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Single herbs

Pretty Herb Paris.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 9 June, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Paris quadrifolia

Henriette's herbal blog: There's a nature preserve a few hundred meters thataway...

Burdock leaf.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 7 June, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Arctium lappa
Arctium tomentosum

Henriette's herbal blog: There's a trick to drying burdock leaf.

Elm seed.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 6 June, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Ulmus glabra

Henriette's herbal blog: Very tasty, are green elm seeds.

Trusting ginseng products?

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 27 May, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Panax ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
Problems: 
Adulteration

Henriette's herbal blog: I wouldn't.

Celandine tattoos.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 24 May, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Chelidonium majus

Henriette's herbal blog: The good thing with celandine tattoos is, you see the results right away.

Roses.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 18 May, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Rosa rugosa

Henriette's herbal blog: Roses are beautiful. And they have a heavenly scent. And...

Hyssop.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 17 May, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Hyssopus officinalis
Agastache foeniculum

Henriette's herbal blog: A tasty fairly strong anti-inflammatory.

Using juniper berries.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 26 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Juniperus communis

Henriette's herbal blog: You can chew a berry, you can make a berry tea, you can make a berry tincture ...

Picking juniper berries.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 25 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Juniperus communis

Henriette's herbal blog: Sharp needle-leaves and ripe berries that fall off at the drop of a pin...

SJW and the pill.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 21 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Hypericum perforatum
Problems: 
Myths

Henriette's herbal blog: So there's a theory that St. John's wort stops contraceptive pills from working.

Growing basil indoors.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 20 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Ocimum basilicum

Henriette's herbal blog: It's easy to grow basil indoors.

Yellow flag.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 13 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Iris pseudacorus

Henriette's herbal blog: Another excerpt from Steinmetz' Materia Medica.

White deadnettle.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 11 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Lamium album

Henriette's herbal blog: How very interesting.

Alpine currant edibility.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 8 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Ribes alpinum

Henriette's herbal blog: Seems there's some confusion out there.

Getting rid of horsetail.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 7 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Equisetum
Equisetum arvense
Problems: 
Gardening

Henriette's herbal blog: So you have horsetail in your garden? Congrats!

Picking horsetail.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 6 April, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum palustre
Problems: 
Pickings

Henriette's herbal blog: Picking and using horsetail.

Hamamelis.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 24 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Hamamelis virginiana

Henriette's herbal blog: So I wanted to see a witch hazel in flower...

Nettle tea.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 17 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Urtica dioica

Henriette's herbal blog: Picking nettles for tea.

Old nettles.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Urtica dioica

Henriette's herbal blog: Old nettles aren't good for you. Young nettles are.

Nettle greens.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 14 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Urtica dioica

Henriette's herbal blog: Do's and don'ts when picking nettle greens.

Picking nettle seed.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 11 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Urtica dioica

Henriette's herbal blog: It's not difficult, but ...

Maral root.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 9 March, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Urtica dioica
Rhaponticum carthamoides
Problems: 
Renal
Adrenals

Henriette's herbal blog: A nice adaptogen which specifically strengthens the kidneys.

Fly agaric.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 16 February, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Amanita muscaria
Problems: 
Sciatica

Henriette's herbal blog: So fly agaric is bad for your health, if ingested.

Catnips.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 9 February, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora'
Nepeta grandiflora
Nepeta sibirica

Henriette's herbal blog: Of catnip, lemon catnip and Caucasian catnip.

Hair-cap moss.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 4 February, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Polytrichum juniperinum

Henriette's herbal blog: Want a really effective diuretic? Look at the green stuff under your feet.

Eupatoriums.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 3 February, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Eupatorium purpureum
Eupatorium maculatum

Henriette's herbal blog.

Aspen.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 31 January, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Abies balsamea
Cedronella canariensis
Commiphora gileadensis
Populus balsamifera
Populus nigra
Populus tremula

Henriette's herbal blog: European aspen endangered in Germany? Like, wow.

Alnus cones vs. tormentil root.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 20 January, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Alnus
Alnus glutinosa
Alnus incana
Potentilla erecta

Henriette's herbal blog: Tormentil is strange, but so is alder.

Rose hip tea.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 17 January, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Rosa canina
Rosa
Hibiscus sabdariffa
Rosa rugosa

Henriette's herbal blog: Rose hip tea is deep red and sour because of the roselle, not because of the rose hip.

Burdock root.

Submitted by Blog - Henriette on 14 January, 2005 - 10:00
Blog categories: 
Single herbs
Botanical name: 
Arctium lappa
Arctium tomentosum

Henriette's herbal blog: No, you shouldn't dig second year burdock root in fall.

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