Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Buying Herbs and Herbal Remedies - What you need to know!
By simply going into a herbal store and buying something off the shelf you are risking the effectiveness of the ingredient or remedy if it was not stored properly. How fresh were the ingredients that were used? Was the product stored in direct light? Was it kept airtight or in heat? These factors will significantly [...]
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Herbal Remedy Ingredients - Is lack of availabilty a sign of lack of demand?
Last week I went to the health food store to get supplies for my sick son. I did not want much, just some eyebright (herb or tea) to make an eyewash and some raw honey to make cough syrup. The local shop is quite a large place not like the smaller shops [...]
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Herbal lament…
Sometimes I wish I lived in the UK or Europe.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Australia, the lifestyle is brilliant and I am rarely cold (or wet in these days of drought). However, speaking strictly from a herbal perspective - sigh - that’s where they grow wild.
I was watching Jamie Oliver at Home the [...]
