The Child in my Garden

Posted on September 2, 2011 by W2 Apothecary

It has been said that for every illness on the earth, nature provides a cure. The difficulty often lies in recognizing what will help us when we see it. Some of the most potent and helpful resources in nature are the most humble and easily overlooked. It is important to remember that nature, left to …

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Medicinal Preperation for Common Herbs:

Posted on August 23, 2011 by W2 Apothecary

Anyone who has done some reading on herbal medicine will have noticed that the treatments are prepared in a variety of ways.  For example, teas are most often than not prepared as an infusion, barks and stems as a decoction,for  bruises and aches generally a compress is used, wounds generally take a poultice etc.  But what …

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Tea Time…

Posted on August 6, 2011 by W2 Apothecary

Many people think tea is basically a clump of boiled leaves that taste pretty good with toast and jam. Technically they would be correct… But aside from simply being a clump of leaves that happen to taste good with toast and jam, the lowly cup of tea can also prove to be extraordinarily helpful to us. This …

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A Simple Herbal

Posted on July 12, 2011 by W2 Apothecary

Here is a small compilation  from my note book of some common herbs and their uses as remedies*…Once again I remind you that herbs are medicine and should be treated with the same respect that one gives to prescription drugs.  Yes I know, nag, nag,  nag…  but its only because I have seen people make …

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