Concoctions~

I've always been a little afraid of 'wild' herbs...

Not really sure of them

or exactly how to use them

for medicinal purposes.

In reality I use herbs everyday.

I cook with them all the time.

And, we grow some of them.

But those are the common ones,

you know,

basil, oregano, parsley...

Since moving to our property

I've been venturing out of my comfort zone

into the more 'medicinal' realm.

The first 'wild' thing I did was harvest

chokecherries and can them.

Then a friend took me to gather

'wild' elderberries, which we froze and used all 

winter in a immune-building syrup.

Now, I'm taking another leap~

Massage Oil

You probably need to know that my husband

is a window washer.

He is a very hard worker!

And,

he's getting older.

His poor back and shoulders take a huge load.

So,

I decided that I'd try this new massage oil

(Check out www.bulkherbstore for ingredients)

that you can 'mix' on your own.

It has funky ingredients that you can see above

like,

St. John's Wort, Comfrey, and Arnica.

And, it was as easy as pie to make :)

Then, I saw on another blog,

http://www.deeprootsathome.com/?p=4237

a post about this herbal bug-spray concoction.

Well,

today mine just got done 'brewing'.

I can't wait to try it out and see if it really does

deter them mosquitos.

So,

three cheers for herbal concoctions!

You know,

down the road I think I've seen nettle

and there's definitely mullein growing here.

What to do?  What to do?