Healing Medicine of the Rose Roses as Food and Medicine for Physical, Spiritual, Emotional Healing Exquisite, graceful, alluring, the rose is associated with sophisticated beauty and love. But the rose is much more than an ornamental flower adored for its heady aroma. The healing medicine of the ...
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Lemon Balm Recipe – Lemon Balm Cookies
Lemon Balm Uses Lemon balm is a delightfully aromatic culinary and medicinal herb. With a fresh lemon aroma and flavor, lemon balm can be enjoyed in a variety of ways and makes an attractive addition to any garden. A member of the mint family, lemon balm is easy to grow and can tolerate both sun and shade and ...
Healing With Comfrey and How to Use Comfrey
Comfrey, also known by the descriptive name “knit bone”, is an excellent plant with a long history of use in treating cuts, abrasions, bruises, torn ligaments, tendons, and broken bones. Comfrey has so many practical uses and benefits, I want everyone to know how to use comfrey! Studying herbal medicine, it is one ...
Make Your Own Rose and Aloe Cooling Lotion and Spray
All-Natural Rose and Aloe Cooling Lotion and Spray Roses are alluring and beautiful, and despite their delicate appearance, they offer some pretty amazing health benefits. Combining the anti-inflammatory and cooling property of rose petals with soothing aloe, we can create a simple, all-natural rose and aloe ...
DIY Summer Skin Salve – All Natural Relief for Summer Skin
Warm breezes and sunny days, summer is the time for outdoor activities. But along with the summer fun comes summer skin irritations like sunburn, blisters, insect bites, and the dreaded poison ivy. You can buy over-the-counter products to treat all of these, but you will also be getting the added chemicals and ...
Feeling Anxious, Wired, and Tired? Benefits of Passionflower – Reduce Anxiety and Sleep Better Naturally
If you find yourself anxious, edgy, and you can't stop thinking about your worries, the beautiful passionflower herb can bring you back to feeling centered and calm. Let me share the benefits of passionflower and how to use passionflower to soothe your frazzled nerves. “Anxious and shaky, it seems any little thing ...
Calm the Heck Down – Motherwort Herb Benefits
Benefits of Motherwort Motherwort herb is a lovely plant with a long history of use in supporting women’s health. The benefits of motherwort include effects on the circulatory, digestive, and nervous systems. Motherwort herb is a wonderful way to calm frazzled nerves and emotions. Motherwort Herb – Offering ...
Nettle Recipe – Nettle Quiche
Nettle has been used as food, medicine, and fiber for hundreds of years, and this humble weed is incredibly nutrient-dense with a lot to offer. The flavor of nettle is similar to spinach, making it wonderfully versatile. Nettle quiche is a great way to enjoy the flavor and nutrients of nettle. Wild Nettle I first ...
Chickweed Recipe – Chickweed Pesto
Chickweed is a great-tasting weed that offers plenty of flavor and nutrition. Making chickweed pesto is a great way to enjoy this early spring weed. Chickweed - A Simple Nourishing Weed Traditional cultures looked forward to taking in the fresh green plants erupting in the early ...
How to Make Violet Syrup
Violets are blooming, announcing the arrival of spring! But violets are more than just a pretty flower. The leaves and flowers are tasty, nutritious, and a traditional remedy for conditions like dry cough, bronchitis, asthma, and skin conditions like eczema. Herbal syrups are a fun way to enjoy medicinal herbs, and ...
Starting Your Medicinal Herb Garden – 5 Herbs to Grow in Containers and Gardens
Starting a Medicinal Herb Garden - Keep it Simple Maybe you are thinking of growing some medicinal herbs, but you aren't sure which herbs, or how to grow them. It can be a little overwhelming, especially with all the different choices to make. But there is nothing like the experience of harvesting and making ...
7 Reasons Why Learning Natural Medicine is so Beneficial (Especially if you are a prepper)
This is a guest post submitted by Conrad Novak. Contrad is a proud father of two children. His journey as a prepper began when Hurricane Katrina hit and he lost his job due to the 2008 economic crisis. That made him realize that everything can change for the worst in a very short time. This experience was the detonator ...
Seeking Joyful Simplicity is about living your best life after 40. I write about using a holistic approach combining herbal remedies, nourishing foods, and self-care to reduce overwhelm, manage our weight, and enjoy more vibrant health in our 40's, 50's, and beyond.