Dill is very somilar looking to fennel just a little smaller.It has dark green spindly leaves and pale yellow flowers, producing flat oval seeds in the late summer.It has the similar flavorings of star anise or the fennel seeds. Dill’s reputation as a soothing herb was well known to the ancient world, particularly to the [...]
Thick soft stems and large leaves covered in fine bristly hairs. The leaves when fully grown are approximately 9 inches (23 cm) long, and 6 inches (15 cm) wide. The flowers are star-shaped and a vivid sky blue, with an occasional pale pink bloom appearing amongst the blue. There is also a rare species with [...]
The piercing, exquisite perfume of lavender flowers has a similar reviving effect as smelling salts when inhaled, for it is known that lavender calms the nerves and relaxes tensions. A bath at night impregnated with a few drops of lavender oil soothes and relaxes the peripheral nerves, while lavender flowers in a sedative tea mixture [...]
SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES AND HINTS For simple household burns, caused by touching a hot iron in the wrong place, or grasping an overheated saucepan handle, and the like, gently pat lavender oil over the sore part. This will not only take away the pain, but will help to heal the skin tissue. For a sweet-smelling [...]
The benefits of orthodox (allopathic) medicine are undisputed, and advances in scientific research and modern technology are bringing new and dramatic lifesaving discoveries every day. In spite of this, alternative forms of healing and prevention of illness are becoming more widely recognized and accepted. One of the reasons for this is that many practitioners of [...]
