Making Your Own
Herbal Remedies
Your kitchen cupboard contains herbs and spices with valuable healing properties that can be used to treat and prevent common health problems. Most of us already use them in cooking, but they can also be thought of as friends that help us maintain wellbeing or treat common ailments. Using them can be as simple as incorporating them into your diet by making a cup of herbal tea.
Because we are using culinary herbs and spices, you can be sure that none of them are intrinsically harmful, but there are still a few safety considerations to be taken into account.
Tools Needed
Herbal Preparations
Herbs may be prepared in a variety of ways for internal and external use, so let’s look at some basic methods.