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Herbs

A Year of Herbs: Pregnancy and the Use of Essential Oils, Part 2

August 13, 2010

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Guest Post by Kimberly of Fertility Flower
Continuing on from yesterday's post on the safe use of essential oils in pregnancy, and the first two oils, Lavender and Bergamot.
Using Neroli, Chamomile and Geranium
Like bergamot, Neroli is [...]

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A Year of Herbs: Pregnancy and the Use of Essential Oils

August 12, 2010

Guest Post by Kimberly of Fertility Flower
**Stephanie's note: I had originally intended to put up a tomato canning tutorial tomorrow, but this post was long, and yet so full of good information, whether you are pregnant or simply want to learn more about the use of essential oils! So it will continue tomorrow, and you [...]

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A Year of Herbs: Dandelions

April 1, 2010
dandelions in vase

**Have you been following A Year of Herbs? Learn more about common herbs and ways that you can use them as simple remedies in your own home.**
I joked last year about how my husband was trying to convince me to view the yearly explosion of dandelions in our yard as a "harvest season".
Ahem. Last week [...]

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The Handbook of Vintage Remedies: Review and Giveaway

February 17, 2010
handbook of vintage remedies

This year I've committed myself to studying up on herbs in greater detail, learning how to use them for treating sicknesses, discomforts and other ailments, as well as for boosting our overall health. It's been fascinating so far and I just love the in-depth learning that I am doing.
However, in-depth personal study on the topics [...]

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A Year of Herbs: Ginger

February 1, 2010
more fresh ginger

Image by vieuxbandit
As I went to write this next post for my Year of Herbs series, I had been thinking of doing comfrey or yarrow. However, I've really been enjoying learning about herbs that we all have right at our fingertips (like garlic and onion, or fennel and dill). Ginger seemed a perfect choice to [...]

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Homemade Cough and Cold Syrup

November 20, 2009
onion-cough-syrup

Since mentioning and tweeting (@keeperhome) about this syrup I made, I've had many requests to share the recipe, so here it is!
It comes from a book I mentioned briefly before called 10 Essential Herbs by Lalitha Thomas. This is a rare (I believe because it's out of print) book from 1996 that my mother-in-law stumbled [...]

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Getting Sick= Good Practice with Herbs!

November 15, 2009

Wouldn't you know it, that within days of posting on garlic and all of its healing properties, we would come home from a weekend away with several sickies (including myself)?
I've spent the last 4 days on a computer fast, as suggested by my wise and loving husband. He knew that I was a bit burnt [...]

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A Year of Herbs: Garlic

November 12, 2009
garlic poster

Image by Muffet
In light of flu/cold season, garlic with all it's wondrous antibacterial properties seemed like the perfect herb for kicking off the real, official start of A Year of Herbs!
(Okay, I sort of started it already with Herbs for the New Mama and Herbs for the Fussy Baby. But this time, I'm actually studying [...]

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Herbs for the Fussy Baby

October 8, 2009
Johanna-with-acne

 
Johanna at about 1 month old, during the worst of her colic and baby acne
Colic and fussiness in young babies just isn't fun for anyone. Not for the baby. Certainly not for the parents. It can be downright exhausting, and it's difficult to see your baby in such pain and discomfort and to feel [...]

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Herbs for the New Mama

October 2, 2009
Herbal-teas

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