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Healing Herbs in the City

Medical herbalist Julia Cook takes a short stroll around the city centre, showing the current medical uses of both familiar weeds and more glamourous garden plants, ending in a normally-locked wildlife garden with a fantastic range of plants. Learn about healing plants - and free, health-giving food - on our doorstep.

This golden hop adorning a lamp in Edinburgh's Old Town is also a healing herb

Julia looks forward to the kind of plants she'll be pointing out as the seasons change: "The tours in June, July and September are all great times of year to show that medicine is food, and food medicine! Chickweed and other weeds for the perfect pesto will be at their freshest in the June tour, as will sweet cicely which is great as a sugar replacement and digestive tonic. Both the June and July tours will be a good time to talk about delicious rose petal elixir, a relaxing and uplifting remedy with antiviral properties - it also tastes wonderful and can be drizzled on ice cream! In September we'll see elder berries - the tree used to be called 'the medicine chest of the people' and you can make a soup to set you up for the winter - not forgetting the lovely blackthorn berries for sloe gin."

Tour Details

When:	Saturdays 9 June, 22 September 2012 11.00 am EVENING TOUR Tuesday 10 July 2012 6.30 pm Book online Please retain your PayPal receipt number as proof of purchase.
Where:	Meet outisde The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE. see map
Details:	Tour lasts approximately two hours, and covers up to one mile walking on pavements and good tracks; there are some steep slopes, steps and a wooden boardwalk. There will be lots of stops to learn about individual plants. We finish in Johnston Terrace.
Cost:	Cost: £10 'turn up and go' Special pre-paid rate: £8 Book online
Group tours:	Group bookings are welcome at any time of year. Check here for more information, including special group rates. If you'd like to book a group tour at a time to suit you, please phone 0131 444 1725 or email jean@greenyondertours.com

updated 21 October 2011