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| In fact, onions are used throughout the world for colds, cough and flu. Like garlic, onions are rich in sulfur compounds that are highly anti-bacterial. They are effective against salmonella, e-coli and dozens of other pathogenic bacteria. |
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| Medicinal uses of commonly used food items. |
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| What healing remedies did your family rely upon before antibiotics and hospitals were available? |
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| Menstruation is not usually thought of as a time of honor or celebration. Menstruation is a sign of good health. Without menstruation there would be no human life. |
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| We can develop a new way of thinking about menstruation. A way that creates positive thoughts and images in relation to this important body cycle. |
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| Seasonal health and wellness should be taught as a semester class in high school. |
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| The ‘golden rolling hills of California’ are
honored in paintings, songs, and poems. Have you ever wondered which plants
give us this wonderful display of changing colors? |
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| Decorating the Christmas tree is an ancient tradition from a time when various trees and plants were honored at different times of the year. |
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| When I was growing up my grandmother always told me to eat the parsley garnish when we were at restaurants. She said that it was the most nutritious thing on my plate. |
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| Herbs are either annuals, bi-annuals or perennials. Annual plants are fast growing and need to re-seed themselves or be planted each year. Perennial herbs last continuously for more than two years and sometimes a single plant can live for a very long time! |
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| It is a lush poison oak/ivy year and sometimes those wonderful hikes in the woods can turn into an itching nightmare! |
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| Many of the homes in the old part of Vacaville have giant pomegranate trees. We would raid the trees as kids, come home with lots of fruit but my mom quickly sent us outside to eat our messy red plunder. |
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| Lots of old timers used to make rhubarb pie and its true you don’t go to many pot lucks where someone has made a rhubarb pie. Maybe one of the reasons they made that pie is because it is so easy to grow and when there weren’t any other fruits ripe you could still harvest rhubarb. |
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| I can never get enough of this plant. The dark green leaves and the bright blue flowers of the rosemary ask us to stop and just behold their beauty and healing power. |
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| Roses have a very long history of medicinal, culinary and magical uses. Like many of our helpful plant friends, they are growing all around us and in many cases we have just forgotten how to use them. |
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| Preventing and limiting the duration of colds and flu is a household art that has broad social application especially when it comes to taking antibiotics to get rid of a cold. |
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| Anywhere from mid-June to mid-July this beautiful plant goes into full golden bloom with bright yellow flowers. There are many ornamental, non-medicinal St. John’s Wort plants. The medicinal variety is Hypericum Perforatum. |
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| With its high content of iron and calcium Nettles offers herself as a valuable herb for all stages of a Woman’s life. Stinging Nettles!? |
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| Herbal bathing is a simple practice that has many healing benefits. Steeping your body in a bathtub full of medicinal leaves and flowers is more than pampering; it is preventive medicine that washes away stress and tension. |
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| Scent has a powerful influence on our lives. How many times have you caught a scent that immediately transported you back to being at your grandmothers’ house, or got a whiff of something cooking in the kitchen that reminded you of a time in your childhood? |
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