I agree, there’s just *something* about herbs, especially fresh ones.
I haven’t totally gotten in to herbs as naturopaths, but I’m definitely willing to pay attention. I HATE pharmaceuticals! I’m ok with general first aid, and a few generic OTCs that have been around a while (ie, pseudoephedrine).
I’m an environmental allergy patient. I’m pretty allergic to most pollens and mold that grow on plants, shrubs, and trees. My sinuses are on overdrive in the spring and summer.
Get this: I’m not very sensitive to poison ivy. I think it’s because I’m allergic to almost everything else. Mold on Christmas trees? Yes. Cottonwood trees, blooming right now? BIG Yes!!! Name the pollen, and I am likely allergic to it. Urushiol? Meh. Hardly a reaction. Not much more than a mosquito bite for me. That’s kind of crazy, right?!
The good news is that I had allergy shots every week for 2 years, YEARS AGO!!! Now I can take an OTC medication for a flare up, and be just fine.
*** I think I mentioned it before, but the lettering on the inside of the little birdbath in my herb garden says “His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me”. I love the reminder.***
That’s a cool reminder! I love diving into the Bible!
My favorite psalm is 139. I find it very comforting that God knows me this well. And why shouldn’t He? He is responsible for my creation.
https://coursebible.com/new-american-bible-revised-edition-nabre/psalm-139
Fellow ‘allergic person’ here. I had allergy shots for 5 years, age 13 - 18. The ‘package’ was for pollens, etc. in our area. Back then, they did not include mold/mildew & I am highly allergic to them. Pollens don’t bother me much. I don’t take allergy meds; however, I break out in hives fairly frequently & take fexofenadine, which works for me (doesn’t work for everyone). I do get poison ivy, but especially when I was doing trail work & knee deep in the stuff, I was careful how I changed clothes (peeled pants/socks off touching only inside) - poison ivy duds went in a plastic bag & from there, straight into the washer when I got home. Once I started doing that, I never had another case of PI.