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Greater plantain (Plantago major) on left, Ribwort plantain (Plantago lancelota) on right Plantain is an old favourite amongst herbalists, with Nicholas Culpepper in the Seventeenth-Century stating: ‘…plantains are singularly good wound herbs, to heal fresh or old wounds, or sores, either inward or outward’. Its Gaelic name ‘San-Lus’ means ‘all heal’. It is a powerful detoxicant, used to treat snakebites, It has been observed in both India and North America that toads and fro

Elderflower Recipes Elderflower is the key ingredient in French liqueur St. Germain, and included in our own Edinburgh Gin. Most European countries from Denmark to Italy consider the Elder sacred, with Danes and old English believing its deep connection with the faerie folk, while Sicilians and Russians believed it drove away evil spirits and bad luck. Elderflower, both as a plant and medicinal herb, was so well known in the time of Nicholas Culpepper in the 1600s, that he

Hawthorn is an essential medicine carried by almost every British herbalist. It is the protector of your most vital organ: the heart. Both flowers and berries contain Oligomeric proanthocyanadins, known to normalise heart function, strengthening heart activity without upping the heart-rate or blood-pressure. Other constituents relax the cardiac blood vessels, bringing more nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscles, helping the heart heal. It also has long traditional use for

This semi-keto soup is flavourful and satisfying. Crème fraiche could be left out and ghee/butter replaced with other animal fats or coconut oil to make it dairy-free Leave out the sausage if making it vegetarian/vegan Ingredients Ghee/lard/beef dripping/goose fat/coconut oil to fry the vegetables 1 onion, chopped 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled 1 stick celery, chopped 1 bell pepper (whatever colour but red is best for this), chopped 2 sprigs thyme Salt Black pepper (ground) ½L wat