Monthly Archives: May 2013

Decoctions and Syrups

Posted on May 7, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

A decoction is a sort of liquid soup, strained from the boiled parts of a healing plant. Several parts of a plant can be used (twigs, roots, berries and leaves and flowers) and up to several plants in a decoction … Continue reading →

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Tinctures

Posted on May 7, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Tinctures are alcohol-based remedies for oral consumption. A Tincture is as much a dosage as it is a preparation; usually 10-20 drops of a Mother tincture diluted in a glass of spring/mineral water. To make a Mother tincture using an … Continue reading →

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if the aim is true, the arrows will find target

Posted on May 6, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

The purpose of this blog is to give expression to the full potential living that tending a garden gifts –  to look at it from a holistic viewpoint and to participate with it on physical and spiritual wavelengths. I will … Continue reading →

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