Today we are told that we must act globally, but think locally. At the Celtic Herbalist, I am practicing ecological conservation by using the plants on our doorstep instead of, for example, stripping the Ginseng from the mountains of Asia. I am also practicing ethnic conservation by preventing this knowledge from being lost to Mankind.
The Herbal Remedy of the Week (04)
An impostume
"Comfrey root, dock root, valerian root, butter, old lard, and sulphur, pounded well together, and expressed through a cloth are useful for an impostume.." (Rhiwallon of Myddfai 13th century ISBN:1 897853 15 7)
Historical interest only: NOT for Medicinal Use
From the Celtic Herbalist