OK, so having a website called Growing Medicine refers to two things. 1. The medicine I give my patients grows. It has been a living, photosynthesizing, independent fresh plant. Full of natural goodness, as they say. Vitamins, minerals, secondary metabolites….all there in the various parts being made, ready and waiting to be used. This is in […]
The plot that my friend and I share has been dug over and planted with a lot of soft fruit and flowers. My friend was given a green house that was erected near the base of the plot. My own little area was planted with some herbs, but during planting I heard that I had […]
This is looking from the top of the plot, looking down to the East, on a very hazy morning. My heart sank a little when I took in the 9 tyres, plastic sheeting and weeds. Not to mention that the whole site had been compressed after Wessex Water had been in with their equipment and […]
So, been busy [daughter married and all], but some things have been done. First, we have a greenhouse – presently in bits in my garden – but still… Secondly, we have a shed – presently in bits on the allotment – but still… We have dug over a vast expanse of […]
It’s was about time. I had bought the alcohol. I had read the books. And to be fair, I had been taught how to do it at Uni. But out in the community, on my own, I never quite mustered the courage to go out and pick herbs and tranform them into my own tinctures. […]
So, I added pics of making tincture with Dandelion leaves in May. I have also been busy making Cleavers, Elderflower and Lemon Balm tincture. The first photo is of the freshly picked cleavers twisted round in a bowl. Cleavers are long and sticky, and it’s sometimes hard to just break off the top half […]
At Growing Medicine’s allotment June was a very busy time. We had brought seeds on under cover and had planted them out, plus the potatoes and onions were doing very well. Eating good food is important for your health, as Hippocrates said; “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” So with that […]
Apart from simple compresses where clean cloths are soaked in medicinal herbal infusions and applied to the skin, it is sometimes beneficial to have a mass of herbal product laid against the skin for 10-30 mins to help heal bruises, reduce inflammations or ease painful joints. I am making poultices at the moment to help […]
By the side of the Taunton-Bridgwater Canal path you can find an abundance of medicinal herbs. Near West Street you can get down to the Canal path, and up until recently there was a beautiful Elder bush which always was loaded with fragrant flowers in the spring time, then later carried bushels of […]