Hayfever sufferer? Highly-regarded Herbalist, Ed Berger - TopicsExpress



          

Hayfever sufferer? Highly-regarded Herbalist, Ed Berger recommends drinking Elderflower tea or Elderflower cordial to alleviate the symptoms of runny eyes and nose which typically blight hayfever sufferers at this time of year. ‘Elderflower tones and astringes the mucus membrane in the sinus’ Ed explains, ‘and thereby reduces the watering of eyes and nose.’ Like many herbal traditions, the practice of using Elderflower in this way was forgotten as people left the land and pharmaceutical solutions were introduced to an industrialised population. The Romans described the Elderflower tree as ‘Nature’s medicine chest’, since all parts of the plant were used for medicinal purposes. Ideally it would be good to collect the Elderflower fresh off the tree to make your own cordial, but Ed doesn’t recommend this course of action to anyone who isn’t thoroughly familiar with the plant. It can easily be mistaken for one of its look-alikes, some of which can be poisonous. CNM’s short course ‘Herbs for Everyday Living’ provides safe and practical knowledge of traditional herbal remedies for the whole family, and includes step by step exercises on how to make your own herbal ointments, tinctures and teas. Full details available at naturopathy-uk/courses-eu/courses-herbal-everyday/
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 15:22:21 +0000

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