Herbal First Aid Kits for Holidays, Out and About and in the Car Many of us will be heading off for adventures far and wide this summer, or to the seaside or out for a day’s walking. These are the herbal items that I take with me: My tiniest herbal kit for a day out,...
Lizzie Foulon
Talking about Lavender
Lavender What can I say about lavender that you don’t already know? I am sure that you already use it in essential oil form as relief for stings, scalds and burns and as a relaxant if you can’t sleep. The first words that come to my mind to describe the herb are:...
Lizzie’s Ramblings – Herbal First Aid in the Field
A Spot of Herbal First Aid in the Field The trouble with this time of year is that there is so much lush herbage out there when I get out for a walk! While I was trotting down a narrow, overgrown path talking to my botanising friend and admiring the Scrophularia...
Lizzie’s Ramblings Part 2 – Ground Ivy and the stinging nettle
Following on from my last post, did you spot the two other herbs in the photograph? I’ve added a photo of one of them, the other needing no introduction. The blue-flowered plant towards the bottom left corner of my verdant photograph is Glechoma hederacea, commonly...
Lizzie’s Ramblings – Articum Lappa, and Galium Aperine – burdock leaves, and goosegrass
I’m sure that I would be correct in thinking that you’ve just taken a brief glance at a rather dull photograph? Not so from the Herbalist’s perspective. At this time of year my walks are often amongst an abundance of medicine growing up around my ankles and,...
Coltsfoot or Tussilago farfara – help for an irritating cough
One of the cough medicines that I use often as a herbalist, is Tussilago farfara, or coltsfoot. I was delighted to find a display of the flowers with their scaly stems when I was walking around a rather boggy churchyard today. The botanical name comes from the Latin,...
Interview with Lizzie Foulon – Medical Herbalist
An Interview with Lizzie Foulon About Life As A Medical Herbalist by Patricia Bow Q: Why do you do what you do? What is your inspiration, motivation and where does your passion come from? A: I’ve always been interested in plants and making things for myself. As a very...
