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Heartwings Love Notes 878 - Herbs can be Gentle Healers

Heartwings says, "Herbs are not just for cooking but also for medicine."

Many years ago a wonderful little book fell into my hands. A small paperback by Claire Loewenfeld and Phillippa Back, it was called Herbs, Health and Cookery. At the time I was pretty much confined to my home caring for my five children and eager to find things to do there to make good use of my limited leisure time. Always interested in health and healing, I was fascinated to learn that the simple herbs I used to flavor my cooking could be made into teas to help in healing physical ailments.

I read avidly and experimented. Following my advice, someone studying for her bar exam tried Rosemary tea for brain stimulation and passed with flying colors. That encouraged me to continue learning and trying different herbs for the uses described in the book. It was wonderful too that all the herbs I needed could be purchased at the grocery store and used for food preparation as well. I went on to study herbs in a variety of books and eventually even to lecture and write about them. This book launched me into a whole new mini career.

It occurred to me there might be synchronicity between certain herbs and the stories involving them. In the days before most people could read or write, information was passed on orally. One way to get people to remember something was to put it into a song or disguise it in a tale or a myth. Garlic, for instance is an excellent blood cleanser. It has antiseptic and antibiotic qualities. Once upon a time people would wear a clove of it on a string to ward off germs. It was also said to be effective against blood sucking vampires. I found it interesting that it could heal the germs that "bite" and infect the body.

I am also a folk singer and one of my favorite songs has always been "Scarborough Fair." This song goes back many hundreds of years. I began thinking that it too might be telling me something, so I tried mixing a batch of Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. Mixed in equal parts, the herbs proved to make a wonderful healing tea for a variety of ills, including flu and colds. One friend said she stopped taking aspirin for her aches and pains and drank this tea instead. Remembering this, I have been making this tea for myself and it really does work well for my arthritis. Herbs are fun to explore, and common kitchen herbs can be effective healing agents as well as tasty flavorings.

May you enjoy learning about ways to help yourself heal with friendly herbs.

PS Do you like to use herbs in your cooking? Tell me your story. I do so enjoy hearing from readers. You make my day when you write.

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Blessings and Best Regards,
Tasha Halpert
 

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