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beverages / DIY / Herbal Recipes To Try
  ON May 24,2022

A Fresh Green Juice Recipe With Alterative Herbs

Spring is finally here. The days are getting longer and the sunlight more intense, which allows the first herbs of the season to appear again with full fresh energy. After a long winter, we crave a little reawakening. Fresh herbs that are lush and green are an ideal choice in spring to kickstart this change…

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Cooking With Herbs / Fresh, Real & Delicious Recipes / Herbal Recipes To Try
  ON February 19,2021

Nutrient Deficiencies + 4 Vitamin and Mineral-Rich Recipes

The well-known adage “we are what we eat” is so true when we think about our daily needs for vitamins and minerals. Typically, when we sit down for a meal, we might be thinking about how hungry we are or how good it tastes, not realizing that we are also consuming micronutrients to meet our…

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MAKING AN HERBAL GLYCERITE These sweet herbal tinc MAKING AN HERBAL GLYCERITE
These sweet herbal tinctures use food-grade vegetable glycerin + water to extract the active constituents and flavor from herbs. It’s a good option for children, animals, and adults when palatability & alcohol sensitivities are primary considerations.

STEPS (from Making Herbal Preparations 101 Course):
🌼 Grind/crush dried herbs or finely chop fresh herbs into small pieces.
🌼 Fill a glass jar ¼-½ full with dried herbs (expands as the plant material absorbs the menstruum). If using fresh herbs, fill to 2 inches from the top.
🌼 Dried herbs: add enough just-boiled water to wet the herbs. (Step isn’t necessary with fresh herbs) You want to be able to press the herbs with a spoon and see the water squeeze out of them, but you don’t want so much water that they’re floating in it. Fill the remainder of the jar with glycerin, covering herbs by 1 in. Place a square piece of natural waxed paper on top of the jar. Seal with a lid.
🌼 Shake the jar to ensure that the herbs + glycerin are mixed well.
🌼 Label. Store in a cool, dark place.
🌼 Day 2: See if the glycerin needs to be topped off due to expansion of the herbs. All plant material should remain thoroughly saturated.
🌼 Allow glycerite to macerate for 4-6 weeks, visiting every few days to shake jar.
🌼 Line a wire strainer with a few layers of cheesecloth & decant the mixture. Squeeze as much liquid from the herbs as possible.
🌼 Cover jar, and let the liquid settle overnight in a cool, dark location to allow any herb sediment to settle to the bottom of the jar. Optional: strain glycerite through a finer filter to remove sediment.
🌼 Transfer the glycerite into sterilized, dark-colored glass bottles. Label, and store in a cool, dark place.

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Have you made an herbal glycerite before?
Spring Allergies Recipe 🤧🌸 While the Eart Spring Allergies Recipe 🤧🌸 

While the Earth bursts with color and birdsong, you might feel the urge to run indoors instead of out. But as we head into spring allergy season, you can indeed turn to nature for guidance in the form of herbs and honey.

This herbal honey for respiratory support is easy to make at home and will help you avoid the unwanted chemicals in many store-bought allergy-relief products. If you happen to live somewhere with wildfires, then you can also keep this honey on hand during wildfire season to help soothe the irritated throats and respiratory passageways that often come with smoke in the air.

RESPIRATORY SUPPORT HONEY

Ingredients:
🍯 1½ cups raw, organic honey (preferably locally sourced)
🍯 3 tablespoons fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed
🍯 2 teaspoons juniper berry (Juniperus communis)
🍯 2 teaspoons ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome
🍯 1 teaspoon horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) root
🍯 1 teaspoon garlic (Allium sativa) 

(This recipe uses powdered herbs)

Stop by the blog to dive into each of these herbs and why they make a powerful impact in this recipe and for full instructions. The Respiratory Support Honey is shared by our dear friend @kamimcbride from her book, The Herbal Kitchen. 

Don't let allergies get you down in the spring! 🌱
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HERBALIST’S TOOLKIT:
 
🌿 Herbal Tea + Compress + Wash + Fomentation
🌿 Herbal Oil + Salve + Cream 
🌿 Herbal Honey + Glycerite + Electuary + Rolled Pills
🌿 Tincture + Elixir + Liniment

That's a whole lot of +++! 

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Herbal Recipes To Try
  ON January 06,2015

Spring’s Bitter Tonic Tea with Dandelion Root, Motherwort, and Lemon

The holidays have passed and the new year is upon us. Many of us have given ourselves license over the winter festival season to indulge in drinks, rich foods, and way more sugar than makes sense for a person to have. And all of those people! Friends, family, coworkers, parties… it is easy to feel…

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