Category Archives: Herbal

Envy and jealousy are powerful enemies that corrupt the mind. They can destroy and gnaw away at the plant of happiness in the garden of your heart and lay hold of your innermost being. There once was an Indian prince … Continue reading →

Are the waterways and lakes in Europe any better than elsewhere in the world? I have it first-hand from the experts that people in Europe are exposed to ever greater dangers. I once saw a good film on the preparation … Continue reading →

Not long ago, on a visit abroad, I was shown the results obtained from tests on carrots grown in Germany, Switzerland and Italy; they all contained considerable amounts of poisonous chlorinated hydrocarbons. The implications of this are quite frightening. The … Continue reading →

The story goes that, very upset and disappointed, some of those participating in one of the potato meals went and uprooted the plants, tops and all, and flung them onto a bonfire. Involuntarily, they had also pulled out the potatoes … Continue reading →

‘There has been much talk lately about modern diets, with many lectures being given on the subject. My daughter and I went to an interesting one given by Dr Bircher. The speaker made the point that, before every meal, fruit … Continue reading →

Quite a few of the herbs mentioned in this book will grow well indoors (chervil, indeed grows somewhat better inside than out), but herbs grown this way should all have light or reflected sunlight or warmth on them for at … Continue reading →

Achillea millefolium COMPOSITAE It is fitting that I finish my list of herbs with yarrow. It seems to me to typify the silent strength possessed by herbs in the healing of many ills, pulling the warmth of the sun and … Continue reading →

Dry some of the beautiful flowering stems in spring and summer, and cut them into sections with a circlet of mauve blossom on each one. Add them to potpourri mixtures for a less sweet but cooler fragrance than usual, and … Continue reading →

GERANIACEAE Recent experiments in the study of plant perfumes have shown that molecules of the plant’s substance are present in the perfume exhaled by the flowers or leaves. So sniffing a perfumed flower can be not only pleasant but therapeutic … Continue reading →

Anthemis nobilis COMPOSITAE There are two varieties of camomile, an annual {Matricaria chamomilla) and the creeping perennial (Anthemis nobilis). Both are used widely for camomile tea and for the lightening and conditioning of fair hair. The plants are extremely rich … Continue reading →