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Medicinal Herbs Of La Palma
In December 2011 Ann Walker and her husband Alan holidayed in beautiful La Palma, in her latest article Ann shares with us some of the medicinal herbs she found on her trip, many not disimilar to what we find in the UK.
" The island is volcanic and mountainous, and the varying altitudes create diverse habitats and ecosystems. Many plants are unique to La Palma (the correct term is endemic). In fact, almost all the wild plants growing in the Canaries are endemic to these islands, and at first sight, many seem very familiar. "
Read the article here.
Sweet Violet, The Scent Of Spring
(Viola odorata) - Part 2
Last year Sarah Head brought us the first part of her interesting article on the Sweet Violet, that wonderful fragrant herb that heralds spring and childhood to many of us.
Part 2 is now live on the website, the article contains Sarah's recipe for making Violet Syrup... 'I first came across this syrup in Susun Weed's "Healing Wise" book and Zoe Hawes uses the same methodology in her recipe for violet syrup in "Wild drugs, a forager's guide to healing plants". '
Sweet Violet, The Scent Of Spring
(Viola odorata) - Part 2
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Latest Issue Of 'Herbs' Out Now!
The spring issue of the Society's journal 'Herbs', is out now. Growing And Using Dill And Fennel, Judith Hann Herb Society President, enjoys growing Dill and Fennel in her Cotswold garden and shares the culinary use of the two herbs.
Our First Chelsea, Council member Malcolm Dickson of Hooksgreen Herbs sets out the background to the nursery's first Chelsea experience in 2011.
Sorrel Ferguson, Café Manager at the Garden Museum was tempted to choose Sorrel, her
namesake herb, but when push came to shove on the desert island, it was Rosemary that she
chose.. Sorrel Ferguson’s Desert Island Herb… Rosemary.
Time To Explore... The herb beds at Llanerchaeron, West Wales Penny David is one of Llanerchaeron’s original ‘Thursday Gardeners’, a team of volunteers who
work under the professional eye of Head Gardener Kevin O’Donnell. She describes the herb
beds and explains what it means to her to be a volunteer gardener at this National Trust
property in West Wales.
Time For An Aphrodisiac Revival.It is hard to find a sexual taboo these days - aphrodisiacs may just be the last one. Julie
Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal want to challenge this outdated and undeservedly negative
image and reassess the part played by aphrodisiac plants in our herbal tradition.
Amchi Medicine Jennifer Derham spent six months researching the changes in traditional diet and health in
Ladakh, Northern India. She shares her findings and places them in the context of the region’s
traditional Amchi medicine.
Plus articles from regular contributors Caroline Holmes, Anthony Lyman-Dixon and Pamela Westland. |
Naomi Schillinger at the Highbury, North London, garden project.
Photo Credit: Sarah Cuttle, Which? Gardening |
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Herb Society at the Chelsea Fringe Festival
The Chelsea Fringe Festival is a brand new festival for the whole of London, to be held each year over three weeks in May and early June at the time of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, It will be a complement to this famous flower show. There are already some 40 to 50 projects under way across London, plus another 40 potential projects and more coming in every week.
The Herb Society is taking part in the Fringe to widen people’s experience of herbs in everyday life and will be on hand to offer de-stressing herbs to City workers and invigorating herbs to tired shoppers in Oxford Street. The Herb Society is currently seeking funding to enable it to take advantage of this important opportunity to spread the word about the benefits of herbs.
The aim of the Chelsea Fringe is to tap into some of the gardening energy around each year at Chelsea time, and to explode out of the showground in three ways:
* Geographically, in that the Fringe events are occurring across London, not just in Kensington and
Chelsea.
* Demographically, in that the Fringe reaches out to include all those who might not normally consider visiting the main show.
* Conceptually in that the Fringe covers everything from grass-roots community-garden projects to avant-garde art installations.
Further details about the Chelsea Fringe Festival from www.chelseafringe.com
Details of the Herb Society initiative contact Gwenneth Raybould at 020 8761 6565.
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Join Us For Our 2012 AGM & Conference
For the fourth consecutive year NFU Mutual are generously hosting our AGM & Conference at their Head office in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Saturday 11.30 to 5pm includes AGM (members only); lunch; talk by Ross Barbour, Head Gardener at Ragley Hall; hands-on session – aromatic herb plait.
Sunday Morning visit to Ragley Hall from 10am where Ross Barbour will provide a guided tour of the gardens and delegates are free to visit the house.
Download Booking Form (In pdf format).
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Join Judith Hann For President's Day In 2012
Enjoy a day at Judith Hann’s wonderful garden in the Cotswolds on Friday 25 May 2012. Visit her walled
herb garden and six acres of glorious gardens are there to be discovered.
Learn some fascinating ways of cooking with herbs and taste some delightful dishes cooked by Judith. Full details in the March issue of Herbs. Judith is passionate about herbs and runs a successful cookery school Hann's Herbs from her home in the Cotswolds.
Read how Judith came to be such a fan of culinary herbs and her hopes for her 2 year presidency here 2010/12 Herb Society President.
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Herb Society Garden On BBC's Escape To The Country!
During the summer of 2011 the BBC came to Sulgrave Manor with the crew from “Escape to the Country” and filmed Council member Cheryl Waller showing a couple looking for a new home in the area around the society's herb garden, discussing with them many of the benefits and uses of herbs. The programme airs on Friday 23rd December on BBC 1 at 3:00pm, if you miss it, it can be viewed using BBC's iPlayer up to the 30th December.
For those of you that want to find out more about our garden, why not take a virtual tour and make plans to visit and experience it for yourself in 2012.
