Cleaver, Blackberry, Clover, Lemon Rind Cream adaption from Eczema Cream

Allison's Adaptation of the eczema cream;

from tea to skin cream(the best kind of abc's)

Allison's ClocleViBB~~~Skin Cream~~~Made by Hand at Home
(my accronym name is to help me remember the ingredients w/o thinking about it, if you were wondering.)

 4 tblspoon herbs
      (I used a tiny bit of violet, my fresh blackberry (I'd made tea and poured it off to heat the other herbs), 3 tablespoons of cleavers, a bit of clover, and a 1/3 of a lemon rind.)
 1 tspoon bees wax
      3 tblspoon coconut
     1 tspoon olive oil
 2 cups of water(fresh boiled)

1. Add water to herb
2. melt coconut oil and beeswax
3. Strain herb from tea
4. Whisk tea into melted oil/wax mixture until the consistency of mayonnaise.
(This is a brief variation of Sarah's Eczema cream recipe. I didn't bother to add some of the details that are the same) I will post them here at a later day, lest I forget. If so, and if you need to know, please comment here. Thank you for your time.

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I had more fun than I can say and am reaffirmed that this is one of my 'Things' or 'callings' and very budget friendly to say the least. It's about a 1:9 ratio if not more. Since the only other cream I like escalated to $18.00 US for 1.5 ounces. It was around $7ish when I first started using the bought cream. I made this homemade cream for almost free! I am much grateful to learn this skill!! I think I am sooo blessed to have the opurtunity to learn in these times. I hope to teach/share learn with others as well. :D
Thank you!
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I also want to be sure to thank Karon for the warming oil information and prompt too! She told me about it on a cold day when I got a chill. The kind of tired worn out kind of chill and that oil saved me! It was amazing! I also just used it on my tension spot on my neck! Nothing compares, REallY~~~It works way better than the store bought heat creams/and ointments I've ever used, BY FAR!!! Such a blessing! I am honored for this comrade and community that is being created!
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I reused my favorite/only cream jars from bert's bees. I love the container and for the price I thought I'd better keep it. For one, at first I needed to remember what it was once I could afford it again, and two, I like to recycle as best I can and these are very small and affective.
Up to this point I have only made salves. I think I've made 3 batches. I used a bit extra beeswax once and that was affective for travel use. It won't spill/melt in a purse, car(in warm weather or backpack when it's a bit firmer AND you just scoop a bit out with the top of your finger(nail) then it melts with just a little rub of the hand in a really great exfoliating and/or obsorbing way! I love it.

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Evening Primrose writing attempt #1 in the rough ?Could the moon do all of this?

Evening Primrose you sing to me;
Of the days before I knew you.
Evening Primrose you shine on me;
At night in my darkest hour.
Evening Primrose you're sent from beyond,
the greatest gift of ever and all.
Evening Primrose you light my way;
In the darkest of dark to the brand new day.
Evening Primrose you're my best friend,
From one that transended from beyond the bend.

With my fullest gratitude I ask for your bounty
With appreciation of our common ground!

(Now I am off to draw this, my partner and my friend)
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Blackberry Root and Plantain Root

My biggest roots of the day! I was amazed!

Harvest;


Blackberry Root
known for it's tannin's, astringent and tonic;
Dried root is safest.
Uses; for diareah and for sore throats and coughs
http://www.ehow.com/list_6597490_uses-blackberry-roots.html
is said to be used in whooping cough in the spasmotic stage.
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/blaber49.html#med


Plantain Root
Dried powdered root is said to ease tooth ache. (Modern Herbal)
http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/p/placom43.html#med


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I just found the tasks in my spam folder. I am soo glad I looked. It seems to be placing things there randomly, ahhhh the mysteries....By and by

So Theoretically;
I happen to be looking into skin and blood issues on my own, as I was born with eczema and we are dealing with some acne issues as well. We started some spiritual and are working on diet and research. Will tell as this information gathered is put into one place :D. Cheers. :D Interesting, for sure. :D

Researching Some herbs for psoriosis as well(which I believe some might help with eczema as well, I am cross referencing for my own use here) (there being severel considerations, health, diet and mental state, climate, history)
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Ah February~~~In my space grows cleavers, Chickweed and Nettles AND MUCH MUCH MORE~~~evening primrose, dandelion, prunella GALORE

As soon As I read them, I was instantly transcended to a time (or two) where I first discovered these greatest of God's gifts. This memory(s) it has not been of conscience consideration other than that it happened. I took my Mom for granted a bit. Her constant complete love was so constant that it felt like air, which is also easy to ignore until it smells funny. :D
My Personal History of Nettle
My Mom taught us about nettles when I was nine years old. We'd moved from the suburb to the country, my mom's mom's old farm. We went into the wonderFULL woods and picked nettle. As she showed us the known sting, she told us when we made it for dinner it would taste like spinach. We discussed the sting and how the water took the sting out as it was boiled. I remember it clearly, it was such a lively, interesting discussion. I am glad to have had it. We took our magicla nettle home and put into a pot of boiling water and wah lah! It was delicious! I haven't had that magicla nettle fresh much since, but am determined to harvest it ASAP!!!
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MY CLEAVERS

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Well my cleavers was a gift of last season! It was the funny kind without words. I looked up the herbal info and it was something I needed on all levels and then I found it and it was like instant love(the kind of childhood puppy love), strong and innocent. Purity, that I was drawn to like something I cannot put into words. I hung it out like a wreath(it stuck together so well that way and in fact when wound came up very well too!) and would look at it in a kind of awe. The kind of awe of knowledge that my ally would bring. Here I am with my big bountiful bag of my friend now and I am transformed and my life has taken a turn that somehow is connected, yet I haven't had the benefit of the herbal use yet. IDK...just had to say...


I think I ran across some cleaver burrs out in the woods today, but bigger than mine from last year. I will have to keep track. I know there is more than one kind of burr plant(?)(I thinks I will just keep an eye on the spots I was in).


I trod out into this new ancient woods as I am getting over my well loved woods. Moving on and bringing some of mine with me. So I was clearing out  a spot for my transplants and ended up with little burrs. No plant. But I have photos here of some I harvested last season! And had to quick make me a cup of cleavers tonight as I read my months plans! I love cleavers if I hadn't made that clear. When I grab into my HUGE bag of bountiful cleavers, I get a little bit stung, little pricklies really; and it, oddly enough, reminds me of a nettle sting. I call them kisses, really. Natures little kisses. Nettle is a BIG kiss. :D


I just had to share because upon reading the tasks I had to jump up for my latest and greatest! I was instantly inspired. I thought, aw I've got this. It's not exactly it, but it is close enough for me.

 It speaks volumes to me when this kind of taste is acquired. The Helpful regime of little natural creatures(plant style) is something to be reckoned with


 I will get into the chickweed briefly here. I was introduced to chickweed sometime back (5 yearsish). I searched and searched and by and by I found some around the light pole when I was dropping off lunch to my daughter at high school! I grabbed some. Then the next spring it was annoying my mother-in-law, so I weeded it out of her trough planters and tired to get it to grow. I should of just ate it all, but wanted to make it grow. It didn't. not so far.  But I love it too, and will continue looking around for it.

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What I, myself, am most interested in is what comes in of it's own accord! I have been looking around for years because of it. I heard a saying about 17 years ago that says, 'everything you need is in your own back yard.' Even those who might not have a back yard, something that you notice growing around where you live is what is meant.


So, I have dandelions galore, found evening primrose this year near by; red clover, self heal(prunella vulgarus), herb robert, St. John's wort, plantain broad and narrow leafed, off the top of my head. I am truly blessed.


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