I recall a discussion recently on peppermint or some herb being used to repel flies. Can anyone tell me which one it is? I wanted to make a spray up for Great...
Just about any member of the mint family will tend to repel bugs, but the one you're thinking of probably is pennyroyal. (A lovely plant to grow around the...
Greetings, I found an interesting image in one of my gardening books that I had never seen before of a Flemish lady harvesting herbs and flowers. I searched...
Found this message from someone in my old archive files. This is the soap recipe I was thinking of. Has anyone tried it? Has anyone here tried making "A ball...
I thought I saw somewhere that Soapstone / Talc was used in herbalism, possibly as a base to body powders or as a filler. Can anyone else recall this, or is...
Everybunny-- is anyone interested in working up a class on period hair care? I did some work on it last year for a friend, and now I have some more material....
Apologies if I forwarded this before. This fascinating article is from the EarlyPerfume Yahoogroups list, and if people are interested in perfume/cosmetics I'd...
Ooops.. I forgot to tell people about this. Some material from my handouts is apparently being used for this presentation: Master Gardeners of Mercer County,...
To which my daughter commented- remind me never to fall in love with a blacksmith! ... Tchipakkan "When I get some money, I buy books. If any is left over, I...
From: "Phlip" <phlip@...> autolearn=no version=2.63 Galen, our former Chirurgeon General, posted this to our SCA-Chirurgeon's List, and has given me...
As I have the Jeanne Rose Herbal book, I'd appreciate knowing what recipes are not safe or to be cautious with. I've used for ideas or mundane things, and I...
Christianna: ... Cathal. Farming origins gain 10,000 years Wild types of emmer wheat like those found at Ohalo were forerunners of today's varieties Humans...
Greetings, Being relatively new to the list, and having been lurking the last week or so I thought I would emerge from the shadows long enough to ask if there...
hi all my husband is in iowa prison and has blood in his urine.... does anyone have any idea's as to what may be causing this??? I know about kidney stones...
Hello, I have recently joined a medieval reenactment group ( Realms of Avalon ) similar to SCA. Our subdivision is only a year old and wanting to try new...
Sorry, I have been tardy! A few sources that are really good are not very 'period'. I highly recommend 'WiseWoman's Herbal: A Guide to the Childbearing Year....
Hi there! I'm getting ready to move to No. VA in about a month. I'll be getting involved with the SCA, most likely in the Barony of Stierbach. I've checked out...
Here's an interesting article on period cosmetics, from the Early Perfume list on YahooGroups. If you are interested in perfume, you might want to sign up for...
Hello everyone, I'm new to the list, and so far have found it to be a very valuable source of information. I was wondering if there was anyone else out there...
Delurking, to ask a question. I'm making up a batch of Bruise Balm and I wanted to know if you could substitute oil. For instance could you use Apricot Kernal...
I would be most interested as well. We are always looking for classes to teach in our Shire. Myfanwy ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ HL Myfanwy Bach Summits...
Hello, I have a differant perspective on this. Headaches are generally caused the constriction of the blood vessels around the neck and head, and most...
ok. I'm going to admit to a slightly embarrassing problem. I've been long past teenage, but I still have acne. I'm tired of all of the chemical treatments...
Please don't, and although I feel for your needs, this is rather off topic for us. Donato SCA-Herbalist@yahoogroups.com wrote: There is 1 message in this...
Sorry, I have been tardy! I cannot post here unless I go to the main group page. Very strange. Any way, Jenna here is a reply you were looking for: A few...
Actually, most digestive aids contain cayenne pepper, or a chemical derivitive. It should be fine for Grandpa if taken with food as long as there is no...
