Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
Homemade herbal remedies are easier than you think, and most only require a few minutes of hands-on time before you've crafted powerful herbal medicine for your families' medicine chest. Diving into making herbal remedies might
Learn how to make a simple yet effective salve using jewelweed, an herb with powerful anti-itch properties that you might be surprised to find growing close to home. Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis), which also goes by
Calendula oil is an easy-to-make, versatile and potent addition to any home medicine cabinet. It can be used topically for cuts and scrapes due to its anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties, but it's also useful internally.
Lavender tincture is a gentle herbal remedy for improving sleep, and there's also some evidence that it can help with mild anxiety, depression, and headaches. It's easy to make at home with just a few
You'll love making homemade Ginger Tincture. This easy natural remedy is a wonderful way to support digestion, but also great for several other ailments. Just 2 ingredients and a jar is all you'll need!
As the opioid epidemic worsens, people are desperate for natural pain relief options. Wild lettuce has been used for millennia as a natural herbal pain reliever, and now survivalists are touting it as a form
This herbal tincture is a great remedy for headaches and some migraine headaches as well.
Comfrey salve is easy to make at home, using homegrown herbs or by purchasing dried comfrey. Studies show that comfrey is an effective herbal pain reliever when applied topically.
Borage is a beautiful annual flower that's popular with gardeners, mostly for its abundant display of showy blue flowers. It also happens to be both edible and medicinal, and it has a number of uses
Here is my best recipe for natural, herbal mouthwash that refreshes, protects, and cleans your mouth! It’s simple to make, too. Lose those toxic chemicals, and clean up your mouth! I've been meaning to write this mouthwash and gum care recipe to go along with my recipe for natural toothpaste for
Herbal salve recipes are easy to make for a variety of uses. These salves incorporate herbs and can help to soothe, calm, and ease the skin.
There are edible plants and medicinal plants, but only a few survival plants are both edible AND medicinal.
How to make an eczema treatment that works. This eczema relief balm recipe uses ingredients that soothe inflammation, itching and dryness.
Lemon balm has many health benefits and one of the best ways to use it is in a tincture. Learn how to make this lemon balm tincture using fresh lemon balm!
How to make a plantain salve recipe to promote skin health.
Do you know about the many wonderful benefits of yarrow? Yarrow is a fantastic medicinal plant that's easy to grow and use in your herbal remedy arsenal. You may even have some yarrow posing as
As beautiful as it is to be outdoors in nature with the bees—sometimes you get stung! Learn how to make an herbal DIY bee sting poultice in this article.
This herbal wound healing salve recipe is one every medicinal herb cabinet should have. It's the perfect non-toxic option for skin abrasions.
Herbal culinary salts are incredibly easy to prepare and widely underused! Today we are sharing all the basics that you’ll need to know to make your own DIY herbal culinary salts and start stepping up your game at mealtime!
Like the fresh herb, plantain tincture is an excellent soothing, anti-inflammatory remedy for bug bites, stings, and other skin irritations. It also has some impressive properties for internal health. Plantain tincture may help support digestive
Yarrow salve offers many medicinal and healing benefits, and it couldn't be easier to make at home. Yarrow is used topically to treat wounds and skin irritation, and it's been used since antiquity to help
Plantain salve is one of the best ways to start a home herbal first aid kit. Plantain is abundant, and this easy to make salve is good for all manner of minor burns, cuts, and
Elderberry tincture is a simple way to convert fresh or dried elderberries into a homemade remedy to boost the immune system. You may have come across elderberry, in either tincture or syrup form, if you've
Have fresh corn? Don't throw away that corn silk! Corn Silk can be used to help alleviate symptoms that go along with the following conditions: bedwetting, cystitis, prostatitis, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, gout and hyperglycemia. It's also a natural source of vitamin K and potassium.
With this list of tinctures and uses, you’ve got the perfect starting point to take advantage of these powerful remedies and take more...
Lemon balm has many health benefits and one of the best ways to use it is in a tincture. Learn how to make this lemon balm tincture using fresh lemon balm!
This DIY Goldenrod Salve is a natural remedy to help reduce inflammation, promote healing, and soothe skin.
Hops have many health benefits and are perfect for adding to your herbal apothecary! Learn about the medicinal benefits of hops and how to make hop tea.
Mullein is one of the most recognizable, medicinal and useful plants. Foraging for mullein is easy and fun!
Make your own herbal bug spray with herbs. Effective, safe & easy DIY recipe to repel mosquitoes and other insects.
Learn how you can use mullein, especially mullein leaves, to help boost your bodies health, well being, and resiliency.
Learn how to make helpful herbal salves using fresh basil from your garden! The 3 recipes include first aid, headache, and aches & pains salve.
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My first home in Vermont had a huge patch of bee balm growing right outside my bedroom window. I'd wake up to a flurry of hummingbirds in the summer, arguing over the nectar inches from
What is homeopathy? This article is a basic guide for moms on the basic premise of homeopathy, and how to use it in your home.
NOTE: This article is about how to make an easy decongestant that really works! It’s a super simple recipe that uses common kitchen spices to fight congestion, stuffy noses, post nasal drip, and may ease difficult breathing by supporting the lungs. You can get rid of a stuffy nose and congestion nat
