Tag Archives: gardeners First Aid

combat chilblains and other cold weather conditions

Posted on November 24, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Chilblains – the medical name is perniosis – occur as a reaction to cold but not necessarily freezing temperatures. They occur more often when cold exposure is accompanied by dampness, icy water or snow – winter clearance of a pond … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardeners Health | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

beat back backache

Posted on September 28, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

We gardeners are prone to the odd bout of backache, only natural given the physicality of the hobby/occupation we enjoy. And sometimes it is a mere mild strain that can be walked off or which dissipates within minutes. Other times … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardeners Health | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Make your own Echinacea Tincture

Posted on September 2, 2017 by The Holistic Gardener

Echinacea Tincture is suitable for internal immunity boosting and external antimicrobial action. This is one you can add to your daily beverages and also apply topically to cleanse around wound site. Ingredients: Echinacea root is best but leaves, stems, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Herbal Remedy Recipes | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

WASP STING – the done thing

Posted on September 28, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Wasps (including hornets, yellow jackets and other members of Vespula and Dolichovespula species that regularly visit gardens) have sabre-like stingers that smoothly puncture the skin, release and puncture again repeatedly, delivering a swift inoculation of venom with each sting and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardeners Health | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Avocado graze glaze

Posted on July 3, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Functional food is for more than eating………. For second degree abrasions and sundry grazes where inflammation occurs or for larger surface abrasions a poultice of pulped avocado flesh is sublime, the oil is so close to our skins natural oil … Continue reading →

Posted in Food fixes, Herbal Remedy Recipes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

quick thyme first aid

Posted on June 29, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Abrasions, light scrapes and grazes are perhaps the most common injuries from which gardeners suffer; they include those surface layer wounds that often you don’t notice at the point of occurrence but may smart or sting later in the day – … Continue reading →

Posted in Herbal Remedy Recipes | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Naked solstice after sun remedies

Posted on June 21, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Bheannacht ar an lá – blessings of the day. Today, the solstice, when more than the earths axis tilts towards the sun. Maybe you are naked in a dance to manifest abundance or maybe you are just catching the few … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardeners Health | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

gardener’s first aid for allergic contact dermatitis

Posted on June 17, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Allergic contact dermatitis is an allergic reaction to a substance, material or plant that you have come into contact with; it generally manifests post contact as a region of itchy inflamed skin situated where contact had taken place. In severe … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardeners Health | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Wonderful weeds.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

You might be thinking … Wonderful? Weeds? Really!!! But yeah I think they are wonderful, not just in how they conquer and adapt to situations but beyond their lesson in persistance, they have some great atributes that holistic gardeners can … Continue reading →

Posted in Plant profiles | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Compresses and Poultices

Posted on May 7, 2013 by The Holistic Gardener

Compresses are soaked external dressings, hot or cold: A piece of cloth (traditionally linen or muslin) is allowed to soak in an infusion or decoction, to be applied to the affected area and held in place with bandages. Poultices are … Continue reading →

Posted in Herbal Remedy Recipes | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment