Krista's Herbarium
a collection of herbal remedies, recipes, and reveries
Month: July 2017
Herbs On The Go
When our family travels I take along an herbal first aid kit. It has most of the things we might need: Echinacea tincture, yarrow powder, thyme salve, plasters. Nevertheless, there are sometimes when we are caught without our first aid kit, or simply don’t… Continue Reading “Herbs On The Go”
Vanilla Extract
Vanilla Extract 1 bottle Bourbon (or alcohol of your choice…I recommend Vodka as well) 6 vanilla beans Cut and scrape the vanilla beans into the bourbon bottle. Cut up the bean pods into small pieces and add those as well. Shake the bottle daily.… Continue Reading “Vanilla Extract”
Thyme Cough Syrup
This syrup is a staple in our house year round. My husband keeps a bottle at work, we have several bottles here at home and I often give it as a gift. This cough syrup is yummy and really does the trick, whether during… Continue Reading “Thyme Cough Syrup”
Leave Me Alone! Insect Repellent
My husband and I hike in the forest behind our house everyday. The forest borders a river and is surrounded by man-made lakes. There are tons of mosquitoes, horseflies, ticks and these flying bugs of dubious identity that latch on and crawl around our… Continue Reading “Leave Me Alone! Insect Repellent”
Infused Oil Recipe
Infused oil recipe: Dry herbs in a dehydrator or in a cool dry place. Grind herbs with a mortar and pestle or in a grinder. You need as much surface area as possible to come into contact with the oil. Fill a jar half… Continue Reading “Infused Oil Recipe”
Fungi Foe Salve
Have you ever had an outbreak of some recurring ailment only to find that you are out of your prescription and it is Friday night with no hope of getting a refill until Monday morning? A few years ago, I had this very thing… Continue Reading “Fungi Foe Salve”
Herbal Therapy for Lyme Disease
I don’t even remember being bitten by a tick. I just noticed what seemed to be a bug bite on my bum that kept getting bigger and bigger. Eventually, it was the size of Jupiter and bumpy and purple with concentric circles. The doctor… Continue Reading “Herbal Therapy for Lyme Disease”
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