Herbal Medicine Basic Home Apothecary / Kitchen Lab Introduction 

I would strongly suggest to include Liquorice roots in your essential herb collection. Forget the people telling you it taste bad or not to use if u have high blood pressure problems. It is totally safe if use in the right amounts. It' one of the finest antivirals and synergists out there. I have no idea why in UK got such a terrible reputation, but I suspect is the candy industry that put some mud on this incredible plant. I'm following now a recent book about Herbal Antivirals, and u can tell Liquorice (g.Glabra) and Chinese Skullcup ( Sutellaria baicalensis) are very potent. Thank you for these videos Rick, they are really nice and well crafted. Well Done.

I can't begin to express how happy I am to have found this video! I'm a fellow camper and herbal lover! You're really quite a find. I've read so many books my place resembles you're place with all the volumes and still I couldn't find a recipe for making a cream! I've been spending a fortune on vitamin C and A creams and always wanted to add a bit more like black tea extract and some B vitamins and other ingredients! I went out and bought coconut oil and some other ingredients and thanks to you I'll be making my first batches! Here's hoping no dry skin at all this winter! And much healthier. I did a simple test with an orange and some sugar making a scrub for my face and body. I was astonished at the results! Better than anything I've bought. I am a newb so sorry about the late comment.

I do believe this needs an update video! 😊

Man I wish you would be able to continue this series!!! I love these videos and their the ones that got me watching you! You and your videos (these and your allotment-garden etc.) were a true blessing in my life! Thank you!

Coming back to these vids after 11 years

Super awesome I had to watch this again! You have no idea how much I want to get to this level with my herbs. Thank you so much.

Like a family reunion I've contracted Poison Ivy again for the summer clean up in the back yard, I've tried the baking soda/ white vinegar route and two weeks in my old friend is still with me, so I'm starting to learn this and see what can be done to rid my self and prevent this from happening again. so far I'm enjoying your videos, and I gone and picked some Plantain and I'm looking now for yarrow and I'll let you know how it go's.

A man after my own heart ♥ I've been dabbling for years in preparations and medicinial garden herbs as well as wild ones. Good luck with your new hobby ☼

Nice way to create your own little apothecary, thanks for the tips!

love the series, and i really appreciate you making them. I came here to learn, but since you asked. Mullen i believe came from Europe, and is known to be medicinal. I believe it has an expectorant, among other properties. And another that I know of that I didn't see in stock was devils club. I don't know if it's native for you, but it was used by native americans to treat joint pain. I hope you find this information useful.

your channel was one of the first channels I suscribed to... I am GLAD I DID. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS... THANKS.

self-taught is the way to go I think. get some books and just read,read,read! :o)

I look forward to your up coming videos on this. I really enjoy all your videos you do. :o)

I just came across your video..I've been studying herbs for many years..I would like to introduce you to two books that I've used so much I've had to go and buy a second set.. 1.The Herb Book by John Lust 2. Back to Eden by Jethro Kloss you will wander how you've gotten along without them.. hope you enjoy

Your herbs should be kept in a cool, DARK place...light leaches the properties

You've got some seriously cool stuff going on here! If I didn't have somewhere to go I'd have the capacity to pull an allnighter and watch your stuff. I'm actually taking this online course, or actually 4 of them (the first one is the basic certification for holistic remedies and the other 3 are advanced and more in depth). I (so help me!) have to do a 2,000 word essay to get my certification, but I am so doggone fascinated with what I'm learning that I can't read only 1 module at a time!

Thank you, Rick. You will be one of my GUIDES through my HERBALISM adventure. I also will be adding more herbs to my gardens. I am quite surprised at how many medicinal and culinary herbs I already have in my yard and gardens.

agreed! Tony is a God when it comes to talking about this stuff!

@FenderGibsonWashburn You are so spot-on. Over here it's just the same. Fortunately there does seem to be a "waking up" movement happening, but will it be enough, or too little too late?

I will stay in tune with your site for things like this. I am happy for what you are sharing it help TONS!!!! As i am a newbe at this so thanks much have a wonderful day....

Rick, Cant wait for more on this. So far I have enjoyed all of your videos that I have watched.

