Herbal Kitchen - A student's experience

First of all, I really admire people who preserve the art of herbal/natural medicine and personal health maintenance.

This was my first try at making my own healing salve with the help of a home-study course. It's one thing to buy and read about herbs and how they work.. Its another to try to make something with them! This could have been a nightmare project without some form of instruction for newbies like me with no herbal healers around to help.

I'm still in awe that I was able to do it and am really happy with the results; I'll definitely keep trying my hands at more projects and who knows.. Maybe tomorrow the world!! :p


Thank you for watching my video; I am no expert at making them. I just wanted to share my first-time experience in herbal product making with people like me who wondered if they could actually DO herbal (rather than read about it and envy those who CAN do).


Cheers!

Tonks

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[greencatmusic]

sorry to be a nuisance but what does 'boil at low temperature' mean? I mean... boilng point is boiling point, isn't it? D'you mean simmer? Thanks for great site x

[TonksPlum]

Sorry for the late response. Boil at low temp was a very bad choice of words on my part. You don't want to boil, you simply want to heat at low temp. This is easier to do if you have a double boiler (kind used to heat chocolate etc).

Hope that clears things up :)

[AgentGhost]

this looks similar to my brownie recipe

[TonksPlum]

That must be a very special Brownie... :D

[apatte4975]

this is great i wanted to know first hand if this kit was worth it..

[TonksPlum]

Glad u enjoyed it :)

I have been making many other types of herbal medicine since this video (it sure brings me back!) but the salve is a staple in my home. Right now we have one for healing wounds, skin irritation etc. Another for sore muscles to use as a rub (my version of icy hot but milder and all natural).

We have saved a lot of money by simply using things we can find in our kitchen, grocery store or garden to help heal ourselves or simply stay healthy.

[greencatmusic]

@TheBeanHome cool. Thank you. Good luck. Will visit again. Much love. Lyn x

[TheBeanHome]

@greencatmusic I used poor wording back when I made this.. I was all new to working with herbs. I meant to say "heat at low temp".. you want to avoid heating up the oil so much that popping and sizzling sounds can be heard. The same care you would give chocolate when heating it.

[TheBeanHome]

@lenacolon sorry for the late response! You heat the oil for an hour but you want to avoid boiling.. You are just heating the oil so that that plant matter can release its oils into it. Yes, this is a short cut to the 6 weeks. Te 6 week version also has its benefits. Heat ages oil and makes them go rancid quicker, but Its really about what you plan to do with it when your done and how long you want to have it around. I do not believe that heating the oil makes it less potent either.

[ithinknot57]

I had the kit and it totally rocked! I've made three variations that have worked well,but I must say she sure knows her stuff

[lenacolon]

I have a question..did you just simmer the herbs in oil for an hour? Was that all you did to infuse them? Did you use any water? Because usually an herbal infused oil takes like 6 weeks with the herb in a jar with oil. But this way seems much faster. Do you know if it's less potent that way?