Comments on: Irish Herb Lore

By: Jaime McLeod

Jaime McLeod — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:36:07 +0000

Sorry Rose,
We can’t help you with that. We only sell one almanac – the Farmers’ Almanac. Best of luck!

By: Rose Dawn

Rose Dawn — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:44:39 +0000

I been trying to buy a Brito Almanac and nobody seems to understand what it is.
I need it for a reseach in college.

By: Shaari :)

Shaari :) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:56:16 +0000

It would almost go without saying but I’ll say it anyway. Be mindful of where you gather your herbs. Not along road side or ditches of parking lots or near out flows from neighborhoods. Please pick sparingly not the last of the item in the area. Best of health!

By: Elly

Elly — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:43:43 +0000

My Grandma always took a teaspoon of honey every day to help her digestion.
She also used it to seal our cuts and scrapes after they had been washed.

If you are new to herbs, please ensure you buy a book that has lots of pictures for easy plant identification so that you don’t poison yourself.
Also you need to ensure the herbs you are going to use are not contraindicated with any meds that you might be on.

Herbs are natural medicine, but they are also very powerful and can be very toxic.
Read, learn and start with the easy ones like Dandelion, Plaintain etc.

By: fgugle

fgugle — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:31:03 +0000

My Grandmother would always put a wet warm tea bag on our eyes to cure a sty, and I still use the same remedy today for my family because it does work and it also worked for pink eye.

By: Willow

Willow — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:29:18 +0000

For Jim – Did you find a book to guide you in herbal usage? If not, I highly recomment Dr. John R. Christopher’s book named “School of Natural Healing”. It covers the herb itself – how and when to harvest and store it (if you grow your own), various preparations, and various ways to administer. There are many healing modalities – a life long journey of learning Here’s to your journey!

By: Tina

Tina — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:45:06 +0000

One of the best reference manuals I have ever come by is, “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies” by C. Norman Shealy MD PhD. , Element books. This book gives you many different modalities of therapies and healing remedies to learn about. Ayurvedic, Chinese Herbal, Traditional and Folk remedies, Herbal remedies, Essential Oils, Homeopathic, Flower, Vitamins, etc. It also gives you a “How to Use” section on every single subject as well as in depth discussion of many conditions. ) Tina, Family Herbalist…

By: tiffers

tiffers — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:42:40 +0000

For those of you wondering I have been using herbal remedies for years and there is a wonderful book called “Back to Eden” by a man named Jethro Klaus. It is very old, but still in print and it is by far the best that I have read. Anyone who would like to learn more about this subject could really benafit from this book. It is not expensive and it has saved our family thousands of dollars in mediical bills.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:39:33 +0000

Growing up with old world traditions, it warms my heart to see more appreciation and interest in the subject of herbal remedies. That is where ALL medicines started from, and there is no need to destroy rain forests to heal.
I grew up on a farm, and had pink eye a few times as a kid, (pink eye is an air borne disease that originates with cows – different than conjunctivitis, but the following cures both), Golden Seal root extract was given to me as an eyewash after my 3rd bout with pinkeye. 3 drops of the extract in an eye cup of water (water was pure back then, so use filtered). Used it 1 time – it was gone the next morning. Never had an eye problem again until I moved to a place where there wee sick cows being raised for food (gross), used the same remedy, (called the SPCA), and again…no problems since.
Dandelion root is a must for cleansing the liver. The liver is a filter that like any filter, needs to be cleansed every so often.
“Back to Eden” is a great book, as are many others.
Research. Learn. Never stop asking “why, and, how come, and above all – What If with Passion”
Learn to embrace the beauty that surrounds you.