Herbal lozenges are a convenient way to take your herbal remedies. Once you decide which herbs you will use, based on their actions and your needs, you will make the lozenges in much the same way as herbal syrups. Place a total of 2 ounces of herb(s) in a cooking pot for every quart of …
Herbal syrup is a tasty way to take your herbs. Decide which herbs you will use, based on their actions and your needs. This recipe uses a strong extract of herbs and is made with honey. You can always substitute vegetable glycerine, brown sugar or maple syrup if you prefer. Place a total of 2 …
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Herbal capsules are made by placing powdered herbs in capsules and joining the two sides together. Use size 00 vegetable capsules, which are available at health food stores and maybe at your local pharmacy. Herbals pills are also easy to make and once finished they will store almost indefinitely. Just place the powdered herbs …
Herbal powders are simple to make. If you have the time, you can use a mortar and pestle, but an electric or hand cranked coffee grinder only takes a minute or two. Just use a separate herb grinder from the one you use to grind coffee so your herbs don’t taste like coffee. Powdered herbs …
The first step in making your calendula tincture is to gather your materials. You’ll need dried calendula, vodka or gin for an alcohol tincture or apple cider vinegar or glycerin mixed in in equal proportions with distilled water for a non-alcohol version.
The perfect herbal cream consists of equal parts water and oils. I start by measuring my oils out first, as you will use roughly 1/2 cup liquid oils to 1/3 cup solid oils. From this point, you will measure your waters in a separate measuring cup so the waters equal the oils. Sounds a bit …
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Every month we explore one herb. Throughout the month we will learn about the benefits of the herb, it's herbal actions and uses. We will turn our knowledge into herbal recipes and concoctions to gain a fuller understanding of how these herbs actually work.