I like to make my own jars out of clay. like just some little rustic jars, and paint them.

Since it is now 2019 you must have quite the herbal collection. I watched the commercials for you hope it helps.

you had some great advice, I am already finding those books for decent prices. where can you get those jars though, and glasswear?

your lab looks like my moms only a lot smaller! she has a whole room for all the stuff she has and makes. she makes natural body care products and i swear seeing the stuff youre showing totally reminded me of her lab, lol. Awesome!

Amazing video. Thanks for posting.

My two fav herbal books are ... Bartram's Encylopedia of Herbal Medicine and Culpeper's Colour Herbal Cheers

great video, in learning my profession I learned a bit about plants/herbs. and I'm continuing learning about indigenous plants... anything that can be used for food/medicine etc...

@JustFresh099 the container gardening for food website will be up and running forever - I'll be concentrating on growing herbs this year but will still also be growing potatoes and onions etc :o)

Where's your mortar and pestle? loool I love this! I want to start doing this because : 1) I want our society to still have this knowledge 2) preparing for the end

Back to eden by Jethro kloss is the best herbal medicine book I know of

While some people talk about Herbal Jars, etc. You can make your own "dark jars" by simply painting the OUTSIDE of your glass jars, so that light doesn't get in easily. Regardless you should put all herbs and spices in a cabinet, so as to help protect them from sunlight & heat. LOWER cabinets are best. Though many put them UP in wall mounted cabinets. Remember that heat rises, so the higher cabinets are better for dishes, not herbs & spices.

Thank you sooo much! This is very mood rising as I have a strong interest in starting an apothecary in the future (if at possible that is). Obviously the interests and goals im going for are a bit "unorthodox" for many such as alchemy and the healing powers of crystals (no Im not a Wiccan if that pops to mind).

The Essential HERBS Handbook, this book is a GREAT one for beginners, it teaches tinctures, ointments, and infusions and also has a planting guide for planting your own gardens of herbs in cool and temperate climates. Also includes Use warnings, etc. That some of the older books don't have.

I am looking forward to see you growing herbs and give me ideas :-) I started to grew a few last year and it was great to see the result. would you make a video where you show us what kind of seeds you have purchased and where did you purchase them?

Informative. The books should have been referenced in the description!

Great idea for a series. Looking forward to it.

Hi Rick, love your video. You have a really nice way about you! Have you studied or are you self taught? I really want to get into this and was wondering the best way to go?

Hey Rick these videos are great. I just happen to stumble on to your videos for herbalism and found that you and I are quite like minded. I am into Gardening and Preparedness and just recently Herbalism. But it all is quite over whelming. Do you have any recommendation for what Herbs I should get to start my apothecary? Also I have a back injury that I'm currently be treated for but more like something to supplement the meds I'm already taken. Any good herbs for pain? I could really use the Help

Another good herb for women is red clover. It regulates the estrogen and other hormones. It might help trudy oram with her bloating problem, too. Please research this very helpful and super herb. You can also live on red clover as it has most of the essential vitamins in it along with proteins.

Loved the video. Would you mind panning the camera around a little more slowly as it was quite hard on the eyes and causing me to have to glance away a few times. Do you have a good herbal remedy for dandruff. I have tried mixing a nettle tea and pouring it on the scalp but I am not sure exactly how to use it effectively.

Thank you for uploding this great videos. I am very interested in herbal medicine. Here in Japan we do not have so much information of herbal medicine. So your video helps alot.

Rick you are awesome! Thumbs up!

you should look out for some korean apthecary stores. they carry alot of bulk bags of herbs for cheap. anyways not enough for me...i need huge 2 gallon mason jars LOL

@FenderGibsonWashburn Hi Paul - it's just all so massively massively wrong isn't it? Yet as far as I can tell, people in the US still insist on standing up and singing about living in the 'land of the free'. What am I missing here?

I'd love the links to where you got your jars and supplies.

Check out Rosemary Gladstar's herbal books they have great recipes.

This is brill thank you x

not really into it anymore. I found I was making loads of herbal remedies but never actually using them LOL so it was a bit wasteful. But if I need to make them in the future, this experience should have helped qualify me to do it :o)

Cool video Rick, looks like another good series!

