The post just before this one is about allergies caused by ragweed pollen, something that a saline nasal spray may be able to help. It seems that each season has a common allergen. For example, spring brings tree pollen, summer brings grass and various pollens from flowers if you are sensitive to them…as well as [...]
Althea officinalis has been used by the ancient Greeks, including ancient Greek physicians, Pliny and Dioscorides, who praised it’s virtues and recommended it to cure almost any ailment. The book of Job in the Bible suggest eating it in times of famine. In ancient Rome it was considered a delicacy, and during the Renaissance period, [...]
This is a Myrrh tree, it is the resin of the tree that has the medicinal properties. It is a favorite medicinal herb of mine. This may not be something that will find it’s way into many gardens in the US as it’s origin is Arabia. Myrrh is available in essential oil form and is [...]
As most of you know, we live in a lakefront cabin that was at one time a summer home. Our small “basement”, if you can even call it that, is a place that can get very damp because the water table is high. You can even find mushroom-type organisms growing on the walls at times, [...]
Mullein is a common site along the roadways where we live and in many parts of the country. The leaves are soft to the touch, which is why it is sometimes called “Velvet Plant”, “Donkey’s Ears” and other such names. In the late summer it grows a tall stalk, that reminds me a bit of [...]
