July 16, 2010
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Mosquito repellent plants
Paula, Roxana and I will drive tomorrow to my father & mother-in-law at the country - about 150 kilometers away from our town.Every summer there are lots of flies and mosquitoes. Last year I looked for a couple of mosquito repellent plants which I could grow (read my mother-in-law) in the garden.
As I found out, we already had some of the plants, except they were in a distant corner of the garden. Wormwood / southernwood (Artemisia sp.) and Mint are two of them. They are suppossed to repell flies and mosquitoes. We will see about that :)
I found this nice article about Lemongrass and Organic Mosquito Repellent at JourneytoForever.org. Unfortunately, I didn't find a "live" Lemongrass to get to my mother-in-law to plant it in the garden.
If you like things that are simple and handmade, then you will certainly like this simple natural mosquito repellent recipe: Mix 10-25 drops of essential oils (cinnamon, citronella or castor oil) in 2 tablespoons of olive oil or alcohol. Rub or spray the natural insect repellent onto skin or clothing and keep it in a dark bottle away from the sun.
Do you know other plants that are effective against flies or mosquitoes? What recipes have you used to protect yourself against the little buggers?
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Herbal Story of the Month
June's herbal story is How to boost immune system with AstragalusCongratulations Paula!
Did you know...
Chlorella and spirulina are superfoods that contain a high content of essential fatty acids such as GLA that are routinely missing from our normal diet and yet are critical for healthy brain function?Mike Adams wrote a 40 pages research report on chlorella and spirulina health benefits. I already knew a couple of things about spirulina, but this report is excellent and very informative.
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Paula and I have written the first article Natural Bruise Treatment belonging to "Medicine mom" series.I came up with Medicine mom idea from the movie Medicine man with Sean Connery. I enjoyed this movie a lot.
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