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Ferns: medicinal, magical, edible and… beautiful
I really enjoy the seas of ferns which you’ll find in forests in temperate climates like ours. Ireland was even more covered in them; forest over there would contain a…
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Herbal allies: how to choose the right plants to work with
Herbs are valuable allies, there is no question about that. There are, however, an awful lot of medicinal and magical plants. It’s impossible to get to know them all. How…
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How do I easily make a healing, medicinal herbal salve myself?
Today I am going to tell you how you can easily make a healing, medicinal herbal salve yourself. You can do this using a medicinal herbal oil that you have…
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How do you process medicinal plants? About infusions, ointments, tinctures and much more.
It’s great to learn about how plants work, but it is even more fun to use them. In this blog I will tell you how you can process medicinal plants.…
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How to make a medicinal herbal syrup, part 1: the basics
When I was very little, I didn't really appreciate many of the home-made remedies administered to me. It was medicine that was bitter and far from tasty. I rather coughed…
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How to make a medicinal herbal syrup, part 2: basic syrup
Last time we went over some theory about the use of medicinal herbal syrup. This time we will get to work. We’ll start, logically, at the beginning: the basic syrup.…
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How to make a medicinal herbal syrup, part 3: medical herbal syrup
In the first blog of this series, we went over some theory about the use of medicinal herbal syrups. In the second blog, we discussed how to make a basic…
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How to make a tincture from medicinal plants: the traditional method
In the meantime, your hands are probably itching to get started and create your own tincture from medicinal plants. Today we are going to discuss how to do that using…
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How to make a tincture of medicinal plants: the preparations
Part of my work as a hagetisse is making all kinds of remedies from medicinal plants. Tinctures are of course one of these remedies. Although it isn’t hard to buy…
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How to make a tincture of medicinal plants: the weighted method
I hope that, in the meantime, you have made all kinds of tinctures and experimented with the traditional method. As I wrote before, this is the method I use the…
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