tea Making Join me for this fun session where you make your own blends of herb teas to suit your needs. We will have a wide range of dried herbs to choose from and even some empty teabags to fill with different blends. Perhaps you would like some sleep tea, or a cold […]
I will be running various workshops throughout the year, these are the first series for 2014 If you would like to reserve a place please request a booking form. A £10 deposit is required upon booking and the balance is payable on the day. An Introduction to Herbal Medicine: Learn the basics of Herbal Medicine […]
Beautiful July Sunshine for our West Sussex Herb Group inspired me to make a tincture from fresh Lemon balm or Melissa officinalis. Melissa means of the Bee and the bee’s certainly were hard at work around me as I gathered the leaves of the Lemon balm For our tincture, we used fresh herb because the […]
