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Marshmallow Anyone?

Marshmallow (not the sticky sweet kind!) is a perennial herb which dies back in winter.  It’s covered with soft, dense, velvety down and it has small flowers which range from white – pink in colour.  The root is mainly used medicinally (leaves have also been used). Active constituents within marshmallow are: • Mucilage • Tannins

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Help with Acne

Acne was described to us at College as …. “an inflammatory papulopustular skin eruption commonly occurring in or near the sebaceous glands in the face, neck, shoulders and upper back” What can you do to help lessen the effects? Firstly acne mainly occurs when puberty begins, basically when a hormonal imbalance of the sex hormones

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Holy Basil

Holy Basil (Tulsi)  –  Ocimum tenuiflorum (sanctum) Native to India, Eastern Africa, Hainan Island & Taiwan.  Is found grown up to an altitude of 5900 feet in the Himalayas.  Holy Basil (Tulsi) is one of the main herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine.  It is believed that the best way to take Tulsi medicinally is in

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Elder Anyone?

Sambucus nigra  Commonly known as European Elder, Black Elder, Common Elder, Bore Tree.  It grows up to 9 metres tall, spreads like a weed throughout New Zealand, its origins from England & Europe.  It has clusters of small creamy white flowers in the summer which turn into large drooping bunches of purplish-black juicy berries. Both

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Everything Calendula!

CALENDULA OFFICINALIS Commonly known as ‘Pot Marigold’, ‘Mary gold’, ‘Ruddles’, ‘Bull’s eye’, ‘Mary bud’.  It is native to Mediterranean Europe, from the Asteraceae family and the flowers – bright yellow to orange in colour are used medicinally.  Grown from seed. it self sows freely in gardens.  Preferring sunny open areas and regular de-heading to encourage

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