04/02/2026
I dry herbs before using them in ointments. This is my go to recipe to make calendula (marigold) ointment which I regularly use in my practise as an excellent general healing balm.
Christopher Hedley was a wonderful herbalist who lived and worked in Chalk Farm. I did some of my training with him back in the 1990s and own and still use many of his books.
As the light returns so do like chickweed / Stellaria media, with it spreading habit and tiny Star like flowers.
It is a vegetable/salad crop our ancestors looked forward to like Nettles and Cleavers etc these green, chlorophil rich foraged foods were welcomed as the arrival of spring was on its way.🌿
Many dry herbs first before putting in oil and some want vegan alternatives using other wax. Beeswax has health properties of its own, which is why it is suggested here on our poster A Year in Herbs designed by and his wife