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How to Make a Soothing Onion Honey Cough Syrup
Category: Herbalism
Try making this soothing onion honey cough syrup if your child has a cough. This is a sweet and delicious cough remedy your child will like. Both honey and onion have anti-inflammatory properties that will relax cough spasms and soothe irritated tissue. With the antimicrobial properties of both onion and honey it will help to fight the infection as well. How do onions and honey help a child’s cough? Onions help to release a flow of fluids in the lungs to help thin sticky and thick mucus. Just like an onion makes your eyes tear it also does make the…
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How to Dye Easter Eggs with Food
Category: Real Food
It is possible to dye Easter eggs with food and have beautiful eggs! Why Skip the Artificial Dyes? There is a large variety of food products that contain artificial coloring. Unfortunately, some artificial colors are linked to a number of health conditions. Health professionals recommend that children with ADHD stay away from all food coloring and additives because it can aggravate the condition. Artificial dyes could also be linked to skin rashes, asthma, headaches and even cancer. Not only are artificial dyes in Easter egg dying kits but they are also in soda, canned food, candy, boxed macaroni and cheese, and many others. It…
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Best Herbal Reference Books for Beginners
Category: HerbalismThe best herbal reference books for beginners are simple and easy to use. When you first start working with herbs there is a lot to learn. Foraging If you are planning to forage for your herbs you will first need to learn plant identification. There are great books written for different regions of the world. These books reference all types of plants you might find in your area. Herb Profiles Even if you are not planning on foraging for your herbs it is still useful to know what the plant looks like. If you don’t have knowledge of foraging and…
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