5 Water Remedies
Water remedies have been used since ancient times. They are so simple to make but the effects can be very powerful. Of course, water is essential to life so adding any of these remedies to your routine will be beneficial…
Easy Hot Toddy Recipe For Cough and Cold
It’s widely believed that the infamous “hot toddy” came from Robert Bentley Todd (1809 - 1860). He was an Irish physician well known for prescribing a hot drink that consisted of brandy, white cinnamon (canella), sugar syrup, and water. His…
Homemade Anti-Inflammatory Golden Salve
Controlling inflammation is a major component in managing some ailments and diseases. Inflammation causes both mild and severe knock-on effects ranging from an annoying discomfort to serious complications. There is an abundance of research on the causes of inflammation which…
How to Treat Cough With Beets
Beetroot has many benefits known to men. The root vegetable helps in boosting our immunity with all its essential nutrients. It is rich in Vitamins C and B9. It is also a good source of iron, potassium, and fiber, among…
How To Make a Whipped Lavender Cream
Adding a few drops of lavender essential oil to your favorite cream or lotion is an easy way to include some lavender into your daily routine, but making your own whipped lavender hand cream requires only a few easily sourced…
DIY Medicinal Mustard Plaster
Updated: 13 March 2025 One way of fighting an infection is to raise our body’s temperature, such as during a fever. One old remedy for drawing out a cough or chest infection was to use a mustard plaster to mimic…
How to Make Your Heal-All Remedy
Prunella vulgaris, commonly known as heal-all or self-heal, is traditionally used all over the world by various cultures as a medicinal plant. Early Germans used it internally for throat infections, fever, and diarrhea and externally for wounds. Korean traditional medicine…
How to Make A Ginger Tincture
Ginger is one of those ingredients whose uses seem almost limitless. Ginger is used as food, as a flavoring for food and beverages, as culinary medicine, in aromatherapy, in herbal medicine, and as tea, among many others. This delicious, helpful…
Cabbage Juice
Cabbage juice is a great drink because it’s not only nutritious but cabbage is usually one of the cheaper vegetables and readily available. There are a couple of ways that you can make cabbage juice: by fermenting it or preparing…
DIY Anti-Anxiety Pills
Anxiety is something that everyone has experienced at some point in their lives, and two herbs, in particular, are well-known treatments. Both ashwagandha roots (Withania somnifera) and St John’s wort flowers (Hypericum perforatum) have been used traditionally to treat stress…