THE ROSEMARY HERB

Rosemary has been one of my favourite herbs of my youth. It reminds me of fresh sea air. Everyone should have it at home.

I often use Rosemary, when I feel tired and without energy. It helps me a lot, when I have headache. To remedy it I cook camomile tea. Inside I put some Rosemary needles, leave it to rest from ten to fifteen minutes and then filter the tea to get rid of the needles and drink it.
 
When my muscles or joints hurt, I prepare Rosemary oil for myself. I put a branch or two into sunflower oil and leave it on the sun for a week or little more, which provides a mixture between oil and aroma. I use this final product for massaging of tired joints and muscles.

I use the the same Rosemary oil for scalp massage, to reduce and eliminate dandruff and to speed up growth of my hair. For final rinsing of my hair, I sometimes use just a simple brew of Rosemary herb which also helps with the dandruff problem.

 

If I want to calm my stomach or if my nose is stuffy, I prepare myself a two or three cups of tea (in one day), like this: in cup of boiling water, I dunk my spoon of crushed leaves for fifteen minutes. With this tea I calm my stomach and clean my stuffy nose when I have cold.

 

Even when a virus gets the worst of me I cook myself a tea from Rosemary branches, which helps me a lot and puts up my slouching body in order.

 

In the middle of the night I have problems with cold legs with severe cramps, that’s why I massage my leg muscles with Rosemary oil in the morning.

I have Rosemary branches in a vase on the kitchen and on the dining table, and now these rooms have a nice scent of the woods.

For cooking I use Rosemary for pork, poultry, lamb, pizza, sauces and jelly, etc.

As for other herbs even with this one we have to know that we must use it reasonably. Less is better.

And if you have time you can make a nice bouquet of mixture of (fresh or dry) Rosemary branches together with Thyme, Chives, Lavender, etc. and give it as a gift.



THE BASIL HERB

I've already read many times, that Basil is a highly appreciated herb. But I didn’t believe or know that I can lose weight with it, which additionally convinced me about its beneficial use.

This spring I was deciding about which herbs I am going to buy. So after I bought Thyme, Sage, Mint and Dill, I also bought plain green Basil. I put it on the terrace under the roof where the sun shines for the most of the day. Soon I found out that this is the perfect place to put my Basil, with the only downside that it was thirsty day after day, so you need to water it a lot. Under the roof we had many wasps, but with the help of Basil`s aromatic scent (which wasn’t wasps favourite) they finally moved away. Even night beetles stopped disturbing us.

I am delightful to say that this herb is a real balm for the stomach. A lot of times after a meal I felt as inflated as a frog, and one day I realised that I could try to eat a fresh leaf of Basil. It didn’t take much time for my stomach to calm down and digestion drove all the unnecessary substances from the intestine. I eat a leaf or two almost every day but I found out, that herb is more effective in the morning than in the afternoon. Because Basil encourages appetite, I have the feeling that my stomach is empty all the time.

After consumption of Basil, even my kidneys are working rapidly. I often had inflammation of the bladder and kidneys, so now I feel the difference even more after eating Basil leaves. I’m not a fan of pharmaceutical products, even though I know that sometimes they may help when we get sick, but it’s still better to prevent than heal and herbs are the best cure for preventing different diseases.

I Have skin problems since childhood, which is visibly improving. Thanks to Basil oil, because it works on the skin from the inside. I have been working in food profession for thirty years and a lot of times I got rashes from different cleaning products, food or stress, but after eating Basil leaves I didn’t have those for a while.

On my big surprise I can tell you, that while eating Basil leaves I lost some weight (in four months three kilograms). Basil also contains essential oils and some tannins, which takes water from the tissue and shrinks it, that’s the reason why I get thirsty after eating Basil.

I have an advice for future readers of my blog. You must consuming herbs carefully, it’s better less than more, a leaf or two a day, it is best, if you eat it with food. Basil is the best to use in cooking venison and chicken meat, pork roast, tomato salad, grilled fishes and stews.

 

And one tip: Basil has better effect if it’s used fresh than dry.