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We
have over 75 herbs listed on 8 pages, they are listed by their common
name, click on the first letter above to take you through.
For more information on caring for your Herbs go to Herbcare
These
herb pages aim to be very informative but due to the immense number of
herbs, those that are most well known or interesting have been included.
Each herb now has its own page with a little more detail. By the end of the year we hope to have a picture of every herb on its own page, this will help with identification.
It is amazing how many natural remedies have been forgotten in recent times and it is wonderful that at long last the value of herbs is being rediscovered.
Many cultivated varieties of herbs are now widely available from specialist growers, supermarkets and garden centres. When growing herbs try and stick to positioning them in similar conditions to their natural habitat, this will then give you a good growth of happy herbs.
Each herb now has its own page with a little more detail. By the end of the year we hope to have a picture of every herb on its own page, this will help with identification.
It is amazing how many natural remedies have been forgotten in recent times and it is wonderful that at long last the value of herbs is being rediscovered.
Many cultivated varieties of herbs are now widely available from specialist growers, supermarkets and garden centres. When growing herbs try and stick to positioning them in similar conditions to their natural habitat, this will then give you a good growth of happy herbs.
An
intelligent, cautious and thoughtful approach should be used when taking
any herbal remedy.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing so it is recommended that a trained herbalist who is a qualified doctor should be consulted for the treatment of specific illnesses.
Children, pregnant women and the elderly should only take herbal remedies if they have consulted a trained herbalist who is a qualified doctor, this will ensure a safe diagnosis.
When it comes to eating herbs " everything in moderation", is a good rule to live by.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing so it is recommended that a trained herbalist who is a qualified doctor should be consulted for the treatment of specific illnesses.
Children, pregnant women and the elderly should only take herbal remedies if they have consulted a trained herbalist who is a qualified doctor, this will ensure a safe diagnosis.
When it comes to eating herbs " everything in moderation", is a good rule to live by.
A
SHORT CAUTIONARY TALE
Recently I was made aware of someone who because of a diet decided to
drink two or three of the now easily available fruit teas each day, as
they taste delicious without sugar or milk. Hibiscus is common ingredient
in many of these teas as a flavour enhancer and for its colouring properties,
it is a widely drunk drink of the African continent. It is high in citric
and tartic acid and in this particular person, serious eczema developed
all around the neck, all over the feet and tummie. At nearly 50 she had
never experienced an allergic reaction of this nature in her life and
has since ceased to drink these particular teas. The eczema has now almost
gone but it took two weeks from stopping the teas to the eczema disappearing.
This summer however she intends to make her own friut teas but without
the Hibiscus. This reaction severe as it was will not happen to many of
us but it is always worth bearing in mind that
'Our bodies are not always prepared to put up with what our brains decide might be good for us'.
'Our bodies are not always prepared to put up with what our brains decide might be good for us'.
