Ask Arlene about Marshmallow Root Honey and more. ©

Ask Arlene about Marshmallow Root Honey and more. ©

By Arlene Wright-Correll

An email question asked me, “Last week you wrote about herbal teas.  Do you know any recipes for marshmallow root honey paste or slippery elm honey paste?”

  

Yes I do and here they are.  Marshmallow Root Honey Paste has an odd, earthy flavor. 

You can use the root for its anti-inflammatory and mucilage properties. If you have chronic, ongoing state of gastrointestinal distress, you need something that would coat the inflamed internal tissues while also repairing them and that’s exactly what marshmallow root does!   Mix up to 1 teaspoon of powdered marshmallow root with enough honey to make a paste. Eat it all at once.  It is an anti-inflammatory, diuretic, highly demulcent, highly emollient, mucilaginous and nutritive.

Slippery Elm Honey Paste tastes like dessert. 

It is used to relieve acid reflux, to help resist disease and for its incredible restorative abilities.  Mix 1 teaspoon of powdered slippery elm with enough honey to make a paste. Eat it all at once. People eat it anywhere from 2 to 4 times a day depending how their immune system has been compromised. Otherwise, I eat it twice a day. You can mix it with powdered marshmallow root, just combine two parts slippery elm with one part marshmallow root.  It is a demulcent, detoxifier, emollient, health tonic, laxative, mucilage and nutritive.

A recent email question asked, “Do you know anything about mushrooms?”

The world is home to an estimated 1.4 million species of mushrooms, but only about 700 have been explored for medicinal properties. Here are four of the finest fungi.

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a beautiful, large, white mushroom that derives its name from its long ridges that resemble a lion’s mane. Although its crab-like taste and texture make it a popular culinary mushroom, research shows this mushroom also offers some serious health benefits. Perhaps its greatest promise is as a treatment for brain and nerve diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.

New research in the International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms found this mushroom promotes nerve cell regeneration following injuries. For many years, it was accepted as medical fact that nerve regeneration was impossible, but this exciting research may prove otherwise. Additional research found that a liquid extract of the mushroom helped grow new brain and nerve cells known as neurons. 

About a dozen studies have shown lion’s mane has impressive brain-healing properties. In one study, mice with amyloid plaques comparable to those found in Alzheimer’s were fed a normal diet then compared with mice fed a normal diet plus lion’s mane. The lion’s mane mice regained cognitive capacity, were more capable of navigating mazes, and had a reduction of beta-amyloid plaques, a biomarker that suggests a reversal of Alzheimer’s.

Fresh lion’s mane mushrooms are increasingly available in gourmet food, grocery and health-food stores. To prepare, simply sauté in olive oil with salt and chopped garlic. Its bitter raw taste disappears when cooked until crispy at its edges.

I will continue about mushrooms in my next article.

Note: Home Farm Herbery LLC strongly recommends you see your doctor for any medical advice,

May the Creative Force be with you as you tread the earth lightly!

Arlene Wright-Correll

Home Farm Herbery LLC