Herbal recipes, essential oils, and old-fashioned remedies for supporting your family’s health naturally.
Dandelions have gotten a bad rap for far too long. They have summarily been dismissed as mere weeds, and get sprayed with chemicals to kill them every time their cute little flower heads pop up out of the dirt. Not only are these common backyard flowers edible, they may also boast natural healing properties. Dandelion … Read more How to Make Dandelion Salve – and Why You Should
Orange zest soap can rejuvenate not just the skin infuse a little bit of happiness into the day when using it as part of the morning shower routine… especially during the long, cold months of winter. If you make orange zest soap with a clear glycerin melt and pour soap base, the dried tiny bit … Read more Orange Zest Melt and Pour Homemade Soap Recipe
Amish black drawing salve is a homesteading “medicine” cabinet staple in Appalachia. More times than I can count, we have used it to pull out tiny bits of a splinter that digging painfully into the skin with tweezers does not retrieve. I used to pay a pretty penny to buy the black drawing salve from … Read more How to Make Amish Black Drawing Salve
Dandelion infusions and tinctures have been used to garner the high nutrient content contained in the flowers, leaves, roots, and stems, and also to harness the potential natural medicinal properties the plant parts contain. Making a dandelion infusion is neither difficult nor expensive, but it does require both time and patience on the part of … Read more How to Make Dandelion Infusion and Tincture
Jewelweed is a drastically underappreciated “weed.” While you can eat jewelweed, it is most often grown or foraged it for its potential healing properties. While this attractive bush-like plant has many uses, it is perhaps most widely known for its antipruritic (anti-itching) value. This wild plant is an active natural ingredient in poison ivy rash … Read more How to Use Jewelweed on the Homstead
If you aren’t growing garlic in your garden yet, there are so many reasons to start. My husband and I eat so much garlic, we could probably ward off a whole community of invading vampires! This miracle herb has been around since the beginning of time, basically, and it offers a whole host of health … Read more 20 Amazing Uses and Benefits of Garlic
Disclaimer: neither the author nor this website shall be held responsible for the misuse, and side effects resulting from using the info in this article. The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult your physician before putting health advice into … Read more How to Make Homemade Vapor Rub the Natural Way
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, around 42 million Americans suffer from constipation. The causes of constipation vary, but the reasons for this frustrating illness are usually all about the same. In general, we have a tendency to eat food that contains a large amount of insoluble fiber. This … Read more Try These 8 Teas against Constipation
When I was a kid I can recall my mother constantly using a red powdery substance in her beverages and on her food. It always looked like she was in pain when she’d take a sip or bite. I asked her what she was doing, and she told me, “I’m using cayenne pepper to keep … Read more Cayenne Pepper: Health Benefits and Home Remedies
Eczema, also referred to as Atopic Dermatitis, is a condition wherein there are patches of skin that become red, inflamed and itch intensely. This itching may become so annoying that a person will literally scratch until the skin breaks down and begins to bleed. There’s not usually any obvious reason for this intense itching and … Read more 35 Natural Eczema Remedies
Do you ever feel like you just don’t want to wash your hair? My kids are older now, but when they were little I didn’t even have time to breath let alone wash my hair. There needed to be a solution for those in-between-hair-washing days. But what? I can recall turning on the TV and … Read more 3 Step-By-Step DIY Dry Shampoo Recipes
Golden Milk has been used as a medicinal drink in India since ancient times. Although the natural and powerfully healing turmeric tea has been wildly popular elsewhere for decades, it is only now coming into common use in the United States outside of herbalist circles. Turmeric is my favorite healing herb of all time; I … Read more How to Make Golden Milk Step by Step
Before we dive into the benefits of hemp seed oil, we must first define the difference between hemp seed oil and CBD oil. Hemp seed oil comes from the hemp plant, CBD oil comes from the cannabis or marijuana plant. While these plants are cousins, and the terms tend to be used interchangeably for Hemp … Read more Hemp Oil Benefits On The Homestead You Might Want To Know
I have always been into making my own health remedies. Not only is it cool to try and heal yourself but making your own remedies is seriously satisfying. It’s amazing to think that you have healing foods, herbs, and spices hanging out in your kitchen. For most people. Running to the doctor at the first … Read more Garlic-infused Honey to Boost Your Immunity
Well, here we are. The season of pumpkin everything is right around the corner. I walked into the grocery store yesterday and they already had pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin flavored coffee lining their shelves. Seriously? It’s still August, people! OK, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited about seeing all of the … Read more Pumpkin Seed Oil for Your Health
Ironweed is not the nuisance weed many rural folks think it is, not by a long shot. The beautiful purple weed that flourishes in horse pastures and fields offers a bounty of medicinal benefits.The wildflower possesses antiseptic properties, and has a somewhat bitter taste. For centuries, ironweed has been used to treat a plethora of … Read more Ironweed Medicinal Uses (and More)