My SIL is pregnant with her first babe due in early September. I offered to make her up the comfrey herb salve I had used in my last 2 pregnancies for preventing the road map stretch marks. She readily accepted.
Now the rule floating about is to harvest roots in Fall but the other rule is when there is no green when in need, then harvest the brown. My comfrey has just the beginning peeks of green leafs, so I dug down for the brown young roots.
I have them all diced up tiny and set for drying. Once they are dry in about 2 weeks, I will grind them in my herb reserved coffee grinder into a powder. The powder will be infused into Extra Virgin Olive which in turn will be used in the salve I whip up for her. being I have nay of abundance in my garden harvested herbs from the last year {Thanks again Monsoon Rains}, I must travel out to the local Co-op where they have calendula & Burdock amongst their Wall of dried bulk herbs.
I have plenty of Chamomile from a bulk order made for our daily ritual of tea time. Infusing that today as well. I need to pick up a few oils from the co-op as well. Thankfully I have some fresh Bee's wax from the gentleman I bought my bees from last year.
I am considering some Propolis granules from the co-op as well for incorporating. That would be the only addition differing from my own use. It can't hurt being there is not a single negative in it's use.
Sick wee one home today and the rains have begun. Will I ever be able to squeeze in time for that lettuce tub?!