Category Archives: Decoction

Dog Rose – Mans Herbal Friend

Dog Rose Dog Rose ROSACEAE Rosa canina Comment A deciduous shrub with arched, downward-curving branches, which are armed with stout hooked prickles. The fruit consists of  numerous hairy achenes enclosed in a fleshy, amphora-shaped, bright orange/red casing a.k.a. the well known rosehip.

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Yarrow – First Among Natural Herbal Remedies?.. Part 2

Yarrow Border External use Externally a decoction is used as a herbal remedy to deal with slow-healing cuts, skin rashes and eczema, chapped skin and in the form of a gargle and bath additive. Yarrow should be consumed in moderation and not for long periods because doing so might cause skin itching.

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Medicine Making Basics ~ Herbal Infusions

  Herbal Infusions and Decoctions Tea is a water extract of herbs called an infusion .

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Basic Harvesting, Processing and Preparation Of Medicinal Herbs

Drying and Preserving Roots, Herbs, Barks. General – collect herbs when the weather is good and when there is no dew on them. Dry them in the shade, after which they ought to be protected from exposure to the air by wrapping up inside paper or perhaps keeping in paper pouches, tied up and hung up

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Basic Harvesting, Processing and Preparation Of Medicinal Herbs