Cool old herbal book find

 Herb book from the 1700's

Came across this book and got a kick out of it,
Hand written in the 1700's on Herbal cures.
A bit hard to read but zoom in and get a chance to read a cool bit of survival history

Click Here for the PDF 323 pages a lot of time went into this.

Herb of the Week - Caffeine!!!!!!! in Holly

.I will be posting an herb of the week every Tuesday. I find it is easy to remember things like this when you get them in small doses,

AMERICAN HOLLY (Christmas Holly) 

 
Holly is an evergreen tree with smooth, leathery leaves. Leaves (5-10 cm or 2-4 in) have many spine-tipped teeth, dull green above and yellow-green beneath. Bark is smooth and light-gray. Twigs are gray or brown. Flowers are small and white with four rounded petals, present April-June. Male and female flowers found on separate trees. Fruits are round, hard, red and berry-like, present September-November and remain on tree through the winter. Leaves and berries often used in Christmas decorations.

Click Here to read about its Uses and more!!

Song for this post is  Coffee Time – Natalie Cole