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New Look Website Coming Soon
Our webmistress had to take some time off in 2011 due to ill health which explains why we've not had the usual web updates and new content adding to the site during the majority of 2011.
We're pleased to say that she's now feeling much better and our site will once again have regular updates and new content added. The main site will also be revamped and relaunched as will the Society's education area during 2012, see the teaser image (left). Welcome back Debs!
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A Year With James Wong - Review & Recipes
James Wong, the UK's most popular ethnobotanist will be back on our screens in March with a new series. To coincide with the series there is a new book containing over 100 new recipes, you can read a full review of the book and order your copy via Amazon here.
NB: Herb Society members can find three recipes and photos from James new book in the Members Area, the recipes we’ve included are the Oats & Almond Moisturizing Body Cream, Honeysuckle & Jasmine Jelly for Sore Throats and Wood Polish, all containing honey or beeswax.
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We're On Facebook - Become A Fan!
If you have a Facebook account, you can help promote the Herb Society by 'Becoming A Fan'. We've created a page on 'Facebook' designed to let people know about the Society, who we are, what we do and to promote the benefit of herbs.
You can access the page by clicking on the logo to the right, once there just click the [Become A Fan] link and you'll be added to our fan list. You can also join our Facebook Group if you're so inclined. Using popular social networking tools like Facebook can help get the word out to people who otherwise may have not heard about us.
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Latest Companies To Join Our Members Discount Scheme
Several new companies have recently joined the scheme to offer discounts to members. The latest to join are Amiya Natural Beauty, Culberry Nursery (10%) and Scented Geraniums (15%), they join Teapigs, who are offering members a 15% discount when they order from their online shop. Hooksgreen Herbs Ltd (10%) and Nicholson's Herb Farm (10%) have also joined the scheme offering members a 10% discount. Plus several American companies such as Nichols Garden Nursery (10%) and Richters Herbs (10%) have joined the scheme offering discounts to our US members. You can find out more about the discount scheme and access the discount codes in our Members Area.
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High Street Herbals: The Top 300 Over-The-Counter Herbal Medicinals Available In The UK
The Conservation Concerns' by Sue Minter
Just uploaded to the Members Only area is a 16 page list of the top 300 over-the-counter herbal medicinals available in the UK, which details the botanical name, the condition the herb is used to treat, the part(s) used, whether the herb is wild or cultivated and any conservation concerns surrounding the herb.
This research has been done by Sue Minter the Herb Society Chair, who is open to adding more information (or correcting it) from knowledgeable herbalists/producers/growers and conservationists in the interest of sustainable trade. It is believed to be the only information available to the consumer on this subject. Non-Members can view a sample page of this document here. Members will find the full document over in the Members Area.
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New Online Herb Society Members Business Directory
We’re excited to announce a new online service to our members who run Herb businesses, which will be of use and benefit to the rest of our members. Members benefit from discount, where applicable, on production of their Herb Society membership card or online by entering the code that will be available in the Members' Area (coming in June).
It's easy to get listed in the directory and it's currently FREE. If you're already a Herb Society member and run a herb business, simple visit the Directory page and contact me with the details required to get listed.
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Leaving The Society A Legacy
Your membership is vital in enabling the Society to maintain and spread information regarding the wide variety of herbs available and how they can be grown and used to great benefit, but there is never enough money to do everything that we would like to do. To enable the Society to meet its aims and continue its work into the future please remember the Society in your will.
There was an oversight with the December issue of the magazine, we said that there was a comprehensive note on how to leave a legacy to the Society enclosed with the magazine. Unfortunately the document didn't get included with the journal so it will be added in the next issue of Herbs. For those of you who wish to read more about it now, you can download the document as a .pdf file here Leaving The Society A Legacy. Please read it and consider how a gift can help. |
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The Herb Society Is An Amazon Associate!
Want to help the Herb Society raise much needed funds? Do you buy books, DVD's, CD's etc from Amazon? Well from now on, simply use the link to Amazon on this page (found above the 'Members Only' link in the navigation menu) or use a direct link from the book links that are placed around the site promoting new herb books, and the Herb Society will then get 5% of your Amazon purchase!
If you're not sure what to buy for someone, why not give them an Amazon gift certificate? Or use the Wish List facility on Amazon to compile a list of books you'd like and email the list to your loved one to give them a few hints?
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What links the Druids, Henry VIII and Hilda Leyel?
We have a new article added to the Herbs In History section, written for us by Linda Harrold DBTh. MURHP. Linda explores the path of Herbal Medicine in Britain covering the Roman Invasion, the Physicians of Myddfai, through to 1927 when Hilda Leyel set up the Society of Herbalists, the 1941 Medicines Bill, and ending with the present day picture. Read the full article here History Of Herbal Medicine In Britain. |
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Most Important Herb Society News – make your support go further!
The Society has established with HM Revenue and Customs, that Gift Aid can be applied (where appropriate) to Member’s Subscriptions received since 6th April 2003. This will have a dramatic effect on finances, which in turn, will assist in securing the Society’s future as an independent organisation as well as being able to maintain the quality and frequency of it’s publications and services to members. For further details and to download a form visit our Gift Aid page.
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Explore our web site to find out about all the great things we are doing to promote the wonder of herbs. Then find out here about the benefits to you of membership. |
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The Herb Society Garden Virtual Tour
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The Herb Society is not qualified to provide medicinal advice. Useful contacts for such advice can be found on our contacts page. Officers and Council Members of the Herb Society (UK) accept no liability for any harm, damage, or illness arising from the use of plants mentioned or described in articles that appear in this web site. Information on this site is the copyright of the Herb Society unless otherwise stated. Text or pictures must not be reproduced elsewhere without permission from the Society.
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