Geum urbanum or Avens herb

Today we are making tincture of Geum urbanum or Avens herb.

Constituents of Geum urbanum include volatile oil, glucoside, Gein, geum-bitter, tannic acid, gum and resin.

Remembered Remedies by Anne Barker

A new book on ethnomedica has been published by Anne Barker MNIMH entitled Remembered Remedies.

The book is available: http://www.birlinn.co.uk/book/details/Remembered-Remedies--9781780270043/

An interview given by Anne Barker to BBC Radio Orkney, during the course of field research, can be found here: http://www.nimh.org.uk/?attachment_id=2553

Commiphora molmol or Myrrh

Today we are making tincture of Commiphora molmol or Myrrh.

Constitutents of Commiphora molmol include volatile oil (m-cresol), eugenol, formic acid, acetic acid, heerabolone); resin (commiphoric acids).