Williamsport Herb Guild

 

 

The Lord created medicines out of the Earth

and a prudent man will have no disgust of them.

 

                 Ecclesiasticus 

 

                    

Medicine Shop

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was no CVS to go to to get your prescription drugs. There were no pharmaceutical companies making synthetic medicines to cure what ailed you. If you were sick, you had to find a way to get better using what was available to you.


And so, hundreds of thousands of years ago, humans discovered that herbs could be used for both food and medicine. And it must have worked, or the species would no longer exist - and it does!


Today, more and more people are seeking healthful alternatives to live with. They want choices so they can eat organically grown fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs, dairy products. They want only natural ingredients. They want to be able to pronounce what they are ingesting, breathing, and putting on their bodies!

 

The  recipes on this page are made of all natural ingredients. They are even fun to make! Try some - you will notice they are probably different than what you are used to, and in a good way. 

Take-A-Break Bath

 

1 C. Epsom Salts

1 C. Baking Soda

2.5 - 3 Tbs. Almond Oil

25-40 drops essential oil (your choice of flavor)

(If you like, add 1/4 t. powdered herbs to compliment the essential oil used.)

 

Mix all dry ingredients in a glass bowl. Add alomd oil ad mix with your hands until evenly blended. Add essential oil and mix with hands again. Store in a closed glass jar. Add 4 T. to your bath and REALX!

Sweet Lips Lip Balm


1 T. Cocoa butter

2 T. Sweet Almond Oil

1 T. Avoacado Oil

12 - 15 drops peppermint essential oil

a few drops of Vitamin E oil

1T + 1t beeswax


Place beeswax, butter and oils in top of a stainless steel double boiler and heat until melted, stirring to aid melting process. When all is melted and blended, add essential oils and Vitamin E oil. Blen well and pour into your blam containers - tubes, jars or tins. (This recipe makes approximately 3 ounces and will fill about 10 tubes.) Makes GREAT gifts!