Nov 28, 2020 | About Herbs
In Australia, we are surrounded by the “bush” and I’ve always felt something like national pride when I hear people taking about it. We either are in the “bush” that surrounds us all here Down Under, or have at least been to...
Nov 18, 2020 | About Herbs
Vervain is a fairly unspectacular looking perennial with slender woody stems and spikes of small lilac flowers. A very modest look for a plant with such a high reputation in both European and Chinese herbal medicine. Since ancient times it was regarded as a sacred...
Nov 18, 2020 | About Herbs
Elder is native to Europe where it is amongst the plants most commonly attached to folklore. Its branches contained a soft centre that was easily removed to create a variety of musical instruments, such as pipes and whistles. Perhaps it was for this reason that they...
Apr 25, 2020 | About Herbs
LICORICE ROOT Licorice root has an impressive list of well documented uses and is probably one of the most over-looked of all herbal remedies. It is used for many ailments including asthma, athlete’s foot, baldness, body odour, bursitis, canker sores, chronic...
