this week's #herbcard - dandelion.
such a cool herb.
you can buy herbcards from my site, see my profile 🤗
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this week's #herbcard - dandelion.
such a cool herb.
you can buy herbcards from my site, see my profile 🤗
yes they do, if the bottle is ever on its side.
this is better for oils, as it's not rubber.
i also prefer these for tinctures...
rubber tops and oil, maybe use a different top next batch? 😊
this week's #herbcard
herbal salve
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althaea salve, dried root or herb, 80+% alcohol.
1 tablespoon to about a pint jar, close lid, leave overnight.
in the morning, make your infused oil as usual, make a salve from that.
i got this from elaine sheff i think? works fabulously.
the darker sets off the other color, fabulous picture!
i decorate a calendar cover every year, for a friend. so meditative 😊
this week's herb card: carrot.
#herbcard
i use the seed for infertility, w nutrients. works nicely. lr at least, there are babies. 😊
do you show how it differs from the non-invasive hybrids?
i am pretty baffled w all the rugosas, frankly.
your picture is beyond gorgeous, as is the rose itself. 😊
the root is great for some kinds of gut upset. tried to substitute the leaf for a client or two, they said it didn't work as well.
for other types of gut upset, the leaf works as well as the root.
i give teas to my clients, mostly. sometimes i also give a tincture, sometimes i also give a salve.
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this week's herb card: parsley
#herbcard
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looks cool! watercolor? acrylic? or? 🤗
i have that book. it's marvellous, and my copy includes current latin names.
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#calendar2025
hi guys,
here's a calendar page for january 2025.
the herb on there is onion, i like it a lot for coughs and congestion and things.
a chopped up onion in a bowl by the bed will clear the airways something fierce.
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also, i run a fab distance course on herbs, join me there! 🏵️🌿🌼
caraway, this week's herb card.
great to help digest foods.
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i'm doing a drawing course online, it's fun!
i've been drawing all my life, but this is structured learning.
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use normal beef stock bones ... same thing, almost, i think.
marvellous photo ❤️
love the heron! he looks *so* grumpy 😂
Happy holidays to all, whichever way you celebrate.
i'm in finland 🤗
heh i have two pics of giant hogweed, one w hubby for scale. let me see if i can find them:
www.henriettes-herb.com/galleries/ph...
www.henriettes-herb.com/galleries/ph...
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ours are often that size. tge species we have (mostly) is A. tomentosum. 🤔
smelly, amirite? except for the blue one.
they are *so cool*! 🤗
this week's herb: #elecampane, Inula helenium.
Christopher Hedley taught that it's good for elfshot: when elves shoot you w their arrows, all your energy leaks away.
also good to stop dancing w the elf queen.
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i use it a lot for grief, coughs, gut problems, in teas or (for coughs), as a syrup.
we call it julkärve "christmas sheaf" maybe?),
and they are put out by hunters where they hunted, the year just gone, as a thank you.
we get one evey year.
traditional persian chamomile oil , post 4/4:
here's a handful of papers on using the oil i just made:
www.researchgate.net/search/publi...
a few drops
- on an achy knee,
- for migraine,
- caesarian scar,
- in the nose
... the uses are varied, and fascinating.
also, researchgate rocks.
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hi,
i have written the whole process, the posts start here
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traditional persian chamomile oil.
here's the result, after 2 hours of boiling strong chamomile tea thru oil.
i got a little under 500 ml of the oil, and the remains of the tea, rather tar-like.
i'll slop that black gunk on the compost heap ... tomorrow.
the oil is fab. i shall treasure it.
and here i added 500 ml of organic sesame oil.
now it'll boil for 2 hours, making the strong tea bubble through the oil.
i'll check on it every 20-30 minutes, until it's almost done, then i'll watch it like a hawk, the final minutes.
