Category: Issue 09
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Natural Repellents
Summer and warm weather usually go hand in hand with lots of annoying insects. We can repel them using aromatherapy. Try this recipe for this insect-repelling basic synergic mixture: 4 parts thyme, 4 parts lavender, 8 parts lemongrass and 4 parts peppermint ethereal oils. If any of the oils smell unpleasant to you, you can substitute it with rosemary or geranium oil, for…
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Avocado Tartare
Ingredients for 4 servings: • 2 avocados • 3.5 oz. / 100 g. tomatoes • lemon juice • 3 oz. / 80 g. mozzarella • 3.5 oz. / 100 g. garlic • salt, pepper • 7 Tbsp. / 100 ml. olive oil • 4 eggs • 4 square sheets of filo pastry • a fresh…
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Aromatherapy for Summer Days
Some of you may be reading this article on vacation, others perhaps while lounging on the terrace or in a garden full of sweet-smelling herbs. Summer usually symbolizes months of peace and good health. Unfortunately, some minor health problems may appear even during this time but, as always, we can handle them easily with the help of herbs and herbal…
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Comfrey Ointment from Shea Butter
We’re going to need 2 ounces / 50 grams of dried comfrey root and 8 ounces / 230 grams (250 milliliters) of shea butter. Put shea butter into a non-metallic pot, put the pot into a water bath, and melt the shea butter inside. Add comfrey root. If you have a powerful blender (or a mill), it’s better to first blend or mill the…
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The Most Effective Herbs to Heal Summer Injuries
For our children, summer holidays are always a time of fun. For us adults, however, they’re usually a time of increased alert, since the more our children play outdoors, the higher the risk of them getting injured in some way is. We can’t, of course, completely prevent that from happening, but whenever a minor injury occurs, we can use herbs…
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Citrus deodorant
Ingredients: • 6 – 7 Tbsp. coconut oil (in a solid state) • ¼ c. corn starch • ¼ c. baking soda • Several drops grapefruit or lemon ethereal oil Directions: Mix corn starch and baking soda. Melt coconut oil in a water bath and add it to the starch-soda mixture. This will create a dense paste. Finally, add several drops…
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How to Stop Excessive Sweating
The fight against unpleasant bodily odor goes all the way back to ancient Egypt, where people used various spices, citrus or even cinnamon to mask the scent of their sweat. To this day, these natural resources certainly haven’t lost their relevance, since we can use them to create an effective antiperspirant literally for the cost of a few dollars. Sweating is…
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Classic canna TINCTURE AND ORAL SPRAY
Tincture: Put 5 to 20 grams of dried cannabis flowers into a jar. Add a ½ liter (1 cup) of 40 to 60 percent alcohol (fruit brandy, vodka, ethyl alcohol) and let steep for two to four weeks, shaking daily. After that time, strain the tincture and use a few drops a day (depending on its strength and your reactions, you can use more…
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Creamy Strawberry Ice Cream Bars with Strawberry-Mint Sauce
Ingredients for nine 1.5 fl oz. /50 ml. ice cream bars: • 10.5 oz. / 300 g. fresh strawberries • 6.5 oz. / 200 ml. whipping cream • 3 spoonfuls and 2 spoons of confectioner’s sugar • 1 spoonful of vanilla sugar • ¼ of a lemon • ½ spoonful of vanilla extract (optional) • several mint…
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Cannabis A Universal Helper and Medicine
Since the first issue of My Herbs came out in July 2016, we have been introducing you to the healing effects of perhaps the most controversial herb today – cannabis. In part eight, we discussed harvesting and the correct processing of this herb. This issue will cover the best homemade recipes ranging from balms to tinctures to butters. CANNABIS MEDICINE…
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Grapefruit Ice Cream Bars
Ingredients for four 1.5 fl oz. /50 ml. ice creams: • 6.5 fl oz. / 200 ml. grapefruit juice from a freshly pressed pink grapefruit • a bit of lemon juice • 1 spoonful of honey or agave syrup (and 1-2 spoonfuls according to taste) Preparation: Thoroughly dissolve honey and lemon juice in grapefruit juice. Try the taste and increase sweetness…
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Pecan Ice Cream Bars with Yoghurt and Maple Syrup
Ingredients for five 1.5 fl oz. / 50ml. ice cream bars: • 8.5 fl oz. / 250 ml. of Greek yoghurt (with at least 9 percent fat) • 2 oz. / 65g pecan nuts • 6-7 spoonsful of maple syrup • 1 oz. / 25 g ground and roasted pecan nuts Preparation: Roughly cut up the ounces /…