Herbal Remedies

PARSLEY AS A DIURETIC

The herb parsley, a biannual that can be grown in all temperate areas, is a very effective diuretic. A tea made from fresh parsley leaves can reduce ...

MAKING AN HERBAL INFUSION

An infusion, or liquid extract, is made much the same way you brew your tea. Making an infusion extracts the aromatic essences or the active ...

DECOCTIONS

A decoction is different than an infusion in that you cook down the ingredients for a decoction. This method is preferable for seeds, roots or bark ...

SAFETY WHEN USING HERBS

Herbal remedies have been used since history was first recorded and probably before. Many of today's medicines come from the study of ancient ...

WHITHER WILLOW

The first form of aspirin came from the bark of the white willow tree in the early 1800s. The active ingredient in the bark, salicin, becomes ...

GARLIC: GROWING

Garlic is useful for so many things and beneficial to your health in so many ways, that it is necessary to discuss just one aspect of this wonderful ...

ITEMS FOR MAKING HERBAL REMEDIES

You don't need a lot when you decide to make your own herbal remedies. Most remedies are no different than making yourself a glass of tea, requiring ...