Growing, harvesting and preparing two medicinal roots at Dilston Physic Garden – one a traditional medicinal archaoephyte, and the other introduced to British horticulture much more recently, but both used medicinally through history. Adapted from our ‘Grow Your Own Physic Garden’ book and our new book out in 2027 – ‘Roots, Remedies and Rituals’. Thank
Roots Day! Digging in to Echinacea and Elecampane Read More »
Apothecary’s rose Rosa gallica var. officinalis. Damask rose Rosa × damascena, and Dog rose Rosa canina The UK’s much-loved heritage garden plant is being rediscovered as a medicinal plant for wellbeing through scientific research – particularly for the mood improving effects of the aromatic oil and flower extracts of the Damask rose. Heritage Used medicinally for
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Here we celebrate the world’s most scientifically proven botanical calm balms. Humans have used the plants around them to help calm the mind and soothe the nervous system throughout history. Today, these traditional medicines are being investigated in controlled clinical trials around the globe, giving us a growing evidence base for their use in managing
Five Medicinal Plants with the Strongest Clinical Evidence for Stress and Anxiety Read More »
Beautiful blossoming gardens can induce sneezing, itching and watery eyes for some of us. Help is at hand with the regular use of certain medicinal plants that have been shown to reduce and alleviate symptoms of hay fever. Traditional plant medicine for the relief of hay fever include Southernwood herb, Ginger Root and Nigella Seed which have
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