Thursday
Jun092011
Modern Hippie's Top 10 Herbs
By Desiree Winans on Thursday, June 9, 2011
Modern Hippie's Top 10 Herbs
Mullein: Verbascum Thapsus
- A fantastic respiratory herb with soothing and healing properties for all issues of the lungs.
- Asthma, Wet and Dry Coughs, Pneumonia.
- Leaves must be picked before they turn brown.
- They make an excellent cough remedy infused in honey with White Horehound.
- FRESH Flowers can be infused in olive oil make a useful earache oil.
- Infuse oil for 4 to 6 weeks for best results
- When harvesting avoid brown and bug-eaten leaves.
- Dry hanging upside down secured with rubber bands until crispy.
- If preserved properly the leaves should be green. Store in glass.
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