by Dan Riegler | Mar 18, 2020 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Commiphora Myrrha, DIY, DIY & Recipes, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Recipes, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
We have relied on the aromatic sap of trees for comfort and healing since the dawn of time. Pine, Spruce, Fir, Frankincense, Myrrh, Elemi, and many, many more provide us with a wide range of therapeutic properties and applications. Tree saps provide an impressive list...
by Dan Riegler | Jul 26, 2019 | Apothecary, Beard grooming, DIY & Recipes, Herbal Products, Male Grooming, Natural Perfume, Wildcrafting
Bushman’s Balm. Made with Sarcocaulon Mossemedes wax, with no added colours, fragrances or preservatives. Simple is often best and with only 3 ingredients, this Bushman’s Candle-Lip Balm really shines. The Amber scent of the wax blends beautifully with...
by Dan Riegler | Feb 28, 2018 | Anti-Cancer, Apothecary, Boswellic acids, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense Cancer, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies
This is an updated and revised version of my “Medicinal Frankincense FAQ” from 2 years ago. You can find the original here. Since I have spent the past few years studying and working with Frankincense resin, essential oils, extracts, trees and harvesters,...
by Dan Riegler | Feb 16, 2017 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Frankincense Cancer, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Resins & Saps
We have relied on Frankincense resin for centuries to treat Arthritis, inflammation of joints, the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, pain, ulcers, asthma, bronchitis, coughs, and colds, cuts, and wounds. It is traditionally used to improve memory and brain...
by Dan Riegler | Nov 20, 2016 | Apothecary Arts, Boswellia, DIY, DIY-Frankincense Products, Frankincense, Frankincense as Medicine, Frankincense Extract, Frankincense Oleoresins, Herbal Products, Recipes
Many of you have asked for clearer instructions on the method I use for separating the resin with its Boswellic acids from Frankincense in the post “Tapping into Frankincense and its Boswellic acids. An easy extraction method”. I realize written...
by Dan Riegler | Dec 3, 2015 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps
With time, as I find better ways of doing things, I update older posts and recipes. This is an edit to a post I published 4 months ago on my other blog, Fair Trade Frankincense. I’m going to mix things up a bit and post it here on Apothecary’s Garden...
by Dan Riegler | Nov 12, 2015 | DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Resins & Saps
With a growing interest in the anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity of Boswellic acids, Acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid (AKBA), Incensole and Incensole Acetate which are found in some types of Frankincense, the market for Frankincense products is growing...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 17, 2015 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, Commiphora Myrrha, DIY, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Recipes
Commiphora Myrrha, or Myrrh, well known for thousands of years for its value in perfume, incense, and medicine, has a wide range of medicinal applications in healing traditions around the world and throughout history. It is still well used in modern Western medicine,...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 12, 2015 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Wildcrafting
Plant Medicine- Ancient and Modern As inherently creative beings, we aspire to meet or exceed ourselves in all we do. Part of our joy and satisfaction in any given creative field, is to push the boundaries and bring our work beyond where others have taken it. We are...
by Dan Riegler | Dec 29, 2014 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps
As we enter another winter here in the Northern hemisphere, questions about chest rubs, cough and cold syrups, salves and liniments for sore muscles and joints are increasing. Short days and long nights bring some of us a sense of dread with Seasonal Affective...
by Dan Riegler | Oct 14, 2014 | Apothecary, Civet, Distillation, Essential Oils, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Resins & Saps
Though I hate to open on a negative note. I’m going to anyway :-). I’m still shaken up by the small fire in my lab the other day. Small being a relative term. It is a small space and could have been much worse given all the high-proof alcohol tinctures...
by Dan Riegler | Jul 30, 2014 | Apothecary, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps
How to extract the healing properties of Frankincense and other oleo-resins There is increasing information online about the healing properties of the different types of Frankincense. Notably, the Boswellic acid family including AKBA which make up a large proportion...
