Comments on: Garden and more http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705 My journey on a herbal path Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brigitte http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705&cpage=1#comment-711 Brigitte Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:05:03 +0000 http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705#comment-711 Hi Herby :-) Thank you for your comment. I just discover mixed teas, because I just love the simple (one herb) so much I never did this blending thing. But lately we had a lot of rain and it just came to me to empty a few bags and blend the herbs together (and I have to confess I get used to the blends...) I wished my bay would be as big as yours! Mine is just 20cm high and will have to grow a few years before I have a nice harvest. Bay is lovely as a relaxing bath for sore muscles (I give also some crushed juniper berries to the bath) To keep weevils away give a fresh bayleaf into your dried herb bags and change the leaf as soon as it changes colour (when it is too dry) And yeah, you could crown yourself with a laurel wreath... hahaha... just joking ;-) Hi Herby :-)
Thank you for your comment.
I just discover mixed teas, because I just love the simple (one herb) so much I never did this blending thing. But lately we had a lot of rain and it just came to me to empty a few bags and blend the herbs together (and I have to confess I get used to the blends…)
I wished my bay would be as big as yours! Mine is just 20cm high and will have to grow a few years before I have a nice harvest.
Bay is lovely as a relaxing bath for sore muscles (I give also some crushed juniper berries to the bath)
To keep weevils away give a fresh bayleaf into your dried herb bags and change the leaf as soon as it changes colour (when it is too dry)
And yeah, you could crown yourself with a laurel wreath… hahaha… just joking ;-)

]]> By: Herbaholic http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705&cpage=1#comment-710 Herbaholic Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:33 +0000 http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705#comment-710 You should try the cold n flu tea Brigitte it's lovely, we use it a lot in our house when colds are trying to take hold, with a good dollop of honey. I like the sound of your latest tea, I'll give it a try tomorrow. I'm looking for ways to use more bay from my two bushes, it seems such a shame to grow it and only use it occasionally in recipes in the kitchen. I just tinctured some leaves today to add to creams and salves, now I can make tea with the leaves to, genius! Herby :) You should try the cold n flu tea Brigitte it’s lovely, we use it a lot in our house when colds are trying to take hold, with a good dollop of honey.
I like the sound of your latest tea, I’ll give it a try tomorrow. I’m looking for ways to use more bay from my two bushes, it seems such a shame to grow it and only use it occasionally in recipes in the kitchen. I just tinctured some leaves today to add to creams and salves, now I can make tea with the leaves to, genius!

Herby :)

]]> By: taittems http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705&cpage=1#comment-704 taittems Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:54:06 +0000 http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705#comment-704 I will look at the tea--I think it has peppermint (tummy?) and elderflowers but I forget what else. I'll look. I will look at the tea–I think it has peppermint (tummy?) and elderflowers but I forget what else. I’ll look.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705&cpage=1#comment-700 Brigitte Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:38:42 +0000 http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705#comment-700 What is a gypsy cold care tea? What herbs does it contain? While the swine flu hit New Zealand this year we stayed healthy with a lot of fresh fruit and of course with St John's wort tincture. A dropper full taken once a week helps to prevent. When the college of my son was reduced within tow days to one third he also had flu symptoms and I gave him St John's wort every 3 hours. He was fit again in two days while the others suffered over a week (with Tamiflu) But one caution about this herb, it interacts with the pill so women who use the pill shouldn't take St John's wort or just talk to their woman doctor first. The traditional cold and flu tea is equal parts of yarrow, peppermint and elderflower, but I have never used this tea... oops :-) I am always trying out what feels right for me and then go over to collect the experience by experiment... like the tea from my post ;-) What is a gypsy cold care tea?
What herbs does it contain?

While the swine flu hit New Zealand this year we stayed healthy with a lot of fresh fruit and of course with St John’s wort tincture. A dropper full taken once a week helps to prevent.
When the college of my son was reduced within tow days to one third he also had flu symptoms and I gave him St John’s wort every 3 hours. He was fit again in two days while the others suffered over a week (with Tamiflu)

But one caution about this herb, it interacts with the pill so women who use the pill shouldn’t take St John’s wort or just talk to their woman doctor first.

The traditional cold and flu tea is equal parts of yarrow, peppermint and elderflower, but I have never used this tea… oops :-)
I am always trying out what feels right for me and then go over to collect the experience by experiment… like the tea from my post ;-)

]]> By: taittems http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705&cpage=1#comment-693 taittems Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:41 +0000 http://www.myherbcorner.com/blog/?p=1705#comment-693 Sounds good and useful and we are entering our cold and flu season here--I bought some gypsy cold care tea--I used to make my own! THANKS for all your help! Sounds good and useful and we are entering our cold and flu season here–I bought some gypsy cold care tea–I used to make my own!

THANKS for all your help!

]]>