Herbal Extraction Resource Specialists

05/29/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=638734311615405&id=100064365266400

HEALTH BENEFITS OF YARROW

One of the most common wild flowers, yarrow (Achillea millefolium) has many names, including herba militaris, the military herb, knights’ milfoil, bloodwort, staunchw**d, soldier’s woundwort and carpenter’s w**d and nosebleed, all drawing on its ability to staunch blood. The botanical name derives from the Greek hero Achilles who is said to have used it to heal his soldiers’ wounds during the Trojan war. While the common name derives from the Greek hiera, or holy herb, referencing its medicinal properties. Yarrow is a curious plant in that it will help other plants growing nearby to resist disease, and when added to skincare, it will increase the potency of other herbal ingredients. There is much folklore associated with yarrow; in Gloucestershire a sprig will be included in the bridal bouquet under the name ‘seven-year’s-love’.

Laura Pardoe shares how to use wildflower yarrow, in your natural skincare routines.

https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/benefits-of-yarrow-achillea-millefolium

04/07/2023

https://www.growforagecookferment.com/naturally-dyed-eggs/?fbclid=IwAR0ikG0LRnWO1mX6loNMVKwuVLBQnj8WqdaZYJBSqnO0EBz2ycZ4UPgrETQ

Make these naturally dyed eggs with herbal tea to add beautiful color to Easter eggs! There are many different shades of herbal tea from light like chamomile to dark like elderberry. The colors from herbs

05/25/2022

09/04/2021

https://modernfarmer.com/2018/07/7-smokable-plants-you-can-grow-that-arent-marijuana/?fbclid=IwAR2jBPo-aoe3AQXDhF_0W7KeYFB6pSWY1J6ldSljZjasXuRfEThgW1fTVec

Don't worry, it's totally legal

03/18/2021

Since Lucely Pio was a little girl, she has been collecting medicinal plants in the Cerrado, Brazil’s tropical savanna. At 5, she walked through the grasslands and forests of the Cerrado with her grandmother, a midwife and healer, who taught her about where to find and how to harvest the thousands...

02/16/2021

https://theconversation.com/the-resonances-between-indigenous-art-and-images-captured-by-microscopes-105120?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=bylinefacebookbutton&fbclid=IwAR3MTMLdbFUFfPsn4EhW9atR-M5byJzcnFo5Nss4KcN9-rm4zOSqk_Ambp8

A new exhibition pairs paintings by Indigenous Australian artists with microscopic images captured by scientists. The parallels, as this gallery of pictures shows, are intriguing.

01/23/2021

https://theconversation.com/amp/kratom-what-science-is-discovering-about-the-risks-and-benefits-of-a-controversial-herb-152677

Kratom, which has been linked to many deaths in the US, has been grown in Southeast Asia for centuries. There, people drink a tea made from the herb, with no ill effects. Why the difference?

07/09/2020

A parasitic fungus that grows inside the ghost moth caterpillar and then kills its host by bursting through its head is itself threatened with extinction, the IUCN said Thursday, as demand surges for Chinese medicine's "Himalayan Vi**ra".

06/10/2020

Sharing. Lots of info here.

https://theherbalacademy.com/5-tips-help-ward-off-manage-viral-illness-herbs/

Panic is sweeping the globe with the 2019 viral illness, so we are sharing 5 tips to help ward off and manage viral illness with herbs.

05/23/2020

http://www.naturalintelligence.info/post/why-your-immune-system-needs-a-forest

For millions of years, the immune system of our ancestors coevolved with its environment. There are gazillions of viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms out and about to which living beings are being exposed to on a daily basis. Some are beneficial and some harmful, so life learned to collaborat...

05/21/2020

https://www.livescience.com/33265-most-disgusting-deadly-flowers.html

The beautiful world of flowers has a deadly dark side.

05/21/2020

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-poppy-seeds-muffins-op**te.html

You might have heard the advice to avoid eating a poppy seed bagel or muffin before a drug screen, lest you test positive for op**tes. This urban legend is rooted in truth because the tiny black seeds contain small amounts of morphine and codeine that can show up in a drug test. Now, researchers rep...

03/11/2020

But keep washing your hands, too.

https://blog.paleohacks.com/antiviral-herbs/

Hint: You already have #3 in your pantry