Tag Archives: herbal tradition
November 16, 2017
GREATER BURDOCK, A PLANT FOR FIGHTING TUMORS
Greater burdock (Arctium lappa L.) is a biennial plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. Commonly used in Asian cuisine, the root has been widely utilized in folk medicine as a diuretic, as a detoxifier and to heal skin …
November 15, 2016
AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS: CONSERVATION
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the various details that characterize the proper preparation of medicinal plants for household use. We started with a series of suggestions for safe and sustainable harvesting, then moved on to the …
October 13, 2016
AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS: DRYING TECHNIQUES
Are you drawn to the idea of making your own selection of culinary herbs, herbal teas, and medicinal plants? Then, don’t miss the first part of this guide to preserving wild plants: harvesting. If you are ready for the …
September 19, 2016
AROMATIC AND MEDICINAL PLANTS: HARVESTING
Wild harvesting: choice of plants and recognition whit all the advices for sustainable and safe harvesting In Italy, as well as in other countries of the Mediterranean area, it is possible to identify, without too many difficulties, several …
September 26, 2014
SEDUM TELEPHIUM: THE LIVELONG FLOWER, POWERFUL NATURAL HEALING
This is the clear example of science as the ancient popular tradition handed down over the centuries. The word of mouth of ancient remedies of which the exact action mechanism was not known, can lead to surprising discoveries in the …
September 17, 2014
ENFLEURAGE: ANCIENT TECHNIQUE TO EXTRACT ESSENCES FROM FLOWER PETALS
Enfleurage is one of the most ancient extraction methods, born at the time of Egyptians, used to obtain fragrances from flower petals. Flowers are the most delicate part of the plant and they do not tolerate treatments at high temperatures …