Herbs and Things

Propolis in Oral Healthcare James Fearnley and Dr Philip Wander This is a small pale blue and white book, A5 size with 66 pages published by The Dispensary Press www.thedispensary.org.uk and it very much does what it says on the tin, to quote the Ronseal advert. The book is divided into 3 sections; Section 1 is General application of propolis in oral health, Section 2 Using propolis to treat disease and Section 3 is Some dental research over the last 25 years. There is a foreword by Prof. R Ireland by the introduction and the About the Authors paragraphs are on the back cover below a couple of paragraphs to briefly describe what bee propolis actually is. Where it comes from, why it's made etc, etc. This theme is expanded upon at the front of section 1 to give a broader picture. Section 1 The first section is entitled General Application of Propolis in Oral Health This is a short section and it goes through which propolis product is the best one to use for dif...

I'm going to end up having a bit of a rant in this post more than likely. This morning, for no apparent reason I started thinking about herbs (medicinal and otherwise) and how before the NHS, margarine and McDonalds existed, using herbs as part of everyday life was just as commonplace. Seasonal fruit was actually seasonal with raspberries in June, strawberries in July, cherries in July & August and apples and blackberries in September and if a bit late October. There are many, many great things about the age we live in but I think that we have also lost a hell of a lot as well. We shouldn't eat strawberries in December and have cherry tomatoes shipped over from where they were grown in Spain and still have them as fresh and plump looking as when they were picked because the fact that we can means that the fruit/veggies have either been frozen and stored (so you have no idea how old it is) or pumped full or coated with preservatives non of which are on the ...