Marshmallow (not the sticky sweet kind!) is a perennial herb which dies back in winter. It’s covered with soft, dense, velvety down and it has small flowers which range from white – pink in colour. The root is mainly used medicinally (leaves have also been used). Active constituents within marshmallow are: • Mucilage • Tannins […]
Acne was described to us at College as …. “an inflammatory papulopustular skin eruption commonly occurring in or near the sebaceous glands in the face, neck, shoulders and upper back” What can you do to help lessen the effects? Firstly acne mainly occurs when puberty begins, basically when a hormonal imbalance of the sex hormones
Holy Basil (Tulsi) – Ocimum tenuiflorum (sanctum) Native to India, Eastern Africa, Hainan Island & Taiwan. Is found grown up to an altitude of 5900 feet in the Himalayas. Holy Basil (Tulsi) is one of the main herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine. It is believed that the best way to take Tulsi medicinally is in
Naturalus has been making and selling natural products here in Christchurch New Zealand since 2008. Being a Clinical Medical Herbalist, Tanya Townsend has an understanding of how natural ingredients work on the body and how to combine them to give the most benefit. Also over the years more pure essential oils have been sourced and added. To compliment that there is a great range of Ultrasonic Oil Diffusers, being one the first in NZ to have them. There are plenty of other products to check out and if you want to read some feedback it’s here :
