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Marigold for Modern Fevers and More. posted 26 February 2021 | 8:00 am
Chronic inflammation is linked to many chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, in fact, metabolic syndrome overall. Reducing inflammatory levels has become a modern-day ‘must’ and amongst the many choices, Marigold flowers rank high on the list for helping achieve this. Equally, it is antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal, so as an immune herb that’s … Read more...
Chronic inflammation is linked to many chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, in fact, metabolic syndrome overall. Reducing inflammatory levels has become a modern-day ‘must’ and amongst the many choices, Marigold flowers rank high on the list for helping achieve this. Equally, it is antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal, so as an immune herb that’s … Read more...
Pomegranate for the Prostate posted 24 February 2021 | 8:00 am
We associate the pomegranate fruit with the Mediterranean, sadly only seeing it at Christmas in our UK shops, on the whole. It is beautiful and also holds great medicinal value in its seeds/ juice. These posses wide-ranging antioxidant biochemistry that can according to studies, really help the prostate from ageing. And this then helps slow … Read more...
We associate the pomegranate fruit with the Mediterranean, sadly only seeing it at Christmas in our UK shops, on the whole. It is beautiful and also holds great medicinal value in its seeds/ juice. These posses wide-ranging antioxidant biochemistry that can according to studies, really help the prostate from ageing. And this then helps slow … Read more...
Cold Weather and Hawthorn posted 22 February 2021 | 8:00 am
Since the middle ages records show that Hawthorn has been used for various disorders of the cardiovascular system as a heart tonic to regulate circulation. Today, Hawthorn is an official drug in the Pharmacopoeias of Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia and Switzerland. As a testament to its popularity, it is a botanical ingredient in … Read more...
Since the middle ages records show that Hawthorn has been used for various disorders of the cardiovascular system as a heart tonic to regulate circulation. Today, Hawthorn is an official drug in the Pharmacopoeias of Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia and Switzerland. As a testament to its popularity, it is a botanical ingredient in … Read more...
Keep your Kidneys to Help Stress Levels posted 20 February 2021 | 9:00 am
My grandmother was born a Victorian and had a doctor apothecary grandfather whose many wonderful homilies passed on from him to include “keep your kidneys covered in the cold”. You see it a lot, tops parting company with bottoms, exposing the kidneys as they bend over, in freezing winter days no less! Plunging body temperatures … Read more...
My grandmother was born a Victorian and had a doctor apothecary grandfather whose many wonderful homilies passed on from him to include “keep your kidneys covered in the cold”. You see it a lot, tops parting company with bottoms, exposing the kidneys as they bend over, in freezing winter days no less! Plunging body temperatures … Read more...
Cleavers for Cleansing and Slimming. posted 19 February 2021 | 8:00 am
This straggling, clinging plant is still green and vibrant in the winter cold. Used to clear the lymph system and kidneys for hundreds of years, it detoxes overall, helping weight loss as it cleans out toxins, fats etc. Simply make a fresh tea. Use 2 tablespoons of the sticky stem, chop small, pour on boiling … Read more...
This straggling, clinging plant is still green and vibrant in the winter cold. Used to clear the lymph system and kidneys for hundreds of years, it detoxes overall, helping weight loss as it cleans out toxins, fats etc. Simply make a fresh tea. Use 2 tablespoons of the sticky stem, chop small, pour on boiling … Read more...
Plantain, The Star of our Immugold Tea. posted 17 February 2021 | 8:00 am
This common wild plant Plantain (Plantago lanceolata and its sister Plantago major) are the stars of our ImmuGold tea. I chose it as the lead herb in this blended immune support tea for both its strongly positive effects on the lungs and its ability to galvanise the bodies own defence strategies. It contains the constituent … Read more...
This common wild plant Plantain (Plantago lanceolata and its sister Plantago major) are the stars of our ImmuGold tea. I chose it as the lead herb in this blended immune support tea for both its strongly positive effects on the lungs and its ability to galvanise the bodies own defence strategies. It contains the constituent … Read more...
Losing Weight and Lose the Water posted 15 February 2021 | 8:00 am
You feel heavier; you don’t fit into your clothes so well. Swollen limbs and internally over-burdened organs-this is water retention. There are multiple reasons for holding water and to name but a few if you are deficient in B1, B6 and B5 then water retention can occur (Superfood Plus is rich in all these ‘B’ … Read more...
You feel heavier; you don’t fit into your clothes so well. Swollen limbs and internally over-burdened organs-this is water retention. There are multiple reasons for holding water and to name but a few if you are deficient in B1, B6 and B5 then water retention can occur (Superfood Plus is rich in all these ‘B’ … Read more...
Plant Diversity is Important posted 13 February 2021 | 9:00 am
Ever wondered why Dr Schulze put ‘a range’ of plants (15) into his Superfood Plus formula? Well, he is (amongst many other things of note) a qualified Herbal Practitioner and we herbalists know that mimicking ‘grazing’ and using ‘multiple phytotherapy’ was the very best for times past and is ever vitally so for the present. … Read more...
Ever wondered why Dr Schulze put ‘a range’ of plants (15) into his Superfood Plus formula? Well, he is (amongst many other things of note) a qualified Herbal Practitioner and we herbalists know that mimicking ‘grazing’ and using ‘multiple phytotherapy’ was the very best for times past and is ever vitally so for the present. … Read more...
Sphagnum Moss our Native Antimicrobial. posted 12 February 2021 | 8:00 am
Sphagnum moss has been used for centuries to combat bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Most famously it was used in vast quantities in WW1 as bandage material for several reasons. It was cheaper, cooler, softer and more efficient than cotton (soaking up escaping fluids) whilst dually providing antisepsis, anti-infection compounds. Overall it is a complex … Read more...
Sphagnum moss has been used for centuries to combat bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Most famously it was used in vast quantities in WW1 as bandage material for several reasons. It was cheaper, cooler, softer and more efficient than cotton (soaking up escaping fluids) whilst dually providing antisepsis, anti-infection compounds. Overall it is a complex … Read more...
Our Native Infection Remedy posted 10 February 2021 | 8:00 am
This 300-year-old oak tree is a wonderful winter companion for our village.In summer its leaves make a handy home remedy. The tannin-rich foliage infused in hot water makes a quick ‘wash’ that creates a resistant barrier to microbes. It is useful where there may be a bacterial infection on the skin. The tannic acid in … Read more...
This 300-year-old oak tree is a wonderful winter companion for our village.In summer its leaves make a handy home remedy. The tannin-rich foliage infused in hot water makes a quick ‘wash’ that creates a resistant barrier to microbes. It is useful where there may be a bacterial infection on the skin. The tannic acid in … Read more...
