Herbal Profile: Couch Grass, Herbal Medicine

Botanical Name: Elymus Repens and Agropyrum Repens Couch grass is a grass that is also known to be an invasive garden weed. The roots and leaves are often used for medicinal purposes. Couch grass roots have been ingested by mouth for constipation, cough, bladder swelling (inflammation), fever, high blood pressure, and/or kidney stones…it is also…

Home Remedies: Tinctures

Commercial tinctures are made by carefully weighing the ingredients and adjusting them according to the individual herbs. However, with common kitchen utensils and very little effort, you can easily prepare suitable tinctures for your own use. First, clean and pick over dried or fresh herbs, removing any insects or damaged plant material. Remove leaves and…

Herbal Prep and Tea Making

We share a lot of Home remedies and natural herbal mixtures here, because we know that a part of self-care is using as many natural and holistic medications as possible… As budding herbalist, you may start to perspire at the thought of brewing up a batch of herbs. Maybe you’re conjuring up visions of Macbeth’s…