After the family doctor prescribed nothing for one-year-old Norma's sty on her eye, her granny ordered the family out to a glen to gather garlic.
Back home, a leaf was ground up into a paste and applied to the eye, and in the morning there was not a trace of the sty at all...

This is an extract from the oral history interview with Norma  recorded by Katie Newton on 28 September 2020. The full interview is available online here: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/norma-cowell-754327/

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Removing a sty with garlic

In our May episode of Kamalaya ‘Wellness for Life’ podcast, we talk about medicinal plants and what they are good for. Karina Stewart, Chief Wellness Officer and Founder of Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary on Koh Samui, Thailand talks to Professor Gerard Bodeker, a public health researcher and academic specialising in lifespan wellness and integrative healthcare. Gerry has been engaged in traditional medicinal plant research for more than three decades, he is a Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) and has served as Editor in Chief of the World Health Organization Global Atlas on Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 

Together with Karina, they discuss herbal medicine and its benefits, covering topics such as: 

    Complementary medicine  
    When to seek the use of herbal medicine 
    Types of medicinal plants 
    What are medicinal plants good for?  

To connect with Professor Bodeker, find him on LinkedIn or download his whitepaper on mental wellness from the following link: https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/initiatives/initiative-projects/mental-wellness-initiative-whitepaper/  

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Wellness for Life podcast “Medicinal Plants and Alternative Medicine” with professor Gerard Bodeker

In celebration of National Garden Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio features gardening expert Bevin Cohen who discusses his new book, "HERBS IN EVERY SEASON: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary," that's out now through Timber Press. 

"Herbs in Every Season" offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year, and from every angle. The photographed guide features information on gardening, cooking, and integrating herbs as part of a holistic wellness routine. Herbalists will learn how an herb’s growth habits inform its medicinal capabilities, and gardeners will gain insight into herbs as integral culinary plants for the kitchen garden, pollinator plants for perennial borders, and key ingredients for a home apothecary. 

Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, and educator. He is the owner of Small House Farm, the founder of Michigan Seed Library Network, and offers workshops and lectures. More at: http://www.smallhousefarm.com/

Bevin Cohen - Herbs in Every Season

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