Tag: herbal remedies
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First (proper) Hops harvest!
A bowl of sleepy goodness Our ‘year of firsts’ continues at Ligaya with our first Hops harvest! Last year, our friends at @haphazard-hstead posted on their Hops harvest with some great advice on when to pick them. So I’ve been waiting until the signs were right and decided that today is the day. I’ve been waiting for the flowers (or cones)…
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A little relief
There’s so many folks I run into lately who are suffering from constant pain. Most of them are on some heavy duty pharmaceuticals and don’t like it. I decided to jump the gun a little today and make up some Wild Lettuce (or Prickly Lettuce) – Lactuca serriola tincture for them. Actually, I’m not allowed…
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Which Comfrey is which?
‘True Comfrey’ (Symphytum officinale) is a common herb in Europe. The other common variety is ‘Russian Comfrey’ (Symphytum x uplandicum) in many cases. This is, in turn, a hybrid of two varieties. The ‘x’ in its taxonomic name means that it is a hybrid. ‘True Comfrey’ will self seed prolifically, while the ‘Russian Comfrey’ we…
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Gawler Kitchen Herbalists
Recently, I have been posting a lot of stuff on Facebook. I like it because it so immediate. On that esteemed platform I have created an informal little group called Gawler Kitchen Herbalists to look at local, wild herbs and plants that we can use for remedies and food. I did it because there is…
