Lavender is the classic calming flower, sipped as a gentle evening tea, added to baths and breathed in from the oil. In Europe the flower tea is an approved traditional remedy for mild stress and to help with sleep.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
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Milk thistle has been the go-to liver herb in Europe for about 2,000 years, from Roman writers to today's naturopaths. Members can read how it's believed to protect liver cells, what the newer fatty liver studies found, and its old reputation for nursing mothers.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A pot of bones, water and a splash of vinegar, simmered low and slow until the kitchen smells like someone's grandmother is taking care of you. Here's how to make it, how long to simmer it, and how to keep it safely once it's done.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The seed in your mustard jar was once the go-to chest plaster and digestive spice. Here's how it was used, what the research says, and why mustard plasters can burn.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
The 16 oz morning celery juice habit is one of the best-known detox trends. Here is where it came from, what the research actually shows (no human trials of the juice itself), what is in a glass, and the allergy, sun-sensitivity, sodium, warfarin and lithium cautions.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
Asafoetida, or hing, is the pungent resin that Indian cooks add by the pinch to beans and lentils, and that Ayurvedic and Persian healers have long used for wind and sluggish digestion. Here's what traditions use it for, what the small trials found, and who should keep it to food amounts.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
A whole orange, a pinch of salt and fifteen minutes of steam: an old Chinese home remedy that turns into a warm, soft, sweet-and-salty cup for the evenings when your throat is raw and the cough won't let you sleep.
The full guide, with how to use it and the safety notes, is in the Remedies Vault.
