Krista's Herbarium
a collection of herbal remedies, recipes, and reveries
Tag: A-E
Basic Body Wash
Our skin is our body’s largest organ. Imagine that everything rubbed on our skin is actually being ingested by our body. Would you change some of your beauty products if you had to eat them? Obviously, we don’t need to eat soap (unless we… Continue Reading “Basic Body Wash”
Enhance Your Calm Tea
This is my go to tea to remedy a stressful day, help me sleep or improve my mood. It is flavourful and relaxing. My clients enjoy this one a lot. Enhance Your Calm Tea 2 parts chamomile Matricaria chamomila 1 part lavender Lavandule angustifolia… Continue Reading “Enhance Your Calm Tea”
Chamomile Face Cream
This is an excellent face or body cream adapted from Rosemary Gladstar’s classic cream recipe. I personally find this face cream to be gentle, hydrating, and soothing. It isn’t greasy or heavy, yet it feels like it is deeply soothing and calming to my… Continue Reading “Chamomile Face Cream”
Calendula Face Cream
This is an excellent face or body cream adapted from Rosemary Gladstar’s classic cream recipe. I personally find this face cream to be hydrating, healing and soothing. It isn’t greasy or heavy, yet it feels like it is deeply healing and that it is… Continue Reading “Calendula Face Cream”
Detox Tea: a powerful remedy for the overburdened body
I am telling you this story with my daughter Rebekah’s permission. Rebekah has suffered from bi-polar disorder and borderline personality disorder for almost eight years. During this time, she has made a few suicide attempts. These have varied in their degree and method, but all… Continue Reading “Detox Tea: a powerful remedy for the overburdened body”
Clear Chest Salve
During a serious cold or flu, under the right circumstances, things can take a turn for the worse. The flu settles in your chest and you have a decidedly unpleasant cough that crackles, barks and is painful and exhausting. It is important that you… Continue Reading “Clear Chest Salve”
Echinacea Throat Spray
During cold and flu season it is important to take care of comfort and avoid secondary infections. This spray is a champion on both counts. We have been using this spray for many years in my family. It is adapted from a recipe in… Continue Reading “Echinacea Throat Spray”
Echinacea Tincture
Echinacea has been the subject of extensive research for many decades. Lauded for many years as the go to cold and flu prevention plant, comprehensive research has confirmed that “Echinacea raises the body’s natural resistance to infection by stimulating… Continue Reading “Echinacea Tincture”
Bye-Bye Bruise Salve
I was just exiting the parking shuttle which was dropping us off at the airport for our trip to Kiev. The shuttle driver closed the van door behind me and caught my leg in it. I guess I was standing too close to the… Continue Reading “Bye-Bye Bruise Salve”
Calendula Healing Salve
I grow tons of Calendula in my garden. Every day during summer, I harvest a basket of Calendula blossoms, dehydrate them and add them to my ever-growing jar of dried Calendula blooms. This jar (it’s huge) will serve all of our Calendula needs for… Continue Reading “Calendula Healing Salve”
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