Gut Health in the Garden
What a lovely sight. Thyme delights the bees and us with a host of purple flowers. A delicious taste and fragrance, combined with astounding gut biochemistry.

Thyme can inhibit various bacteria, either forming in the first place or once they start to colonise. Thyme can inhibit Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Either pop daily in Summer salads/meals or brew a simple fresh tea.

Link IntestAble Capsules containing thyme: https://shop.herbs-hands-healing.co.uk/product/intestable-capsules

#gut #thyme #purpleflowers #bacteria #biofilms #thyme #intestable #gutstability

Midsummer Happy Herb
St John`s Wort always flowers at midsummer with its bright and cheery blooms.
It is used to increase serotonin levels in the body ( gut and brain predominantly) and can really help certain kinds of low mood.

[Do not take if on any kind of antidepressant medication or the contraceptive pill]

#low_mood #flowers #gut_brain #serotonin #st_ohns_wort #midsummer #happy #tincture

Bedtime Bay Leaf Tea?
I love cooking with fresh bay leaves and a tiny amount goes a long way. In the Summer, it is also helpful for disarming any gut bacteria that are predisposed to multiply in the hotter weather.

Yet it has another surprising use that puts it in the category of other highly fragrant herbs like lavender, basil and coriander, which is the presence of `linalool.` This is a biochemical compound (a terpene) that promotes relaxation, reduces anxiety and has traditionally been used to encourage sleep.

So it`s not just a digestive herb that dispels wind and bloating, it`s a calming ally too.

#sleep #bay #digestion #linalool #terpene #calming #antianxiety #summer #bloating

Wild Oats Soothe the Nervous System
We use fourteen herbs in our nerve restore and repair nerve herbal blend called Chamomile & Vervain Formula (link: https://shop.herbs-hands-healing.co.uk/product/chamomile-vervain-formula)
Wild Oat Straw is just one of these blended plants. All the herbs have long been used to rebuild and repair nerve components and provide long-term stress resilience.

#oat_straw #nerve_repair #stress_support #chamomile #nerve_restore #nervous_system

Summer Lung Congestion

Whether it is a lingering cold, cough or excessive pollen irritation with excess mucous build-up. If you have respiratory or sinus mucous that simply won`t go away, try our Mullein & Eucalyptus Formula (link: https://shop.herbs-hands-healing.co.uk/product/mullein-eucalyptus-formula). It contains a blend of plants that will kill off any lingering infection and, most importantly, thin/liquify congested mucous and then remove it at speed.

The plant in the picture is purple-flowered horehound, known for its ability to thin and expel mucous.

#mucus #pollen #cough #cold #respiratory #horehound #purple_flowers #lungs #sinus #congested_mucous #sinus