With easy recipes using ingredients grown in your window box or the local market, Ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how easy––and cheap––it is to make simple creams, salves, teas, lozenges, and much more. Add the gelatin, stirring to dissolve. BLEMISHES Witch Hazel Gel200
- Title : Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Fixes
- Author : James Wong
- Rating : 4.83 (211 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-11-12
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 224 Pages
- Asin : 1606521071
- Language : English
With easy recipes using ingredients grown in your window box or the local market, Ethnobotanist James Wong shows you how easy––and cheap––it is to make simple creams, salves, teas, lozenges, and much more. Add the gelatin, stirring to dissolve.
BLEMISHES
Witch Hazel Gel
200 g witch hazel twigs and (preferably young) leaves (see Resources on page 218)
2 cups (500 ml) hot water
6 packets vegetable gelatin
2 tbsp vodka
1. You will see the color change gradually.
2. In a pan, put the chamomile in the water and bring to a boil. Seal with a cork; if the syrup ferments, the bottle might explode.
USE: For a child, 1 tsp, 3 to 6 times a day.
For adults, 2 to 4 tsp, 3 to 6 times a day.
Caution: If you are diabetic, do not use.
STORAGE: Keeps unopened for up to 1 year. Place the cloves, peppermint, and sage leaves in a small glass bowl, then add the echinacea tincture. Filter the liquid into a sterilized spray bottle.
USE: Spray as often as needed.
STORAGE: Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 1 year.
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2And Wong is an ethnobotanist who trained at the famous Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew in England and now lectures at the University of Kent. Plants, however, have been at war with insects for millions of years. In his recipes, Wong says he hijacks what plants have evolved for themselves, and he uses that to treat humans and animals." --NPR's "All Things Considered" "A provocative title - which sounds even more provocative when you realize that the author's name rhymes with bong. This is actually a guide to growing home remedies - legitimate remedies - for a variety of legitimate ailments, from athlete's foot to water retention. This book is based on his BBC show of the same name, which airs in Britain. "This is not only a useful book, it's a beautiful book." --Martha Stewart "The recipes in Wong's book offer remedies for a wide range of ailments -- from sore throats to hot flashes to head lice Wong says humans have been battling with insects for only a few thousand years. 'Over that huge period, there's been time for them to evolve all sorts of unusual strategies, many of which arKudos also to those organizations who have taken it upon themselves to maintain these wonderful reminders of our transportation past. Now this book is not going to be the most comprehensive on the subject, but it is good for answering the quick question before a live gig. The descriptions make you feel like you're there, even if you're just loungeing in bed scanning through it. But, the absolute best reason to buy this book are the teeny, tiny closet-sized houses on handkerchief sized lots. This Haynes manual is like the others in the series--nice, streamlined version of how to do repairs on the featured vehicle. From the riots at Stonewall Inn, to strolling down Christopher Street, it's like you're there. Bankruptcies were common as the airlines tried to ameliorate fuel costs and souring employee benefit/wages. Jay Northcote also tackles important myths about being gay, and how it can sometimes be perceived by peers.This all might sound really serious, but this book is a heartwarming, very well written, light read with tons of pining and incredibly hot sex. Brent Madarasz, the author, did an great job of illustrating the 1998 SX series in this 144 page all color book.. Sorry but I just could not get into the reading of this one. Onerous security measures put into place by the US government
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