Tag: hedgewitch
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This Week’s Mushroom of Interest: Brittlegills
Brittlegills, or Russulas, are simple-stemmed mushrooms without rings. They tend to have brightly coloured caps, usually red, purple, yellow or green. They’re often convex (curved) when young, and become flat or funnel-shaped as they mature. The flesh tends to be granular, like a lump of sugar. The gills are brittle, hence the name, and are…
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Vinegars
Making a herbal vinegar is much like making a tincture: you take a herb, shove it in a jar and fill it with vinegar. Easy peasy! But they’re weaker and don’t last as long as tinctures, so why bother? Well, vinegars are more cost effective to prep: a 5l bottle of white vinegar is much…
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Tinctures
Tinctures are when you preserve the useful properties of a plant in alcohol. Historically, people would boil herbs in wine, as we see in the case of mulled wine. But boiling the alcohol is not always needed, depending on what type you use. I tend to get a jar, shove as much of the herb…
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Decoctions
A decoction is comprised of herbs boiled in water. It tends to be used for tougher things, like bark, roots and seeds, which need more than just brewing in a tea. They’re gentle enough to be used to help children and people with weaker constitutions. They’re really versatile, and make a great base for further…
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Natural Remedies X Substack
https://open.substack.com/pub/naturalremediesx/p/6-simple-steps-to-reset-your-lungs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=wmuan https://open.substack.com/pub/naturalremediesx/p/breathe-easy-this-winter-ancient?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=wmuan This Substack has been interesting to scroll through. They have some useful info, like the links above. Warning, they also have things that you probably won’t agree with. I know I don’t. Things like cures for autism and distrust of vaccines. We have autism in my family, and I don’t blame vaccines: it’s…
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Medicinal plants of Southern Africa
CERTAIN TREES of the Southern African woodlands, such as the one featured in this Post, the Murumanyama Tree of Zimbabwe (Cassia abbreviata/ Xeroderris stuhlmannii), stand out amongst the other trees of the woodlands on account of certain unique characteristics offering acknowledged benefit to humankind. In the case of the Murumanyama tree, also known as Muremberembe…
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A Smile Says Everything
Dentistry is considered one of the oldest medical professions, with evidence of dental practices tracing back to 7000 B.C. in the Indus Valley. 9,000-year-old Neolithic human skeletons were discovered that show evidence of drilled teeth, with later practices including beeswax fillings and herbal remedies to manage pain. Early dentistry was often avoided by patients till…
