Warrior yarrow has many attributes. "There is ancient charm for curing the tertian agues with yarrow. A leaf of it is to be pulled offwith the left hand, pronouncing at the same time the sick man's name; and this leaft is to be taken." ~Culpeper's Complete Herbal...

The properties of ginger root have been known for centuries from Confucius to Henry VIII and through to the present day. "An I had but one penny in the world, thou shouldst have it to buy ginger-bread,” ~ Love's Labour's Lost. Act V. Scene I.William ShakespeareThe...

Healing properties of Olive leaf: The fruit thereof shall be meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. ~Ezekiel 47:12MS Guardio is writing a series of short articles about the healing properties some plants, flowers and foods at this time of pandemic and national...

Aloe vera has a long history of medicinal use. Many claims have been made about the benefits and its ability to treat various health conditions. I have written about some of these benefits in greater detail in my previous blog. While the wider benefits of aloe vera...

The benefits of aloe vera have been known since the earliest history of the world. The light green, succulent plant is native to the dry and hot Arabian Peninsula but can be grown in Britain in pots and in sunny borders.  The first known description of aloe vera...

Explore with us the healing power of Elder   'What says my Aesculapius, my Galen, my heart of Elder?’   William Shakespeare  ~The Merry Wives of Windsor   The healing power of elder has been know for several thousand years... The elder tree has long...

Nasturtium flower power and pale yellow roses scrambling up the wall of a houseTake yourself back to a simpler time and the heady days of childhood. Jumping in puddles with no care, running free with little knowledge of the crazy world around you. Simple pleasures...

The ancient superfood garlic has been known and valued for thousands of years.‘Wel loved he garlek, oynons, and eek lekes, And for to drynken strong wyn reed as blood’.~Chaucer. The Canterbury TalesYou cannot feel tepid about the superfood garlic. People love or hate...