Tag: Herbal medicine
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Herbs for Your Garden: Calendula
By Caitlin Potere This article was originally published on crazywisdom.com. Read the original here. Without fail, you’ll find Calendula growing in my garden every year. It’s an incredibly useful medicinal herb and it’s very easy to grow. Calendula blooms all season long with vibrant orange and yellow flowers. The edible petals can be sprinkled over…
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Fire Cider: A Warming Winter Companion
By Anna Fernandez This article was originally published on crazywisdom.com. Find the original here. It’s the middle of winter. It’s dark. It’s cold. It’s gray. The holiday festivities are over for another year. Noneed to fear! Fire Cider is here! What is Fire Cider you may ask? Fire Cider is a traditional herbal/foodcreation that has…
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Essential Oils: More Than Just Pretty Aromas
Sure, essential oils can leave your home smelling of fresh cut lavender or the bright citrusy scent of lemons, but they are so much more than a pretty aroma. Did you know they could be used to support healthy emotions, keep you alert, focused, calm, and relaxed?
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Traditional Naturopathy — What Is It, Really? By Mary Light
Read the original post here. Traditional Naturopathy has been around in our country since the 1800s, as a drugless system of healthcare and medicine. A man named Benedict Lust is more or less historically credited as a “founding father” of the system of naturopathy. Many others have contributed to its development. Wikipedia puts it this…