Farm Life in Maine and New Hampshire
Lemon balm is a wonderful healing herb, but it also makes a great culinary herb. Lemon balm has been used as a both a culinary herb and medicinal herb since the 1500's. A simple, yet delicious condiment can be made in just 20 minutes. All you need is one stick of butter (depending on how many you are serving), fresh lemon balm herb, and lemon zest. For just a little time, … [Read more...]
Healing Naturally Using Lemon Balm Both lemon balm oil, and lemon balm essential oil contain lemon balm,but that is where the similarities end. Each product is very different from the other. When shopping, you will want to be sure that you are buying the right product for the right need. Lemon Balm is also known as Melissa from it's Latin name Melissa … [Read more...]
Herpes Facts Herpes is caused by a virus, and once contracted, you will carry the virus in your body forever. While there are no cures, there are natural treatment options. There are three major forms of herpes. Herpes Simplex 1 (HSV 1) is more commonly known as oral herpes, or cold sores. Oral herpes causes sores, or blisters on your mouth. Most often a herpes cold sore … [Read more...]
Do you like lemon? Did you know that you can use lemon balm herb as a culinary herb? Lemon balm (Melissa offincianalis) adds a delicious, and tangy flavor of lemon to teas, cookies, pastries, and meats. It has been used for centuries to both heal, and in the kitchen. The American colonists brought it with them to the New World, not only because of it's herbal healing … [Read more...]
Many of our customers suffer from pain and soreness of shingles. Shingles is caused by the herpes zoster virus. The shingles virus is a relative of the chicken pox virus; varicella-zoster. Shingles is actually the reemergence of the chicken pox virus. The virus itself lays dormant in our bodies, even after the sores have healed. About 50 percent of people who had chicken pox … [Read more...]
Shingles is a painful viral infection caused by the varicella zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chicken pox. It isn’t life threatening, but it does cause a very painful rash. The shingles rash can appear anywhere on your body, but it usually appears as a band of blisters from the middle of your back around the side of the chest to the breastbone. Anyone who has … [Read more...]
Lemon Balm has been used medicinally since the Middle Ages. It is has been used to relieve anxiety, stress and tension since that time and is still used today for those same illnesses. Lemon Balm helps heal naturally. Lemon Balm is used most often as a medicinal herbal tea. It is also used in herbal and medicincal body care products. Lemon Balm can also be used in an extract … [Read more...]
