MY GRANDMOTHER'S GARDEN
In the « My grand mothers garden » workshop each participant presented healing plants and remedies from the tradition of his or her country.
Czech Republic || Estonia || France || Italy & Luxembourg || Poland || Portugal
Czech Republic
| NAME | GOOD FOR | APPLICATION |
| PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA Ribwort plantain Englis/ narrowleaf plantain |
Wound regeneration, coughing. | Apply the whole leaves on the wound. Fill a jar with cut leaves and sugar to make a syrup for coughing. |
| TILIA CORDATA small-leaved lime small-leaved linded |
Runny nose, cough, flu, bronchitis. | Make a tea from dry blossoms. |
| HYPERICUM PERFORATUM St’John’s work |
Detoxication of whole organism, calming the nervous system and burns. | Tea from dry blossoms.For burns, let the blossoms soak in oil for three weeks. |
| EUPHRASIA Bright eye |
Eye problems (redness, allergy, cataract, tiredness).High blood pressure, digestion difficulties. | Wash eyes with infusion from the leaves, stems and blossoms. For lowering the blood pressure make a tea. |
| ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS Lady’s mantle |
Difficulties with menstruation (irregularity, pain, spasms). | Drink as a tea. Make a bath from it. |
| CHELIDONIUM MAJUS Great celandine tetterwort |
Warts | Apply fresh juice from the stem directly on the skin. |
Estonia
| NAME | CURE FOR | HOW TO USE |
| Rowan sarbus aucuparia |
Bad digestion | Fresh, dried, as an oil |
| Hypericum perforatom | To heal liver and kidney diseases, pigmentation problems, kidney infections | Dried (to make a tea) |
| Blueberry | Vision problems | Fresh, dried (to make a tea) |
| Peppermint | Sleeping problems, improves the heart circulation | Fresh or dried (to make a tea) |
| Nettle urtica dioica |
Strenghtens heart rythm, heals wounds, is good for digestion | Make tea of dried leaves (better to collect when plant is blossoming) |
| Cammomille matricaria recutita |
Decinfects, heals infections, is relaxing, relaxes muscles, heals stomach pain | Make tea of dried blossoms |
| calendula officinalis | To heal throat infections, stomach diseases | Make tea of dried blossoms |
France
| PLANT | WHAT FOR | HOW TO USE IT |
| Garlic | Very efficient anti biotic, it boosts immune system, and heal the cold | Eat it |
| Lavanda | For a good sleep | Put dry lavanda in your pillow |
| Cherry | To relax | Heat the cherry, put it in a cloth and put it on your neck for 30minutes |
| Rye, flax, wheat | To relax | Put the seeds in a cloth and rest it on your eyes |
| Aloe | Regenerates all your system | Put on an open cut, or on a burn. It contains 19 amino acids |
| Ginger | Eat it | against cold |
| Thyme, parsley, rosemary | Make infusion | Antiseptic, anti bacteria |
| Whole grain cereals | Rheumatism, renew sells, Alzheimer | The envelop contains enzymes that assimilate nutriments |
| Cucumber | Put cucumber slices on your eyes | Eyes infections |
| Olive oil | Eat it | Antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal |
| Spiruline | Nutrition complementary | Contains iron, proteins, vitamins B1 B2 B3 B6 |
Italy & Luxembourg
| PLANT | WHAT FOR | HOW TO USE IT |
| Chicory | tonic bitter depurative for liver | leaves boiler for eating, roots for infusion or coffee |
| Thyme | antiseptic | infusion for cough |
| Swedish bitter | severeal diseases | mix of several herbs |
| Fig latex + Vineagar | for warts | external use |
| Bay leaves + camomile | anitispasmodic | infusion |
| Yarrow + Marygold + Nettel | for cleaning body | infusion or warm bath |
| Dried figs + mauve + Almond shells + orange peel | dry cough | decoction |
| Nettle | reinforce hair and nails | |
| Garlic + Lemon + Ginger + honey | for cough | |
| Potatoes | for burns | cataplasm |
| White horehound + Distillated grapes + Bunches (grappa) | after shaving pimples | macerated (tincture) |
Poland
| PLANT | WHAT FOR | HOW TO USE IT |
| Nettle | cosmetics shampoo | tea kidneys filter |
| Mint | stomach pain | tea |
| Dog rose | make warm, include high level of vitamins C | tea, marmalade, sirup |
| Camomile | stomach pain, cosmetics | tea |
| Sage | stomach pain | tea |
| Cabbage | rheumatic’s pain | cook it, eat it |
| Carrots | to make softly skin | make a mask |
| Onion | To help immune system | syrup |
| Garlic | To help immune system | cook it, eat it |
| Amber | To help immune system | syrup |
Portugal
| PLANT | WHAT FOR | HOW TO USE IT |
| Raw garlic | common cold | Eating – cut in small pieces if you have difficulties to eat |
| Carrot syrup | cough | Cut the carrot in thin slices and add brown sugar and wait one night For fast relief limon tea with honey |
| Garlic | diarrhea | Cut the garlic in very small pieces and make a tea |
| Onion | Inflamed Throat, hoarse voice | Peel the onion, take the outside of the peeled onion and make a tea with it |
| Aloe Vera | burned skin | Cut the leaf and Squeeze the liquid and put it in the burned spot |
| Arnica Cream | bruises | apply the cream on the bruise |
| Urine | Chilblains | Urinate to the place where you have Chilblains |
| Ginger | expectoration | Make a ginger tea drink it and apply to the nose |
