Share your Herbal recipes

[RavensEye]

Post any recipes you use and want to share with the rest of the class.

[wooleybob]

well I make an herbal tea.
2tsp of Chamomile Flower
2tsp of Stevia Leaf(sweetening herb)
1tsp of Valerian Root
1/2 tsp of Cinnamon chips
1/4 tsp of cloves

Boil some distilled bottled water in tea pot (about 2-3 cups)
put all herbs in a filter or cheese cloth and place in a cup(if a coffee filter is used then use a skewer or sturdy straw and pierce it through each side of filter and add herbs in it make sure the straw or skewer hangs over each side of the cup)

Add boiling water poured over the herbs,you will have a lite brown tea..Strain the herbs to get all the flavor.

This is a good relaxing tea,and can be used before bed time also to help you sleep.
This blend will give a non buzz effect,just a calm realaxing feeling from stress..
ENJOY... :achug:

[RavensEye]

Thanks for posting that wooleybob sounds good.

[gypsy0108]

Sounds Like a great tea WB!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[Faidh]

I make a tea for DH for his back pain.

A mixture of bayberry, birch and nettle. 2 tbsp of mixture/litre of hot water. Steep for 20 minutes. Drink 1 cup, twice daily.

[wooleybob]

I decided to try making some syrup..I only made a small batch to try,and must say it turned out almost if not the same taste of Mrs Buttersworth.lol

4 cups of distilled water
3 cups of sugar
1/2 cup of pure maple(The maple was made by a friend,poured it in the snow to cool when he was boiling it,then we picked up the clumps and put them in freezer bags and froze them.this winter)
1/4 cup of homemade butter I made..(you can do this with fresh cream from o'l betsy.
put in a blender and whip till clumpy,then take a old alum pie pan and poke lots of holes in it with a needle,take the clumps of butter from blender and put in pie pan and let any liquid left to drain out and work the butter around till you can get it to form soild.You can add salt or seasalt to it by mashing a dash into it with a fork,then form into a container of any shape ya want.

Slowly bring your sugar and water to a lite rolling boil,add your maple clumps and butter till melted..Dont over boil it or it will turn crystal form stir constantly till everything is melted.If the syrup looks too thick,you may add a little more water to it..Let it cool enough to put into a Masson jar..

Damn was it good..yummm..Also put this in the other post.
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[RavensEye]

hey wooleybob glad you enjoyed it :D But question was this just a syrup or did you try a medicianl syrup??

[wooleybob]

just regular maple syrup for pancakes..I've made some salves for cuts before

[RavensEye]

Hehe ok I just wanted to make sure.:D

[Shatril]

These are by dry measure (as in Tbsp)

2 parts sea salt
2 parts epsom salts
1 part vetivert (an herbal fixative)
3 to 5 parts herb(s) that match your magical intent for the ritual

We have started many herbal correspondence threads here, and this resource can be consulted for the herbs for your bath.

To use this I mix the herbs in a muslin bag, and either brew this in a two cup measure of boiling water for a minimum of 20 minutes, or float it in the tub.

If you don't have a tub, you can hang it from the shower head, or wet it and use it to rub down your body.

Shatril

[RavensEye]

Thansk for sharing Shatril