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Herbs

James Wong explores how herbs can be used to help treat a range of minor everyday ailments. Using lemon balm, he creates a lip salve which might help when cold sores strike. He also shows how plantain leaves can be used to make a cream to help soothe insect bites and stings. For those keen to have fresh breath, James shows how to make a spray using thyme. And for a beauty treat, he uses peppermint and other common garden herbs to whip up a fragrant homemade body scrub.

English
  • Originally Aired March 23, 2009
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Created March 17, 2012 by
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  • Modified March 17, 2012 by
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