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Herbal Tincture Making - Class - Sunday18th May 2014
HERBAL TINCTURE MAKING “Herbs The First Medicine”Harvest and gather fresh herb to tincture, capture the herb while it is at its best and preserve it for later use. Learn how to make both fresh and dried herb tinctures with the correct alcohol percentage giving a potent long lasting remedy. This class goes through the process step by step each person having the opportunity to make a tincture for themselves to take home. WhenSunday 18th May 2014. The class runs for 4 hours from 9.30am to 1.30pm, with morning tea at 11-11.30am. Try to arrive 10minutes prior to have a cuppa and settle in.Cos...
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Herbcottage Secateurs
Herbcottage Secateurs are suitable for light pruning as well as heavier pruning of roses, woody herbs, shrubs and fruit trees. We use these secateurs in our nursery for cutting back our stock plants, propagation and keeping our garden well maintained. They have been designed to ensure smooth cutting action and comfortable use. - Premium Quality- Japanese high carbon steel blades - Smooth cutting action - Comfortable non slip handles Caring for your secateurs will ensure a longer life. - Clean and oil blades after use - Sharpen on a regular basis - Store in a dry place
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Herbcottage Trimmers
Herbcottage Trimmers are the perfect pruner for light garden work. Suitable for cutting flower stems, herbs, and for trimming the roots of plants when re-potting. We use these trimmers in our nursery to produce more plants for your garden. They have been designed to ensure smooth cutting action and comfortable use. - Premium Quality- Hardened tempered blades - Smooth cutting action - Comfortable handle gripCaring for your trimmers will ensure a longer life. - Clean and oil blades regularly - Store in a dry place
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Herbs and Medicinal Plants Knowledge Cards
These informative cards come packaged in a boxed deck and provide an extremely convenient method for practising botanical identification skills on the go. Each deck includes 48 plants featuring nineteenth century botanical illustrations accompanied by text describing their appearance, habitat, and traditional uses. These cards are an excellent educational resource, and make a great gift for those new to herbalism as well as seasoned botanists.
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Herbs for Common Ailments - Class - Saturday 2nd May 2015
HERBS FOR COMMON AILMENTS “Herbs; Natures Medicine”Wander around the herb garden identifying and discussing some useful herbs and weeds. Helpful handy hints on natural healing solutions for sniffles, colds, sore throats, scrapes, cuts, bruises, bites, stings, itching, sunburn, conjunctivitis, ear aches, chicken pox, scarring, digestion, diarrhoea, arthritis, memory, stress and more… This class shows you how easy it is to use herbs simply to relieve a range of complaints. WhenSaturday 2nd May 2015. The class runs for 4 hours from 9.30am to 1.30pm, with Morning Tea at 11 - 11.30am. Try to ...
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Hops
HopsHumulus lupulus Taken internally Hops is mostly used for insomnia, especially when associated with anxiety, nervous tension and irritability. Hyperactivity, excitability and restlessness also benefit from hops.Hops bitter properties stimulate digestion, increasing stomach secretions and relaxing spasms. Hops is particularly useful nervous digestive problems.Dried hops are used in sleep pillows.Other UsesHops is the main ingredient in beer, Hops is also used in food flavourings and soft drinks.ActionsSedative, hypnotic, antispasmodic, bitter, antiseptic, astringentContraindicationsDepres...
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Horehound
HorehoundMarrubium vulgare As a tea Horehound is used for bronchitis, bronchial asthma, dry unproductive coughs and whooping cough.Horehound is also used for digestive complaints such as indigestion, dyspepsia, loss of appetite and flatulence.Other UsesHorehound is used in herbal beer and to flavour liqueurs.ActionsExpectorant, spasmolytic, bitter tonicContraindicationsAvoid High Doses, (may be cardioactive and uterine stimulant).
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Horny Goat Weed
Horny Goat WeedEpimedium brevicornum Traditional uses of the herb (generally in formulas involving several other herbs as well) include treatment of male sexual dysfunction, prostate and urinary problems, low back pain, knee pain, poor memory, emotional timidity, and general symptoms of aging.ActionsUsed as a sex-enhancer. Relieve menopausal discomfort.
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Horse Chestnut
Horse ChestnutAesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut is taken internally for disorders of the circulatory system such as venous insufficiency, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, arteriosclerosis, stroke, heart attack and to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis.Horse Chestnut is also useful for the treatment of restless leg syndrome, leg cramps and bruising.Part UsedSeedsActionsAnti-inflammatory, venotonic, anti-oedema
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Horsetail
HorsetailEquistum arvense Horse Tail is used as a diuretic and astringent for inflammation of the genitor-urinary system. It is used for prostatitis, incontinence, cystitis and urethritis.Horse Tail staunches bleeding of wounds, nosebleeds, coughing up of blood and heavy menstruation.Horse Tail speeds up the repair of damaged connective tissue, improving strength and elasticity.ActionsDiuretic, astringentContraindicationsFor short term use only, as it may cause irritation in the digestive tract.
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