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Plant These 10 Herbs in Spring for Your Herbalist Garden

Plants have been used as medicine for thousands of years. Today, much of the world's population uses herbal medicine in some form as remedies for a wide variety of ailments. It's time we planted some of these herbs in our own backyards! What better time is there to grow healing plants than when...

Headache Remedies & Best Tea for Headaches

  Drinking tea is one of the best natural remedies for many ailments, including headaches. No need to look far and wide for something that can calm a pounding headache, God's amazing herbs can help!  Headaches are a real pain, they can keep you from you taking care of your children, getting wor...

Elderberry Syrup vs Elderberry Tincture: Which Is Best?

We all know the signs. Cough, sneezing, runny nose, body aches, and sore throat can only mean one thing: cold and flu season is upon us.  There are many home remedies to prevent and soothe these symptoms that present themselves often during the fall and winter seasons. One of these remedies stan...

Could Tea Help You Lose Weight? Top Herbs for Weight Loss

Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, after water of course. I'm not just saying that as a tea company owner or tea fanatic but it's statistically true.  Losing weight can be one of the many benefits of drinking tea in your daily diet. When paired with a healthy diet and lifestyle, tea ...

The Lemon Verbena Plant: How to Grow, Harvest and Preserve

Lemon Verbena is a  refreshingly-scented herb that adds a pleasant, fragrant zing of lemon to your garden. It's also an easy-to-grow plant with leaves that are perfect for cultivating to make a healthy and great-tasting tea.  To keep the uplifting freshness of lemons at your fingertips (and in y...

Safely Canning Elderberry Syrup & Preservation Options

Known for its healing properties and therapeutic benefits, the elderberry is still commonly used in the prevention and treatment of many ailments.  Despite the elderberry being controversial at times, the plant with the amazing power of its berries, is a powerful natural remedy. The berries are ...

Chamomile Flower Tea: How to Plant, Grow, Harvest, and Blend

    Chamomile is an easy-to-grow, common flower that brings whimsical life to any garden, and its plethora of uses means it's ideal for growing and making chamomile tea. But how do you grow chamomile? And what goes into actually making something useful out of it? It's not as hard as you may t...

Most Affordable and Productive Medicinal Plants to Grow

  We have used medicinal plants in healthcare for thousands of years. Studies have been conducted across the world to prove how good they really are, and most of the time, medicinal plants win the argument. Although we can’t always do without modern medicine, curing common ailments and illnesses...

Calendula Salve (Cream), Infusing Oil With Botanicals/Herbs

  Many of us are not new to getting started with essential oils but when it comes to the art of infusing our own oils with botanicals it may seem a little daunting. The art of infusing oil for health and well-being is steeped in history, but how do we know where to start with so many options av...

Rose Bush Care: Methods and Techniques

  Did you know archaeologists have found rose bushes that are 1000 years old? And really, it's no wonder they're still a popular choice for gardens and budding horticulturists. They have incredible scents, look gorgeous in a garden, and you can even eat them and add them to teas! But learning ...