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Griffin's Botanicals Herbal medicine from the natural treasures around us. Here's to learning together and sharing our thoughts, knowledge and curiosities. What if...?

Of you have linden trees near you still in flowers, you can pick a small handful of flowers with their bracts (but not t...
12/07/2025

Of you have linden trees near you still in flowers, you can pick a small handful of flowers with their bracts (but not the leaves) and make a delicious, light. Floral tea. Cover 5 - 10 flowers with their bracts with boiling water and cover. Infuse for 10 to 20 minutes and enjoy sieved, or with the herbs still floating around (if that's not annoying for you!). Herbalists have their own ideas about hug in a mug herbs. This is mine as it reduces anxiety and restlessness and can lower blood pressure.

26/04/2025

Fresh nettle and dried elderflower tea has really been helping my hay fever. Brewing a big pot and drinking throughout the day, topped up with boiled water to kick up the heat.

25/10/2024

The haws seem to have been blown off most of my local trees, and there's been some harsh cutting back. However, the cutting has helped create space for new nettles to grow that are popping up everywhere. It's like a new spring.

It must be another Wednesday case history assignment! Every two weeks. Yay. Anaemia this week. It seemed simple. Then I ...
24/04/2024

It must be another Wednesday case history assignment! Every two weeks. Yay. Anaemia this week. It seemed simple. Then I wondered if it was just deceptively simple, until I started reading. Nothing is simple in our bodies!! They are amazing.

What a difference a month makes! Nettle, comfrey, dock, dandelion, cleavers, sunshine and more. 😊
13/04/2024

What a difference a month makes! Nettle, comfrey, dock, dandelion, cleavers, sunshine and more. 😊

Celebrating the sunshine with a pot of freshly picked garden herb tea - dandelion leaves, nettles, cleavers, rosemary an...
13/04/2024

Celebrating the sunshine with a pot of freshly picked garden herb tea - dandelion leaves, nettles, cleavers, rosemary and wood betony.

Last batch of elderberry syrup this side of Christmas and then I can start feeling Christmassy! Happy Christmas everyone...
23/12/2022

Last batch of elderberry syrup this side of Christmas and then I can start feeling Christmassy! Happy Christmas everyone. xx

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