Master Herbalist Herbal First Aid

Here are a few suggestions as to what to put in your first aid kit. Where noted, the formula to make an item follows this list.

-    Peppermint Liniment (formula appears below): For muscle strains and sprains
-    Aloe Vera Gel: For burns, sunburn, insect bites
-    Powdered Clay (French Green, Fuller’s Earth, etc.): Mix with a bit of water to make a paste to draw out stingers and splinters
-    Witch Hazel. Has antiseptic and antibacterial properties.
-    Mullein Cough Drops (formula appears below)
-    Comfrey Oil (formula appears below) Use to speed wound healing (do NOT use on open or infected skin).
-    Calendula Salve (formula appears below) Soothes minor irritations, such as rash and insect bites.
-    Rescue Remedy (Bach flower remedies are available online and in health food stores) Homeopathic preparations to ease anxiety, suitable for children and pets.
-    Arnica Gel (Topical preparations are available from health food stores): For bruises, sore muscles
-    Powdered Yarrow Leaf: Place a pinch on skin to stop bleeding
-    Lavender Essential Oil: For burns, insect bites, minor scrapes
-    Tea Tree Essential Oil: Antiseptic for wounds, rashes, etc.,
-    Assorted Teas (Don’t forget the tea ball strainer and mug!)
-   Upset stomach – chamomile, fennel seeds, all mints
-   Sore throat – sage, licorice, mullein, slippery elm
-   Cough & colds: eucalyptus, elderberry

Master Herbalist Herbal First Aid tips.

Outdoor Kids: Herbal First Aid for Summer

I just realized something the other day.

So…here are the main plants covered in the Herb Fairies books.

Chickweed, violet, lemon balm, plantain, chamomile, calendula,
marshmallow, burdock, elder, pine, rose, cinnamon and finally,
dandelion.

These are all safe and fun herbs to learn about. There are ENDLESS
cool projects you can do with you kids with those herbs.

That these herbs are most of the common herbs used to TREAT kids

GREAT HERBS FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN!

WOW! I didn’t even plan that! I had no idea.

So, I am not sure if you saw this yesterday, but we’re doing a
webinar TONIGHT with Dr. Aviva Romm.

She wrote Naturally Healthy Babies for Children and The
Natural Pregnancy Book. Before graduating Yale Medical School,
she was a practicing herbalist and midwife for over 20 years.

It’s FREE…it’s TONIGHT… and it’s called…

“Outdoor Kids: Herbal First Aid for Summer”

Aviva even talks about how to use many of the herbs featured in

Herb Fairies. I saw the outline, and it’s a very simple and thorough
class.

You have to hurry, since it’s happening tonight.

I just wanted to make the connection here between this webinar and
what I realized about Herb Fairies the other day.

Cool, eh?

Register for free here… (It’s tonight)

http://herbwebinar.com/
John from LearningHerbs

We are giving away a copy of Herb Fairies on the webinar tonight.

No worries if you bought it already and you win. We’ll refund you.

http://herbfairies.com

Master Herbalist Peppermint Liniment

1 cup dried peppermint leaves, chopped
Witch hazel or rubbing alcohol

Place the chopped peppermint into a clean glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. Add enough witch hazel or rubbing alcohol to just cover the herbal material. Place the jar on a sunny shelf or windowsill for 4-6 weeks, shaking once each day. Strain the liquid into small, clean spray bottles. Stored in a cool, dark place, this preparation will last for years.

Master Herbalist Peppermint Liniment recipe.

Picture your children 15 years from now… Imagine them confidently gathering the healing herbs that grow around them.

Get Herb Fairies

From the creator of Wildcraft! An Herbal Adventure Game, comes a new twist on the most ancient form of teaching.

We are finally revealing the secret “children’s learning system” that Wildcraft! creator Kimberly Gallagher has been writing for nearly three years.

It’s a “magical tale of plants and their remedies.”

This is an adventure that teaches kids, without them even realizing that they’re learning.

If you ever wished you knew this stuff when you were little, now’s your chance to learn and pass on your passion.

We’ll also give you some really fun, free things you can do with your kids this week.

Parents, grandparents and kids at heart will want to know about this.

Did you hear the exciting news?

