In olden days, people used to make their own herbal remedies. It was interesting! If you want to do the same learn how to store and make your own herbal remedies.
Back in the olden days (and even in the not-so-olden past and present homesteading days), a stillroom was a necessity in every rural home. This was a designated space (think a modern-day pantry of sorts) which housed herbs, jars, recipe books, tinctures, teas, and preserving agents (like alcohol, honey, and vinegar). This room was where the woman of the house (yes, most often it was the woman) created cosmetics, home brews, preserves, and a year’s worth (at least) of herby medicinals. Can you imagine?
Wouldn’t you love to travel back and just step foot into one of these medieval distilling rooms — think of the medicinals, recipes, and lore passed down from generation to generation, all housed in one well-organized room? Think of herbs hanging from the rafters, intriguing, hand-made bottles and jars holding remedies long lost and forgotten.
Intrigued yet? Everyone who has any intention of making her own remedies should probably have a stillroom of her own. Don’t have an extra, conveniently empty room off your kitchen? If you don’t have such a room, your stillroom can be a designated cupboard, a set of shelves, or even an outdoor building. Really, a few things you need are herbs, supplies, and recipes– all housed in one convenient location.
Begin with a bit of research and observation; what herbs do you use or buy on a regular basis? For an example– chamomile, echinacea, a variety of mints, rose petals, rose hips, elderberries, nettles, turmeric, and marshmallow root.
