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Herbal Wisdom:  What herb/oil can you not do without?  |
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Alise
True Blue Farmgirl
229 Posts
Alise
United States
Minnesota
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 Posted - Nov 14 2015 : 5:10:19 PM
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I love licoriceroot- Glycyrrhiza labra- not the candy:). One of my herbal reference books says it is suited to Vata/Pitta body constitutions and they aren't a-kiddin'- I can just suck on a piece of dried licoriceroot and be happy as a lark!
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
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Posted - Nov 28 2015 : 7:50:43 PM
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If I had to choose only one, I'd go with lavender. I use it in most of my health/beauty preparations, because it's so versatile, gentle and smells amazing. My second to lavender is lemon - love that for home made cleaners.
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Kangaroo Kate
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Teresa
Red Oak
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 14 2016 : 6:12:13 PM
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As far as favorites...that is a tough one!
I use several essential oils (mostly young living
and some NOW) thieves is one always in the medicine
cabinet. love Tea Tree Oil.
there's too many to list ha
Herbs; comfrey is one I always grow have made many a
poultice with it over the years. Love peppermint too
one of first herbs I grab for fever, pick it and make a
tea. must have Echinacea and goldenseal in medicine cabinet.
Always have Pau'D Arco also for tea if we feel under the weather. have fought off many a cold before becoming flu. our family has not had the flu in at least 15 years.
Teresa
sister #1506
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Feb 02 2017 : 09:29:45 AM
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I just have to tell you how amazed I am at how well these essential oils work! My son has come down with the flu a couple of times already this season. I got it the first time, but healed much quicker than he did by using Eden's Garden's Four Thieves. When he got sick at the beginning of this past week, I started applying the oil on all three of us, and my husband and I used it in our diffuser at night (son didn't want to smell it - it turned his stomach). It's amazing: so far, my husband and I have no symptoms whatsoever. I am absolutely amazed, because our son is absolutely down for the count.
Further, I have had the beginnings of an earache a couple of times now. Using lavender oil behind the ear and down my neck, and rosemary oil as a chaser has been another miracle. The pain is gone in no time, and the ear infection simply doesn't progress. I am extremely grateful. Nothing has saved me from having to turn to antibiotics in the past.
We also use a calming blend in the diffuser to help my husband sleep at night. I've noticed it reaIly helps me to relax and drift off to sleep in a relatively short time after turning in for the night. The funny thing is that I seem to be waking up just around the time the diffuser goes off (I've timed it). Even though I'm not getting a full eight hours of sleep, when I do wake, I am more rested than ever! Love it!
Essential oils really are amazing. I can't say enough about them. I, too, have accumulated quite a collection. I'm determined to learn as much as I can about them!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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