Herbal Capsules

When it comes to the pharmaceutical world, we have to be very careful what we take, what with side effects and not enough research on long term effects. And now it's easy for you to run to Walmart and buy herbs in pill form, but where did they come from? How long have they been sitting in a warehouse? Something I have found fun to do, and fairly easy, is making my own capsules at home with my own herbs. That way I know exactly where the herb is coming from and how long I've had it. You can purchase vegetable glycerin capsules at any health food store and fill them yourself, or purchase a capsule machine and I'll leave a link to where I bought mine.

1. The first thing you will want to do is grind your herb/herbs down to powder form using a mortar and pestle. For tougher herbs or herbs in root form, a coffee grinder works best. I recommend using size 00 for your capsules and again you can usually find these at .a health food store or pharmacy
2. Place the powdered herbs in a bowl and scoop into biggest part of capsule. Then simple place top part of capsule tightly onto bottom part. This can be a long and tiring method.
3. The other way to do this is to use a capsule machine. This is the method I use because when making large quantities or filling orders, I need to get it done as quick as possible. The machine is fairly cheap so I recommend ordering one if you can.

Remedies

For detoxing and cleansing, try taking dandelion root.

For indigestion or other stomach related issues, try taking spearmint.

For heart issues, hawthorn is a great herb for the heart.

For depression, St. John's Wort, oats, lavender, mugwort all work well either combined or individually. 

For headaches, consider balm, cayenne, chamomile, elder flower, lavender, marjoram, peppermint, rosemary, rue, skullcap, thyme, valerian, wood betony or wormwood. 

Pills are taken once/three times a day until ailments subside.

*For any other ailments, please comment below and I will send you suggestions on what you can take in pill form. 

*Please consult with your doctor first before starting an herbal regime. Thank you.

Visit www.mountainroseherbs.com to purchase capsules or capsule machine.