by Sue Sprung | Feb 5, 2017 | Individual herbs, Conditions
While all those cold viruses are doing the rounds, I recommend using elderberries as a preventative medicine and to speed recovery – elderberries have been used traditionally in herbal medicine for prevention and treatment of colds and flu and recent research...
by Sue Sprung | Nov 12, 2016 | Conditions, Individual herbs
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of many autoimmune conditions where the immune system attacks body tissues. In MS the fatty myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells is the part of the body that is affected and leads to symptoms related to nerve and muscle function (for an...
by Sue Sprung | Nov 9, 2016 | Individual herbs
At this time of year, there’s not much growing, but there are still a few hardy weeds around that are used as herbal medicines. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is one of them and is easily recognisable, even when it’s not flowering, by its feathery,...
by Sue Sprung | Aug 29, 2015 | Individual herbs
Many people have had nettle leaf tea, made with spring nettle tops; it’s a wonderful strengthening tonic and great for reducing symptoms of hayfever. Not many people however will have had nettle seed tea – it’s my favourite part of the nettle plant...
by Sue Sprung | Jun 19, 2015 | Conditions, Individual herbs
I had the unexpected opportunity recently to try out some emergency herbal medicine when I grabbed a hot pan handle straight from the oven. After running my burning hand under cold water I spent the evening with it covered in comfrey and lavender cream and bag of...
by Sue Sprung | Sep 9, 2014 | Individual herbs
The curry spice turmeric is always popping up in health news these days and the thousands of studies that have been carried out on it suggest all manner of health benefits (for interesting information see greenmedinfo.com). However most studies have been carried out...
