Today, I planted Comfrey in My Garden ,and I Can’t Wait to Watch This Beauty Grow. Yesterday, I wrote about Mealycup Sage, which is more of a blue violet in color tone, Comfrey is red violet. I love all the tones of violet in my garden. The violets are excellent accents and/or backdrops for all…
Category: Herbs
Roselle or Red Zinger Hibiscus – Health Benefits of Red Zinger Tea
I grew up in a cotton-picking region near the Mississippi River in America’s Southeast. Cotton plants have blooms that look like okra and native hibiscus plants. While most people grow red zinger hibiscus for its health benefits and to make red zinger tea, I grow this shrub for its flower. The health benefits are simply…
How to Make Manuka Honey Salve – The Healing Benefits of Manuka Honey
Several years ago, I badly injured my leg when I trotted into a nale that was protruding from a board. The wound was deep — the nail dug all the way down to my bone. I went to the emergency room, and a wound specialist was called in to treat me. He prescribed several different…
How to Make an Easy Herbal Salve with Shea Butter and Essential Oils
Ingredients: Shea Butter Triple Paste Bees Wax There are probably more herbal salve recipes than there are essential oils, and I have discovered that there is an abundance of essential oils. I own most of them. Simply keeping my essential oil shelf organized is a challenge. With that in mind, I have created a different…
Borage – Borage Essential Oil & Borage Seed Oil – Health Benefits & Recipes
As with all essential oils, we need to know about the healing benefits of the herbaceous plant borage: Borage Image Credit: Horticulture Magazin Medicinal Uses: “The leaves, flowers, and seeds of borage are employed medicinally. Borage oil, extracted from the seeds, is often utilized for its potential health benefits. With a history dating back to…
What Is Shea Butter? Why Is It Good for Your Skin?
“Shea butter is a seed fat that comes from the shea tree. The shea tree is found in East and West tropical Africa. The shea butter comes from two oily kernels within the shea tree seed. After the kernel is removed from the seed, it is ground into a powder and boiled in water. The…
How Do Essential Oils Work – Through the Nose and the Skin — Especially the Feet
I am a born again essential oils user. I tried diffusing oils years before, but everything was different then. I was younger and had fewer aches and pains. I was busy–darting from one place to another–and I was rarely at home during the day. I thought that essential oils were primarily a way to make…
What Is Eucalyptus Essential Oil – Recipes for Eucalyptus Oil Blends
In another post, I related the fact that I use Eucalyptus Essential Oil to Magage Pain: I have learned that Eucalyptus Essential Oil is also good for various hair treatments. In my opinion, that is icing on the cake. I was using Eucalptus Essential Oil daily before that. What is Eucalyptus Oil? “Eucalyptus oil is…
Hiqili Essential Oil Set of 16 – Great Way to Ease into the Essential Oil Experience
HIQILI Essential Oil Set of 16 Fragrances with 16 Droppers Image Credit HIQILI on Amazon After I opened my bottle of HIQILI Rose Essential Oil, I was amazed at how very much its contents smelled like old garden roses. From past experience, I know that all essential oils are not equal. Although I already had…
How to Make Homemade Alcohol Infusions and Liqueurs from Fruits and Herbs
What Is An Infusion? An Infusions is “a drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking the leaves of a plant or herb in liquid. ‘a strong rosemary infusion.’” Dictionary When the liquid infused is liquor, the infusion is a type of liquor or liqueur. What Is A Liqueur? A liquer is “a strong, sweet alcoholic liquor, usually drunk after…