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THYME Thymus vulgaris
Three years ago, whilst doing a tour of the South Island to visit herbal clinics and health shops, I fell in love with thyme. We were driving across from Queenstown and I noticed thyme growing wild along the side of the road. Being me I had to stop the van and have a closer look and in doing that realised the hills for miles and miles were actually covered in thyme. That sort of thing can nearly send me into a swoon. It was mid-winter but I could imagine the hills in summer, the thyme in flower, the scented air and the bees at work. I collected a little and I'm still using that same thyme in my kitchen. It has lost none of it's flavour and is the sweetest thyme I have ever tasted. In fact I made a chilli con carne just last night for dinner and added a little. It was delicious. I struggle to grow thyme here with the heavy clay soils. The soil is too cold and waterlogged during winter. For me the answer is to grow thyme in containers. I harvest the flowering tops at the height of the summer when the active ingredients are at their strongest. Then I make a tincture which I use in my fungus salve. Interesting that the very thing that supports fungus conditions is the cold, dark and damp, highly intolerable to the thyme plant. By introducing the light and the warmth to our body, encapsulated in the thyme herbs totality we make fungus unwelcome and unable to thrive. These are the old ways of looking at plants and healing which we can learn through quiet observation. For more details read the full post
RED CLOVER Trifolium pratense
Every fortnight as I write my plant blog I experience it as a little journey. First there's the resistance to the work, then the slow drawn out beginning where I'm still in resistance mode then the buckling down. Then comes the pleasure of immersion in remembering, gathering and sharing information. This fortnightly blog discusses red clover and it's virtues. I got sidetracked looking at the statistics for cancer treatments, herbal or medical and it got me to thinking. One of the sites I looked at recommended to walk bare-footed on the bare earth. And you know there is a lot to be said for just that and all that comes with it. I remembered when I was a child, you only wore shoes to school or if going "out" somewhere special. You experienced so much through the soles of your feet. You stepped out boldly onto the rough grass, the un-expected prickles, the possiblity of bee-stings, the toe-stubbing stones, the hot sand or footpaths, the cold puddles, the deliciously squidgey mud and so on. There was so much sensation, pleasure or pain to be experienced through your feet. Then as we grew we covered our feet and in a way we disconnected from our natural selves, the child, the primitive. Not surprisingly those who are on a journey to heal themselves of cancer or other chronic illnesses will often find the need to reconnect and heal the child within. Becoming re-acqainted with the familiar plants and weeds of our childhoods is undoubtedly another way of reconnection with the earth and our natural selves. For more details read the full post.
More than just a lemon drink
When you are getting a cold, a sore throat, a cough or the flu this drink is wonderful. I make it in a huge mug and have one mug at least three times a day, if am suffering from any of the above. It feels so good to get this down you. Soothing, warming and definately healing. The trick is to get into a nice warm bed after drinking and you will work up a bit of heat and a sweat, which means your body is getting rid of toxins and also helping to kill the bugs. Garlic is a powerful natural antibiotic, and lemons a source of Vitamin C. Honey soothes and heals raw tissue such as a sore throat. For more details read the full post
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