Herban Legends

By BIN ROSI Monday, February 25, 2019

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NATURAL THERAPY

Sept/Oct '12 Essential Herbal
by Rita Richardson

Take all these alongside a grain of salt!

-Thyme, inward whatever shape volition cure gout,shyness too hangovers.

-A raw onion, eaten ane lx minutes earlier bedtime, volition cure insomnia.

-Fennel too dill seeds were chewed past times simply about Colonial church building goers to quell the aroma of alcohol-these “meeting seeds” likewise helped proceed them awake during long services.

-Tansy was used every bit an insect repellent; every bit was pennyroyal too the leaves of lemon verbena.

-Chewing cumin seed prevents gas- cause got earlier eating beans of whatever kind.

-Where rosemary grows, the adult woman heads the household.

-Plant fennel past times the kennel- it keeps the fleas away.

-A sprig of sage inward the groom’s pocket  promises fidelity.

-A sprig of lavander inward the bride’s bouquet insures devotion.

-In ancient times tables were scrubbed alongside mint to cleanse, disinfect too polish.

-Chew a sprig of parsley to foreclose drunkenness.

-Soak golden raisins inward gin; cause got seven per twenty-four lx minutes menstruum to ward off arthritis.

-A pot of bayleaf on the porch protects against lightning.

-Chew on a tarragon foliage to larn rid of hiccups.

-Necklaces of savory were in ane trial worn to foreclose drowsiness.

-Rinse pilus alongside rosemary H2O to amend memory.

-Sage tea, alongside lemon too saccharide volition cure the mutual cold.

No ane knows if these “old wives’ tales” actually operate but it can’t wound to try.

Happy Herbal Harvest!