November 10, 2014
Make the medicinal herb broth: 8 cups water or vegetable or grain or bone broth or meat stock 16 cloves Garlic, peeled, whole 1oz Dong Quai Root Place all of the above in large pot and simmer covered for 1 hour. Strain or take out all herbs with slotted spoon and discard. Sauté on low […]
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November 10, 2014
8 cups water, vegetable, grain, meat or bone broth 16 cloves Garlic, fresh, peeled, whole 1/2 oz Burdock Root Place all of the above in large pot and simmer covered for 30 minutes. Turn off heat and add: 1/2 oz Nettle Leaf Stir in, cover and let sit for minimum 1 hour Strain […]
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November 10, 2014
In large pot sauté until purslane is only partially cooked: 2 cups Purslane, chopped 1/2 cup Green Onions, chopped 1 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt 1/4 tsp. Black Pepper, ground 1/2 tsp. Rosemary, dried, ground 1/2 cup Olive Oil Add and lightly cook but keep firm: 1 cup Summer Squash, cut to any desired size […]
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November 08, 2014
SWEET VIOLET (Viola odorata) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “The leaves and flowers together are used; they have a sweet, slightly mucilaginous, slightly salty taste and cool impression. “Violet is suited to cases where the mucosa is dry, when expectoration needs to be […]
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November 08, 2014
SKULLCAP (Scutellaria lateriflora) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “Skullcap is ‘a sure treatment for almost any nervous system malfunction of a mild or chronic nature, from insomnia to fear to nervous or sick headaches, and as a basic palliative-restorative when pasturing out from […]
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November 08, 2014
RED CLOVER BLOSSOM (Trifolium pratense) Excerpted from: New Menopausal Years The Wise Woman Way By Susun Weed “Red Clover is everything you thought soy would be, with none of soy’s drawbacks. Instead of leaching minerals from the bones, Red Clover contributes generously to bone health. Instead of disturbing the thyroid, Red Clover helps normalize […]
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November 08, 2014
BURDOCK ROOT (Arctium lappa) Excerpted from: The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants By Matthew Wood “Burdock Root is bitter, sweet, and oily, and therefore well suited to dry/atrophic conditions where there is a need to increase secretions, tissue feeding, and tissue cleansing. The bitters stimulate secretion in the digestive […]
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