A Tour around our Home Apothecary

Welcome dear friends,

As we are always adding to our little "apothecary" I thought I would show you what it looked like a about a year ago. Since then I have added quite a few new items to our  medicine chest as well as my 'first aid kit for the car'.

As I had some new herbs arrive yesterday I wanted to show a before and after and how we use some of these medicines in our home.

I thought some of you may be interested in seeing our Home Apothecary or "The Little House of Healing" as Vellvin and Rogan named it.

It has been a very exciting venture to be able to grow in this area of Natural Healing for my family.

I have been interested in natural remedies since I was a young girl but never had the opportunity to access the ingredients.

Since moving here I not only have access to supplies but I am also  gaining much knowledge to use as well.

Amazingly enough in this house was a room that was simply a 'nothing room' that I was able to convert to our Home Apothecary.

So on with the tour! I will simple list what is on our shelves and guide you through ☺

Please enjoy 

Starting form left to right following around the bench are:

My folder of ideas, recipes and information.

Blessed Salt

Beeswax for making candles and adding to many  home remedies

Soy melts for candle making 

Bentonite clay - in green, pink and white

Bay Leaves

Diatomaceous earth

Next up we will travel around my dried herbs-

Alfalfa

Ashwagandha 

Burdock Root

Calendula

Chaste Berry

Comfrey

Camomile

Dandelion Root

Echinachea 

Elder Flower

Elderberry Berries

Eyebright

Eye Herb mixture I made up for 

Fenugreek Seeds

Feminine Tea- a mixture I made up for the girls in our family

Frankincense resin

Golden Rod

Herb Robert

Horstail

Ladies Mantle 

Lavender

Lemon Balm

Licorice Root Powder

Marshmallow Root

Nettle Leaf

Passionflower Tea

Peppermint

Raspberry Leaf

Red Clover Flower

Rosemary

Spearmint

Slippery Elm Powder

Sage

St Johns Wart

Valerian

Wormwood 

Out of sight is Magnesium flakes

Now onto my Infused Oils and Essential Oils:
Top Row-
Infused Comfrey Oil (home made)- how to linked in the post
Infused Lavender Oil (home made)
Arnica
Bergamot
Black Pepper
Bliss
Calm Kids
Chamomile
Cinnamon
Clary Sage
Clove Bud
Eucalyptus
Frankincense
Ginger
Grapefruit
Jasmine
Juniper
Lavender
Lemon
Myrrh

Bottom Row-
Calendula Infused Oil
Lavender Infused Oil
Shea Butter
Cocoa Butter
Vitamin E oil capsules
Hair Oil tonic
Tea Tree Spray
Activated Charcoal
Almond Oil
Rose hip Oil
A tube of Dettol

Continuation of Top Row:
Essential Oils -
Oregano
Peppermint
Pine Scotch
Rose Geranium
Rosemary
Sandalwood
Spirit of Woman
Sweet Orange
Tea Tree
Thieves Oil
Thyme
Wintergreen
That is all the  Essential Oil

Further along the top row:
Ear Drops
Rescue Remedy
Peroxide
Zinc Cream
Oil of Emu
Caster Oil
Glycerin
Tea Bags-
Rose hip Tea
Nettle  Tea
Raspberry Leaf Tea
Hops Slumber Tea

Apricot Oil
Almond Oil

Aromatic Oils for  burners

Continuation of Bottom Row:
Arnica Salve (bought)
Calendula Salve
Comfrey Salve
Thuja Salve
Witch Hazel Lotion
Healing Salve (my own mixture for school sores etc)
Lanolin
Magnaplasim  (splinter removal)

Black Pepper Hand Warming Cream
Oregano in Coconut Oil for rubbing on  feet for colds

Chest rub - liquid
Chest rub - cream
Chest rub for children

Raw Organic Honey
A container or sticky plaster

In the middle of the bench is a tea cup and saucer for the rescue remedy for upset and hurt little ones
Pestle for grinding herbs
A jar of band aids and cotton buds etc.
A sensory brush for calming down little people
Missing is my Healing Basket.

So there are all the items in my little Apothecary or "Little House of Healing" as we call it ☺

God Bless
Stephen and Gae