Herbal medicines & remedies

Know and love your herbs – Lemon balm

2021-10-24T19:50:29+11:00

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) has been cultivated in the Mediterranean region for more than 2000 years where it had a deserving reputation as a herb enhancing longevity and mood. Regretably, nowadays not many people are aware of this lovely tasting and effective herb and how easy it is to use. I have many lemon balm [...]

Know and love your herbs – Lemon balm2021-10-24T19:50:29+11:00

Constipation and letting go remedy: Bottlebrush flower essence

2022-05-02T11:07:53+10:00

Australian bush flowers are so remarkable in their beauty, colours and shapes! One of my favourites is Bottlebrush (Callistemon linearis), a common native tree that can grow up to 3 meters. The beautiful, brilliant red or dark pink flowers appear during spring and last for 2-3 weeks making the parks and gardens very beautiful and [...]

Constipation and letting go remedy: Bottlebrush flower essence2022-05-02T11:07:53+10:00

Dandelion: a key herb for liver health, better digestion and beautiful skin

2022-05-02T11:17:20+10:00

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is one of the top three most prescribed digestive and liver herbs in my dispensary, the other two are milk thistle (Silybum marianum) and globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus). I prescribe dandelion in many forms (herbal extract, tea or leaves) either on its own or in herbal mixes, with great clinical results. The [...]

Dandelion: a key herb for liver health, better digestion and beautiful skin2022-05-02T11:17:20+10:00

Know and love your herbs: Tribulus, a very special herb

2022-05-10T11:04:13+10:00

Herb Tribulus (Tribulus terrestris) is known traditionally as a tonic which may be used to restore, tone, and invigorate a number of systems of the body and to promote wellbeing. Many Western Herbalists utilise tribulus for certain cases of female infertility. Subsequently, a common clinical use of tribulus is prescribing it at the beginning of the menstrual [...]

Know and love your herbs: Tribulus, a very special herb2022-05-10T11:04:13+10:00

Know and love your herbs – Sage

2021-10-07T22:02:32+11:00

Sage bushes are blooming in my garden, it's time to remind ourselves what a great healing herb sage really is! Sage is commonly used as a culinary herb but there certainly is nothing 'common' about its medicinal powers! To start with, its Latin name, Salvia, is derived from the word salvere, ‘to be saved” as [...]

Know and love your herbs – Sage2021-10-07T22:02:32+11:00

Coriander (cilantro): uses and benefits for heavy metal detox plus recipes

2022-05-10T11:04:05+10:00

Coriander is an aromatic herb that has been used as a flavouring agent and medicinal plant since ancient times in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine and Western herbalism mainly to treat digestive complains. It was also prescribed with great success as an aphrodisiac for both men and women. Today, coriander preparations are used by herbalists for digestive [...]

Coriander (cilantro): uses and benefits for heavy metal detox plus recipes2022-05-10T11:04:05+10:00

Sage and rosemary honey: benefits plus recipe

2022-05-02T11:43:05+10:00

Sage, rosemary and honey are a potent healing combination as they are antimicrobial, natural disinfectants, have antioxidant properties and reinvigorate both the body and mind. Raw honey, that has not been pasteurised (heated) or filtered, contains an abundance of vitamins, minerals and live enzymes and it has been a powerful medicine for millennia, used both [...]

Sage and rosemary honey: benefits plus recipe2022-05-02T11:43:05+10:00

Eat this – Goji berry

2022-05-02T11:44:49+10:00

Goji berry / berries are delicious and have many important and much needed nutrients such antioxidants, amino acids (proteins), trace minerals and vitamins including A, B, C and E. They are called “happy” berries as they are a very good source of lithium, a trace element beneficial for mental wellbeing and better moods. Eaten on a [...]

Eat this – Goji berry2022-05-02T11:44:49+10:00

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