How to Make Healing Herbal Tinctures (Herbs and Spices Book 8)

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With new weekly releases, you'll never be short of wellness inspiration! The Beauty Skin Gut Summit will help you discover a world of more self-love, radiance, ultra-health, and natural good looks! Here are 8 of the most incredible ones for healing your body naturally:. The Indian herbal plant Tulsi has a lot of significance in the Hindu religion. The term "Tulsi" is used in the context of one who is absolutely incomparable. Tulsi has a lot of reverence for the Hindus.

In fact, people worship Tulsi every day in the morning as well as evening time. I am now using this exceptional herb in my clinic - as it has only very recently become available as a tincture - with wonderful results. I wonder why Tulsi isn't more popular in the West as its medicinal properties are incredible, and varied. Tulsi is rejuvenating, immune boosting, helps restore our body's negative reaction to stress, removes fluoride from water, has a wonderful effect on the adrenal glands and cardiovascular and nervous systems, and is anti-fungal, so it's a great herb to treat a candida overgrowth.

Traditionally, many an Indian Grandma relied on a tea made from the leaves of Holy Basil to relieve indigestion and headaches. Now the firsts test are showing it might also inhibit breast cancer. A tea made of Holy Basil shrunk tumors by reducing their blood supply and stopping their spread. To aid in breast cancer treatment, drink the tea daily.

Pour 2 cups boiling water over 10 to 15 fresh holy basil leaves and steep 5 minutes Remove the leaves before consuming. Or get it as a liquid tincture. If you grow it yourself at home, add the fresh leaves to your salad, stir fry, curry and smoothies. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".

Saffron crocus grows to 20—30 cm and bears up to four blossoms, each with three crimson stigmas threads , and it takes over , blossoms to produce a kilo of saffron spice.

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The amount of labor involved in harvesting, which saffron insists on being done by hand - is why it is considered one of the world's most expensive spices. The plant's beauty is striking not only for its color but also its shape and style. Saffron's use as a medicine has been documented since antiquity. The important antioxidants saffron contains can help protect our bodies from oxidant-induced stress, cancers, infections and they also act as immune modulators.

Saffron has traditionally been used for respiratory complaints such as coughs, emphysema and asthma, and also for loosening phlegm. Women have used saffron for centuries to ease menstrual cramps and PMS, while men use it to treat premature ejaculation and infertility.

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For this reason, saffron has the reputation of being an aphrodisiac. To use at home, make the dried stigmas into a tea and drink daily or you can get as a liquid tonic from your health food store. Add the threads to your cooking to impart a sexy and unique flavor. Turmeric is part of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor, and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger. In India, where turmeric is widely used, the prevalence of four common U. Thanks to its strong anti-inflammatory properties and its positive effect on the liver, turmeric can help calm digestive trouble and get your stomach feeling good again.

Mix a teaspoon of dried, or a tablespoon of freshly grated turmeric into about 30 ml or so of warm water. Add a little sweetener like raw honey or maple syrup, if you like. Grow it yourself in the more tropical climates, or buy the rhizome fresh from your Farmers' market or green grocer, or take a capsule. Turmeric is used to make up Jamu Asih Kinasih, the Indonesian love potion that is said to bring a whole new meaning to the words 'love making'.

They are a good source of iron, which is essential for energy production and metabolism. Cumin is also a key mineral in keeping our immune system healthy. The benefits to digestion have long been known but only recently being proven scientifically. Research is now also showing that cumin may stimulate the secretion of pancreatic enzymes, compounds necessary for proper digestion and nutrient assimilation.

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Cumin seeds may also have anti-carcinogenic properties, especially liver and stomach. This may be due to cumin's potent free-radical scavenging abilities. It may also increase the liver's detoxification enzymes, which in itself means it will have many ways to heal as the more effective our liver is at detoxing, the healthier we will be.

Use the organic seeds or powder in your cooking by adding them to your dips, roast veggies and slow-cooked meals like curry, soups and casseroles. Powdered cinnamon is often mixed with white sugar, ground walnut shells, galanga rhizome.

To control blood sugar, take 1 gram capsules of standardized cinnamon extract daily, or 1 to 6 g daily when treating high cholesterol. The tincture is useful for heavy periods, or indeed absent periods. It has primarily been used in the West to assist and flavor other drugs, and is helpful in diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and to relieve flatulence. This gorgeous smelling herb likes little attention in the garden. Giving it lots of love is not the answer here. Ignore it and it will thrive.

Melt the oil and beeswax together over low heat. When the beeswax is melted, pour into a clean jar or container. Add a few drops of essential oil if you want a stronger scent. Let salve cool and harden.

I often get tension headaches so I am anxious to try this Headache Balm using it now and feel the headache fading already! Hi, just wondering, l was infusing some dried Comfrey in pure olive oil. Lucky l had it in a big double boiler with plent of water as l went to bed thinking l had turned my stove off.

In the morning l discovered it was still on. It does not appear nor smell burnt. Would it still work?

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And no my pot was not burnt. Can I infuse calendula in sweet almond oil? New to homemade natural skincare, appreciate your feedback. Coming from a society that consistently is told to take a pill… this is really refreshing to see that natural ingredients work as well and are a viable option! Want to try both, just need the beeswax! Does a crockpot really work if you are just starting out again and not wanting to waste time Thanks Courtenay.

You can try carnauba wax — http: I use coconut oil quiet often. It is solid below a certain temp. I love coconut oil for my skin anyways! I was surprised when I first used it! Hi, This Yasar… i want to start a small business in Balm for headache n heeling liquid items… can help me in this…. It is available on amazon for about 15 bucks a pound.

You can quickly infuse oils over low heat on the stove for 2 hours, or a few hours in the crock pot if you need them in a hurry. Hi, I was wondering if I could use coconut oil instead of beeswax? I already use coconut oil to help control my psoriasis.

I think you could — the consistency might be off though, it would probably end up more of a cream than a balm. I am still new to herbalism and natural remedies. For the headache balm do you rub it on your temples or where? Also do you have any remedy for joint pain, such as in the knee? I infuse comfrey and calendula in olive oil with some vitamin E to solve the rancidity issue. I also use beeswax for the thickener. PS — I source my containers from a local bee supply business that also markets salves etc or from a larger distributor when necessary — http: I like Specialty Bottle Company. Does anyone have a suggestion on a book to purchase that has many recipes for old time healing remedies?

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We need a homeopathic specialist near us in Kitsap County, Washington, so we may as well be reading up on it ourselves and make healing medicines ourselves. Rosemary Gladstar has several good books. She comes from generations of herbalists and has her own school. You should be able to get it through Amazon. The first part of the book explains 10 natural healing methods: Then the second part of the book describes 50 common health issues, and then gives remedies from each of the 10 healing methods.

Diane Stein lives not too far from me here in Florida, and I used to know the naturopath who was her resource before he died. These are reputable people, and I have used several of the remedies in this book. It is my first resource before I go to anything else for natural healing.