#home-health

This is a tea blend I developed over the years, that works amazingly well to heal watery colds and also most flu strains...as well as strep throat. Myself and our youngest daughter have mold allergies,

Today we all know that the plague is contracted by flea bites...but what happens when it becomes airborne? Lately I have been hearing in the news that it is airborne once again. I wanted to make a post

Cucumbers are rich in vitamins A, C, and K...and so have been used for centuries in skin care. The skins contain most of the nutrients, including beta-carotene (anti-oxidant) so it is important to use

Making medicinal jelly can be done with an herbal infusion or tinctures...and it is really very simple! This batch is a mint and hibiscus jelly, because I like it, and it was a good way to show the process

Not many people know this, but the flavonoid tangeritin, found in the peels of tangerines and clementines can help to prevent and sometimes heal the body of cancer cells...including skin cancer, stomach

Today we will get into a list of various oils and butters, what they are used for, and which are most important to have on hand... Remember that oils, butters and waxes are separated into 3 categories...Hard,

This is a fun prep, and in a couple hours you can have enough lip balm for the entire year...for you AND everyone you know. The Qtys I am using will fill about 30 tubes!! This batch I am making for the

I was asked to do a post on Asthma, so here we go :) There are many forms of asthma...so I will do my best to cover them and explain what we do to help. First and foremost with Asthma, always comes diagnosing

All about the amazing Onion... I have to give a complete post on the onion alone, to stress how important it is to the fall prep. It is vital to healing everything from the common cold to ear infections,

It is fire season here in the US, and there are more and more fires all around the world it seems... This is a recipe to help calm the Dry Spasmodic cough that comes from inhaling smoke laden air. PLEASE

Getting prepared for winter is so important, and starts now! So I will do a series of posts on what we do here to prepare :) Sorry it is another long one... The first things I check over are my list of

Herbal baths have been used for thousands of years. Sometimes they are used in medicinal form, sometimes as a soothing or dream enhancing soak, or to relieve sore muscles...and often in various religious

Liniments are one of my favorite things to have on hand. They are simple to make, yet quite expensive to buy pre-made. What is a Liniment? - it is a fast absorbing topical treatment, often for sore muscles,

Before we get into actual teas and recipes, there are more basics to learn. First for learning, but then to always have reference guides. There is sooo much to know, even after Years I still grab my books.

I was going to wait and get into essential oils (EOs) later, but it has been on my mind since the topic of "food grade" EOs came up. So let's begin with the basics... What are Essential Oils?

Infusing oils with medicinal herbs is another completely different method. (Sorry this is a long one, but I made it as short as I could :O) The processes can take anywhere from a couple hours, to 6 weeks...and

These are the two basic ways to prepare herbs, for teas, cooking liquids, adding herbs to creams, baths, skin washes, water based compresses...and a variety of other uses. Both methods are used to extract

Many people do not know that there is a vast difference between true medicinal teas and commercial boxed tea. One might read about echinacea's anti-microbial properties, and think that a commercially

Because I don't have enough going on ;) I am thinking of getting back into making medicinal teas and other things. I have studied medicinal herbs and preparation for many years, and make most of our own