Celtic herbs
A day to make real contact with the value of our native environment, looking at those plants available to our ancestors before the Romans came. Life in a Celtic round house has left only archaeology to enlighten us but we will be using the oldest surviving source of Celtic medicinal recipes from the Book of Howel the Physician. In gathering herbs and preparing salves, poultices and herb drinks we can explore the vital importance of native herbs in diet, medicine, dyes and other crafts. Betony, vervain, woad, mistletoe, yarrow, elder, hawthorn, nettle and chickweed are a sample of the herbs you will meet on the day in their widest uses.
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A day to make real contact with the value of our native environment, looking at those plants available to our ancestors before the Romans came. Life in a Celtic round house has left only archaeology to enlighten us but we will be using the oldest surviving source of Celtic medicinal recipes from the Book of Howel the Physician. In gathering herbs and preparing salves, poultices and herb drinks we can explore the vital importance of native herbs in diet, medicine, dyes and other crafts. Betony, vervain, woad, mistletoe, yarrow, elder, hawthorn, nettle and chickweed are a sample of the herbs you will meet on the day in their widest uses.
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