{"id":18976,"date":"2020-08-04T14:59:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesgets.com\/arnica-a-plant-with-multiple-virtues\/"},"modified":"2020-09-11T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T13:12:14","slug":"arnica-a-plant-with-multiple-virtues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesgets.com\/nl\/blog\/arnica-a-plant-with-multiple-virtues\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnica, a plant with multiple virtues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yet how beautiful the mountain is\u2026 Jean Ferrat must surely have walked around of Les Gets to find inspiration for his song \u2018La Montagne\u2019. Here not only the mountain is beautiful but there are beautiful plants too, edible or medicinal, yet rare and precious.<\/p>\n\n

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Little arnica<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n

The daisy was formerly called little arnica or arnica of the plains. Used like ladies fingers in a tea or maceration, it relieves trauma and bruising. It also has firming properties, and is used in the care of the bust, chest and face contours. Get ready for the bikini !<\/p>\n\n

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    A biodiversity to preserve<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n

    \u00ab\u00a0We are lucky to have extremely well-preserved sites where we discover plants which are rare elsewhere but abundant here.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

    Michel Rostalski<\/strong>, a specialist in wild flowers, sets the scene: Les Gets is a small paradise for the amateur herbalist and the curious hiker. Walking boots on, carrying a wicker basket, the incomparable heritage of generous nature is revealed, alongside the challenges of biodiversity. Coltsfoot, to be used in doughnuts, Alpine spinach, wild garlic and caraway are just some of the edible species that make their way into the kitchen. For the medicine cabinet, there\u2019s soothing valerian, ribwort plantain or common lady\u2019s mantle for female ailments.<\/p>\n\n

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    Arnica, a plant for every occasion<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n

    But for Michel, the cream of the crop is arnica, which can be found on the slopes of Mont-Ch\u00e9ry, in its preferred acid soil, sheltered from the wind. \u00ab\u00a0Arnica is a very precious plant, it heals blows, bruises, and muscle pain but it is also a great help in emotional shocks and troubles. As an oil, ointment or mother\u2019s tincture, it works wonders.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

    Not just one nor two, a beautiful armful of arnica fills the basket, but only one flower out of ten, to preserve the heritage and to ensure responsible picking. Then it\u2019s time to don the apron for the preparation. Here there is no chemistry or smoking mixtures, these are remedies that come from tradition, a nod to our grandmothers whose knowledge continues to travel down the corridors of time.<\/p>\n

    A small plant with big effects, prepare to be surprised by its benefits.<\/p>\n\n

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    Do It Yourself :<\/strong>\u00a0your arnica-based products<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      Solarized arnica oil :\u00a0<\/h4>\n

      \u2022 200ml of vegetable oil (50% olive, 50% sunflower)
      \u2022 Arnica flowers
      Fill a small clear glass bottle with arnica flowers, without packing down. Add the vegetable oil. Leave the bottle outside in the sun for 3 weeks. Filter. Rub it onto bruising. External use only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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      Arnica ointment<\/h4>\n

      \u2022 3g of beeswax (from a bee-keeper or organic shop)
      \u2022 45ml solarized arnica oil
      \u2022 5 drops of lavender essential oil (optional)
      Melt the beeswax in a bain-marie. Add the solarized oil and mix. Add the lavender essential oil and mix again. Pour into a clean container and leave it to set. Use in massage on twists and muscular pains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Always more tips & tricks\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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