From the Garden: Catnip – Use dried leaf for flu and colds. Helps ease headaches and relieve restlessness. Tincture used for arthritis. Chamomile - Use dried flowers as tea for easing stomach aches, sore throats and fraught nerves. Add to bath for sunburns or muscle tension. Elder - Use dried flowers as an anti-viral to stave of flu and cold. Use externally to treat wrinkles! Hops – Use dried cones as a relaxant and sleep inducer. Appetite stimulant. Hibiscus – Use dried flowers to replace electrolytes. Flushes adrenal system. Lavender – Use dried flowers for nerve relaxant. Good for cramps, stomachache and gassiness. Lemon Balm – Use dried leaf to fight flu and cold. Reduces anxiety and panic. | From The Spice Cupboard Coriander – Use seed to aid digestion and sooth stomachaches Cinnamon - Use ground bark or chips to treat diarrhea and nausea. Cardamom - Use seeds to ease bowel spasms and stomach disorders. Fennel – Use seeds, fresh leaves or flowers to sooth coughs and sore throat. Eases digestive upset. Garlic – Use cloves to fight colds, flu, coughs. Strong anti-viral and anti-bacterial. Ginger – Use root to ease nausea, cramping, and diarrhea. Also helpful against cold symptoms and hangovers! Rosemary – Use dried leaves to relieve headaches and indigestion. Calming and cleansing. |