@lisaloolibell got most of them from a shop on eBay.

Thank you

look forward to these vids , all new to me , very interesting +1

Wonderful

Great video! Has anyone told you, you look like Tommy Fleming??

Last piece of advice, for dehydrators and oven dry you will want to take a seat near the oven and watch your herbs, until you know how long it takes for your herbs to dry out in your climate you may end up with crispy burnt herbs.

This is so inspiring...i have been getting into herbal recipes for your own herbal apothecary Could you please tell me the music you used? really like it

Too bad there won't be that much regular gardening videos. Will you continue to maintain your container gardening for food website?

Hi Rick, enjoyed the video and I'm looking forward to more of the same in the new year. One question though, did you use Video CoPilot Evolution for the flourishes at the beginning of the video?

very amazing

@rickvanman I guess it's easy to ignore what a mess we are in when there are such important things to be concerned with like who will get kick off of Dancing with the Stars or who is going to rehab or the stats of their favorite sports team. Whenever I try to explain the importance of the latest bill being debated in Congress I can literally see their eyes glaze over. It worries me to think, how far do things have to go before people start paying attention?

hi in America its erbs in Britain its herbs want to take a course u have any ideas thanks mikec

@graciefaye624 Thanks for the tips - yes I have heard, but currently dont have much dark glassware - hopefully this will change soon :o)

Great video very interesting would like to see a video on what books u recommend or best quality

@rickvanman Yay! Glad to hear that.

Nice collection of herb's Rick SidewinderFF

Everyone always plays this type of music when discussing herbs. When I am making tinctures or salves I turn on guns n roses and rock out lol does this make me the odd one or everyone else? :-) thank you for the video.

great! Thanks ever so much for posting. I think I'll make a start on my own home apothecary. :D

Every practicing herbalist should have at least a few "Juliette de Bairacli Levy" books on hand. A world traveler and herbal veterinarian.

i use jars just like that but i put them in a dark cabinet so no light will reach them.

@chrisbailey42 How-to video coming shortly ;o)

@rickvanman Hi Rick -- Just saw this exchange. Have you tried dipping your glassware in a heavy, black or brown paint? You only need to dip them to where the beveling begins on the jar....

Do you still have a home apothecary and do you use it regularly? I’m putting one together now. I’m just starting.

As a last resort you can paint the outside to block the sunlight.

Cant find the book "Hedro Medicine".

Hey guys, this is rick, i how everyone has a great day, this is just a QUICK video ;p Rick, where did you get those flourishes from you used in you're intro?

Has anybody heard of the weed Kudzu, and what kind of healing qualities it has?? I'm dying to try it but can't find much about it

Is there a compehensive char that would show recomended doses based on preperation methods

How do you keep them preserved? Do you dehydrate? It's 2017 now....your herbs are 2011 etc. are they still good?

Hi Please tell me how to preserved any herb based tea or mask for one year.reply please

How do you spell the title of that book you showed? I'm planning on buying a herbal book soon.

Hi Rick, are you still into Herbalism? I want to get into it myself but need to find time around the allotment!

do you have a recipe for Extract of Wild Strawberry?

I found a book called Healing Remedies and it has some Herb recipes for teas, tinctures and the like. You should check it out. I attached a video that I made about it.

s there a compehensive chart that would show recomended doses based on preperation methods

can you put the book in the description? i would like to buy it :D

How many percentage herb and alcohol ?and alcohol percent

I've be personally been interested in herbalism

wow looks nice

why did you stop making herbalism videos?

I know this is irrelevant to this vid but how do you make the intro vids to all of your videos?

Would anyone happen to know any communities for advice and connections?

also what website did you get your glassware from?

Where did you get the herbs ?

are you still into herbalism

HOW LONG CAN YOU KEEP THE HERBS ONCE YOU BUY THEM?

you remind me of james may from top gear for some reason lol

good work

Hi Rick, Check out MountainRose Herbs in Eugene, OR, USA. I’ve been enjoying your videos and like what you share.

I love your videos :-)