All About Herbs

Have you ever considered growing your own food? With all the changes that are happening to our food supply it just might be the best healthy alternative.

Almost anyone you talk to has a confusion between one or more of these licorice tasting herbs. Even in supermarkets they sometimes don't have it straight.

Some people think that fertilizers are lumped into the subject of soil amendments and some say they are different subjects. I separated Organic Fertilizers from “Amendments” just for your ease of learning. 

When it comes to herb gardens and gardens in general, imagination is the limit regarding how you actually plant things. You can make it a visual work of art or you can just throw in a variety of seeds haphazardly and let luck do the designing.

A tincture is an herbal extract using alcohol. Historically fresh herbs picked at their peak of potency were used to make tinctures. To make a tincture, the herbs were soaked in alcohol for up to a year.

Historically tinctures were made with fresh herbs just picked at the highest point of potency and extracts were made of dried herbs. One could not tell how long ago the herbs had been dried however, so extracts were not as sure as the good old tincture.

There are several traditional systems of medicine developed in different parts of the world, but none are as old as the Ayurvedic system.

The word adaptogen has to be the most misunderstood word in all of herbalism. I am going to try to clarify things and hopefully you can clarify the subject to all the people you care about.

It was used historically not only for its valuable health benefits but also for its flavor. Ginger can be a great herb to add to your diet and life for its health benefits. 

Garlic is loaded with good stuff. There is plenty of potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, selenium, beta-carotene, zeaxanthin, and Vitamin C.