The common wisdom is that willow has always been used for pain relief. I’ve been told that it was recommended by Hippocrates, Galen and Dioscorides for that. However, when I sat down to research this post I was unable to find much mention of willow in the books of these men. The mentions that I did find mostly recommended it to… Continue Reading…
The stinging nettle has walked through history hand in hand with the human race. Traces of this herb have been found in the earliest of human habitation sites. It has been recognized as a potent medicine for much of that time. From the Leechbook of Bald, written in the ninth century, we find this recipe: A wound salve ; take heads… Continue Reading…
