[Ansteorra] Herbalists?

[Diane Taylor]

Oh you'll love this one. I highly reccomend it. Where most books TELL you
what it looks like and what pieces of the plant you can use... or give you
drawigns or black and white photos..This book is full on color with
complete  visuals on what the plant looks like in reality... along with
what it looks like dried, in see form, or whatever part is used.   It even
gives you warnings on some that, while useful, it's toxic in some form or
another.
Trust me, if you haven't seen it, it's over on Amazon.com.  The cover of
the book is exactly the same type of stuff you'll be seeing inside the
book.


On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:57 PM, Molly Maddox Netterville <
mollynetterville at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you! I haven't heard of that one yet! I am glad I learned a new
> herbal recipe!
> On Apr 4, 2013 10:50 PM, "Deanna della Penna" <estencele at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't know if you're asking for period/near-period recipes or just
> > wanting to expand your repertoire, but my favorite medicinal recipe is
> > very practical and basic.
> >
> > My little boy had eczema. Our pediatrician recommended the Aveeno
> > eczema lotion for babies, which did a good job of suppressing it, but
> > as soon as we stopped applying it, the skin condition would come back.
> > I found a recipe online claiming to be a pioneer recipe, but who
> > knows. It involves equal parts beeswax, honey, and olive oil. It's
> > been a long time since I made it, and my recipe is on a dead hard
> > drive somewhere, but I believe the steps I took were:
> >
> > * Sterilize a mason jar, band, and lid
> > * Put it in a pot of water (to create a double boiler effect without
> > ruining a real double boiler) (I think I elevated my jar to keep it
> > from resting directly on the pot's bottom)
> > * Heat water to a boil
> > * Add the beeswax to the jar (I like the beeswax pellets)
> > * Stir until melted
> > * Stir in the honey (I used local honey)
> > * Stir in the olive oil
> > * Blend
> > * Remove from heat
> > * Allow to cool slightly
> > * Stir more as it stratifies as it cools
> > * Place the lid on the jar and allow to fully cool
> >
> > I keep a dedicated spoon with the the jar that I don't mind getting
> > waxy-gunky. I take a spoonful of ointment and smear it on the affected
> > patch of skin before bedtime and make sure his clothing covers the
> > spot we're treating. Obviously, the beeswax will affect the texture of
> > the skin as the ointment gets absorbed, and it feels a little odd, so
> > you don't want to apply it with your fingers--- but it worked well for
> > us. It rapidly diminished, and when it finally disappeared, it
> > disappeared for several months. When it came back, we resumed
> > treatment, and then it disappeared for good.
> >
> > Interestingly enough, when it did come back, we did try to resume the
> > Aveeno treatment with the remainder of an unused squeeze container,
> > but I suppose it had separated into its components in the intervening
> > months. Whatever came out made him cry with pain, and we threw it
> > away-- I hadn't realized the shelf life was so short, once opened. But
> > the homemade ointment was just as good half a year later as when it
> > was first made, and never caused him any discomfort.
> >
> > I thought I'd share, since eczema was so stressful to try and deal
> > with, especially for a 6-month-old infant. Hopefully someone will find
> > this effective.
> >
> > -Deanna della Penna
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