HERBAL ARTS

 New creations by being in nature

Ajisai inspiration

painting with sunlight

Heilkräuter zu zeichnen, ist eine besondere Verbindung zu den Heilkräutern herzustellen. Gleichzeitig schärft es die Beobachtungsgabe und das Lernvermögen, Einprägen der Pflanze etc.

Hier sind die ersten malerischen Eindrücke zu besonderen Pflanzen.  Die Camellia, sehr beliebt in Japan, hat auch eine interessante Heilwirkung...

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Iris x germanica

Plantago lanceolata

Ribwort

Today we will discover ribwort.

Very useful herb and all over the year the leaves can be picked.

You can make candies as well against cough and cold, as herbal tea, crème,or syrup. It is for treating wounds and burn well because of its anti-inflammatory characteristics it helps also after insect stings and nettle rash. A poultice or salve can be used for drawing out splinters.

Over the summer I made a oil extract and we will discover soon making a salve, balm against cold, and lip balm for nourishment.

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies p. 148-49

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies p. 148

Aesculus hippocastanum...Horse Chestnut

Already my grandma used to carry some chestnuts in her pocket as her secret remedy against rheumatic pain. Here we are revealing more benefits of this beautiful autumn messenger.

Enjoy the dark brown chestnuts with its smoothing surface in your hands.

Because chestnuts are of the family of  Soap tree plants = Sapindaceae therefore you can easily make your own laundry detergent (this recipe will be discovered in our next post) or body crème based on chestnuts.

 

Characteristics: astringent,

antibacterial,blood purifying,

hemostatic,anti-inflammatory,

diuretic, antispasmodic,

Strengthening the circulation,

expectorant, pain reliever, toning

Plant parts used: fruits, bark, flowers, leaves, roots

Remedy against: rteriosclerosis, eye bags, discharge, diabetes, diarrhea, Eczema,

cold, fever, Chilblains, Swollen legs, Ulcers , gout

Skin problems, hemorrhoids, sciatica, whooping cough

Liver weakness, Lupus erythematosus,Stomach cramps

Nerve pain,Open legs,rheumatism, Heavy legs

Phlebitis, Venous disease, Calf cramps, Wound, Edema

https://heilkraeuter.de/lexikon/rosskast.htm

 

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies p. 15

 

 

Persicaria bistorta

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies p. 143

Hamamelis virginiana

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies p. 98

Hibiscus sabdariffa

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies p. 103

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Medicinal effect:Thirst quenching,laxative,antibacterial,antispasmodic,diuretic,cholagogue,

Applications:Eczema

scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa

Plant family: Mallow family = Malvaceae

English name: Red Sorrel

Parts of plants used: flowers

Ingredients: fruit acids, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, anthocyanins, flavonoids, phytosterols, mucus, pectin

Collection time: July to September

application

Hibiscus Hibiscus flowers can be drunk as tea to quench thirst, relieve cramps, or urinate and bile.

Externally, the tea can be used against eczema.

The hibiscus is actually native to the tropics and there it is also grown, for all the fruit teas which it gives the red color. There are over 150 different types of hibiscus.

In European gardens it grows in the form of a shrub and bears flowers in different colors between white and red. With its large flowers it is an ornament of every garden.

https://heilkraeuter.de/lexikon/hibiskus.htm

Carlina Acaulis

Characteristics

Toxicity: Attention! Slightly poisonous. Use only in finished preparations, homeopathically or externally.

 

Main uses: laxatives, Cold, Skin diseases, Medicinal effect:laxative, antibiotic, diuretic, antispasmodic, sweaty,

Applications:Folk medicine

Acne, Bronchial catarrh, Dermatoses, eczema, cold, fever,gastritis, Ulcers,Urinary retention, Skin diseases

Lumbago,Oral cancer, pest, Prostate disease, Indigestion

Constipation,Dropsy,Wounds, worms

scientific name: Carlina acaulis, Carlina alpina, Carlina grandiflora

Plant family: Asteraceae

English name: Dwarf carline thistle, Silver thistle

Popular name: boar root, hayfish, hunter bread, hunter thistle, jurassic thistle, Karlsblume, Karlsdistel, fog plant, rainroot, Röhndistel, silver thistle, silver sun, stemless boar root, Tschöggli, weather thistle

Parts of plants used: roots, flowers

Ingredients: essential oils, bitter substances, carlin oxide, carlinen, enzymes, flavonoids, tannins, resins, inulin,

Collection time: late autumn (plant is protected)

Side effects: allergic reactions, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea

Contraindication: Aster family allergy, pregnancy, breastfeeding

https://heilkraeuter.de/lexikon/silberdistel.htm

Camellia

Painting

medicinal herbs creates a special connection with medicinal herbs. At the same time, it sharpens the ability to observe and learn, memorize the plant, etc.

Here are the first impressions of special plants such as Camellia, very popular in Japan, it also has an interesting healing effect ...

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薬草を塗ると、薬草と特別なつながりが生まれます。同時に、植物を観察、学習、記憶する能力などを研ぎ澄まします。

ここでは、日本で非常に人気のあるツバキなどの特別な植物の第一印象があります。これには興味深い治癒効果もあります...

औषधीय जड़ी बूटियों को चित्रित करना औषधीय जड़ी बूटियों के

साथ एक विशेष संबंध　बनाता है। इसी समय, यह अवलोकन करने और सीखने, संयंत्र को याद करने आदि की क्षमता को तेज करता है।

यहाँ विशेष पौधों के पहले छापे,जैसे कि केमेलिया, जापान में बहुत लोकप्रिय हैं, इसका एक दिलचस्प उपचार प्रभाव भी है

Text photo: by courtesy @ Medicinal Plants, p.44

The Gardener's Companion to Medicinal Plants: An A-Z of Healing Plants and Home Remedies