Our friends at LearningHerbs have just announced a new herbal learning experience for kids!

Herb Fairies ~ A Magical Tale of Plants and Their Remedies

So fun!

Kimberly Gallagher (the creator of the Wildcraft Board Game) has written 13 interactive books that teach children about plant identification and herbalism through the art of storytelling. In this series, a group of friends discover that herb fairies and other magical beings exist all around them. Together they learn about medicinal plants and work to restore healing plant magic to the world.

This special collection of herbal children’s stories has been in the making for over 3 years and includes activities, coloring sheets, recipes, and more!

Here’s a sneak peek…

Visit HerbFairies.com now to watch a video about the Herb Fairies and learn more about this upcoming series!

Herb Fairies

Master Herbalist Mullein Cough Drops
½ cup mullein leaves, packed
1 cup boiling water
1 1/3 cup brown sugar

Steep the leaves in the boiled water while covered, for one hour. Strain. Add brown sugar. Boil until the mixture reaches the soft candy stage, then pour onto a greased cookie sheet. With a butter knife, score out squares while the mixture is still soft. Allow to cool completely, then break into individual squares. Wrap each drop in waxed paper.

Master herbalist Mullein Cough Drops  recipe.

Master Herbalist Comfrey Oil

1 pint (roughly) sweet almond oil, olive oil or other oil of choice
½ cup dried comfrey leaves

Place the oil and comfrey leaves in a glass bowl (or double boiler) and simmer over a pan of boiling water for 2 hours. Allow the mixture to cool; strain off the liquid into a clean mason jar. Cap and label the jar. This oil will last for one year.
Master Herbalist Comfrey Oil recipe.

Master Herbalist Calendula Salve

¾ cup sweet almond oil
½ ounce grated beeswax
10 drops calendula essential oil

Heat the almond oil and beeswax together in a glass bowl over hot water, stirring constantly to blend. Remove from heat and add the calendula essential oil. Stir well to combine. Pour the mixture into tins while still hot. The salve will set as it cools. When completely cooled, cap and label the tins.

Master Herbalist Calendula Salve recipe.

Herb Energetics

What if you could learn the healing properties of plants by using your own body?

We’re proud to help unveil the…

NEW… Herb Energetics

It’s a recently updated video course with Kiva Rose using herbs and home remedies.

This course will again be available for a limited time and the only way to find out about it is here….

HerbEnergetics.com and did we mention… they are giving away…

Module 1: The Sensory Language of Life:
An Introduction to Herbal and Human Energetics

All you have to do is enter your email address!

After you sign up, they’ll send you more announcements and YOU get the 1st Module FREE!

Herb Energetics Course

How would you like to…

• be able to use your senses to learn about herbs?
• have a personal and physical connection to the medicines you use?
• know how to match a specific plant to a specific person based on the primary actions of the herbs?
• be able to discern the differences season, environment and subspecies can have on an herb just by tasting it (after you have positively identified it)?
• learn how to know exactly which herb(s) you want in a situation rather than having to choose randomly from a long list?

Kiva Rose is an herbalist in the Anima Medicine Woman Tradition. She teaches and practices down to earth herbalism, nutrition and healing based on the same principles our ancestors followed within an adaptive and contemporary context.

Kiva is the author of the forthcoming The Medicine Woman’s Herbal, an in depth guide to common nourishing herbs, traditional and wild foods, and healing the Medicine Woman way. She makes her home in the Mogollon Mountains of the Gila bioregion of New Mexico, where she and her partners, Wolf and Loba, live in a small off the grid cabin at the Anima Botanical and Women’s Sanctuary.

HerbEnergetics.com

2 cups organic rolled oats
1/2 cup organic almonds, sliced
1/4 cup organic maca powder
1/4 cup organic hemp seeds
Pinch of Himalayan pink salt
2/3 cup organic apple sauce or mashed banana
2/3 cup almond butter

Combine oats, almonds, maca, hemp seeds, and salt in a large bowl.
In a small bowl, mix apple sauce or banana with almond butter until well blended.
Scrape the almond butter mix into the oat mixture and blend well.
Pat into an 11 x 7 baking dish and bake at 300 degrees for about 35 minutes.
Score with a knife while warm and then cut into bars when cool.