Herbs de Provence

Herbes de Provence is herbs native to the Provence region in southern France. In that region the inhabitants collected the the natural resources of herbs from the mountain areas and used in foods. These powerhouse of herbs include rosemary, thyme and bay leaf as a base and added are basil, lavender and fennel.

You can make this mix with 2 parts dried chopped rosemary, thyme and bay leaf, basil and 1 part lavender  and fennel.

Herb de Procence is great mixture to rub on any type of meat and fish before roasting, steaming or baking. You can use in the salads, sauses and soup. It's also a great addition as a seasoing for curries and stews.

Rosemary

Rosemary originated in the Mediterranean area, but it is today cultivated almost everywhere in the world, primarily for its aromatic leaves. Rosemary means "dew of the sea".
Rosemary increases circulation and slightly raises the blood pressure warming the body from the inside out. Internally Rosemary stimulates the liver and digestion, promotes blood circulation, tones up the blood vessels, invigorates, and increases your awareness.
Rosemary can be used internally and externally to relieve arthritis.
Drink Rosemary Tea to relax the over stimulated, calm the mind, warm the body and help bone and joint pains. Use extermalyl as a mouthwash for bad breath, achne and for treating dandruff.
Use as essential oil: add 10 drops rosemary essential oil to bath water to stimulate the mentally exhausted and use to relieve body and joint aches.
Use as massage oil: Dilute 1 ml rosemary oil in 25ml almond or sunflower base oil. Massage body to relieve body and joint aches and pains. Massage the scalp to stimulate hair growth and massage head and temples to imrpove blood circulation and relieve headaches.

Fresh Rosemary:

Dried Rosemary:

Sage

For thousands of years sage has been used for a variety of in foods, drank in a delicious tea and as medicine. We have this blessed herb underfoot. Sage grows wild in the Midwest and other parts of the US. here are some of the illness it helps with:
rheumatism arthritis
inflammations of the mouth
sore throat and tonsils
fever
digestion
liver and kidney troubles
colds
measles
joint pains and swelling
lethargy
palsy
menstrual bleeding
memory loss
nervous excitement frequently accompanying brain and nervous diseases.

Try this powerful herb as a tea.



Fresh sage:

Dried sage: