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HELPFUL HERBS – Post 1

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I’ve been asked if I will post some advice on the herbs I use and I’ve hesitated to do this. Let me start off by saying very loudly I AM NOT AN EXPERT. I have not been trained and I use only remedies that I have found to work which were given to me by other people who know.

There is a terrible tendency these days to equate the word “natural” with inoffensive and healthy. Well, I’m sorry but Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade), Monkshood (pictured above- a real killer)  and the most fatal fungi are all “good ole natural products”.

My first suggestion if you are interested in using herbs to help your ills, is to do your research. There are a staggering number of internet sites and books available and I can’t say often enough, look at photographs of the plants if you intend to pick them…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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