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Sensual Bath for Skin Loving Luxury

While there are many herbal blends, essential oils and other additives to put in your bath, sometimes the simple ancestral ways are the most effective, and can be found right in your own kitchen. Baths are both healing and relaxing while rejuvenating the body, the senses and have the added benefit of skin health. With…

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TULSI- The Queen of Herbs

HOLY BASIL Ocimum sanctum (synonym O. tenuiflorum), O. gratissimum Common Name Holy basil, tulsi, tulasi, sacred basil Family Lamiaceae – mint family TCM Name N/A Ayurvedic Name Surasa Parts Used Leaves and flowering tops Native To South Asia Geographic Distribution Lowland regions of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, southern China, Thailand, and Malaysia (Winston and…

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Springtime Medicinal: Chickweed

Chickweed is one of the first greens to appear in the garden and out in nature every year. I was surprised to learn that the herbal plant chickweed grows in nearly every place within the world. Once you learn and understand it’s benefits, you’ll be less likely to pull it up or mow over it…

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