Make Your Own Natural Pesticide at Home
The following is a list of natural pesticides that I turn to when I get an outbreak of pests in the garden or around the house. And best of all, they are easily made at home. NOTE: No matter how…
Delicious Recipes Using Cattails – “The Supermarket of the Swamp”
Cattails (Typha latifolia) are one of the most versatile plants on Earth. It is called the “Supermarket of the Swamp” for good reason since it can be used throughout all four seasons. They even inspired the Boy Scouts’ motto: “You…
43 Remedies from My Childhood that Still Work Today
Often my grandmother’s remedies worked faster and more effectively than conventional treatments. These lost remedies can treat and improve a variety of conditions. Whether you have a headache, stomachache, or sore throat, you can quickly find something around the house…
How to Make Dandelion Bread
Nearly every part of the common dandelion, from its brilliant yellow petals, to its roots have been foraged throughout history for food, drink and medicine. A rich source of beta-carotene, dandelions are also packed with vitamins and minerals including calcium,…
5 Home Remedies for Diarrhea
Diarrhea usually lasts two to four days. It can be treated with medications or with special homemade remedies for diarrhea. Over-the-counter remedies are freely available if you are in a city but homemade remedies for diarrhea proved to be just…
Burdock: The Annoying Weed That Can Save Your Life
If you’ve ever walked through the edges of woodland, passing by tall leafy plants, then looked at your clothes and seen sticky burrs attached, you can bet you’ve just walked pass some burdock. Burdock is a tall plant; it can…
How to Cook Spring Nettles
Nettles are high in iron, potassium, manganese, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and a 25% of protein. Nettles are better than Popeye's spinach in terms of nutrition. They have more protein and calcium. They have a lot more health benefits…
How I Make My Own Cough Mixture
Coughs come in many shapes and types. There is the dry cough, the ‘phlegmy cough’, the cough caused by asthma, and the summer hay fever cough. And then the worst type, the cough that won’t go away and keeps you…