About Folk Herbal
Old remedies, written down properly
Most folk remedies reach us in pieces. A handful of this. A good pinch of that. Steep until it looks right. The knowledge is real, but it was carried in kitchens rather than written down, and a lot of it arrives vague.
My Folk Herbal is an attempt to fix that. The same traditional remedies, with the measurements worked out, the method written step by step, and the cautions set down plainly next to each one.
What you get
A library of 155 traditional recipes: teas and decoctions, tinctures, salves and balms, syrups, compresses, steams and ferments. Everything from a cup of something warm in the evening to a salve you set aside for six weeks.
Each one gives you the ingredients by weight and volume, the method in numbered steps, how often it was traditionally taken, how long it keeps, and what to watch out for.
Answer a few questions and the library arranges itself around what you told us. Nothing is hidden from you. You see all 155 recipes either way, with the ones that suit your answers first.
The work behind them
Every recipe here was gone through by hand.
Measured. Traditional sources say "a handful" and "a small cup". Those became grams and millilitres, so a batch comes out the same every time you make it.
Checked for what it is paired with. Each recipe carries its cautions, including the ones people rarely think about: the herbs that affect blood sugar, the ones that interact with blood thinners, the ones to leave alone in pregnancy or before surgery. Those notes sit on the recipe itself, not buried in a disclaimer.
Stripped of claims. Folk sources promise a lot. We took all of it out. You will not find anything here telling you a tea cures, treats or fixes a thing. What you will find is what the plant was traditionally used for, and the honest word for it is traditionally.
Being straight with you
This is a collection of traditional recipes, not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for seeing someone qualified. Herbs are not gentle by default. Some of them interact with prescriptions, some should be left alone in pregnancy, and some are simply strong.
That is why the cautions are on every single recipe rather than in the small print. Read them. If something in your own situation gives you pause, ask a doctor or a pharmacist before you make it. They will not mind the question.
A small operation
My Folk Herbal is an independent project, not a company with a marketing floor. The recipes were gathered from traditional herbals, household handbooks, and remedies passed down in families, then compared against each other and written up properly.
There is one inbox and it is read by a person. If something is wrong, unclear, or you want to know why a particular recipe ended up in your library, write and ask.
Start with the questionnaire
A few questions, no account needed to begin.