BLACK CAT Brooms & Apothacary

08/01/2026

Excellent place for a path to wellness and recovery.

07/30/2026

GARLIC

It’s one of the world’s oldest healing foods. It was being used both as a favorite food and as a powerful medicine centuries before Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt and into the wilderness.
Garlic and its cousin the onion were regarded highly for both health-giving and magical qualities in ancient cultures. Garlic was one of the first foods to be deliberately cultivated, although wild varieties grew in abundance.

Evidence of its healing powers is detailed in 4,000 year old records from the ancient kingdom of Sumeria. Depiction of garlic bulbs have been discovered on walls of Egyptian tombs that date back to 3200 B.C. – centuries before Joseph and his brothers settled in Egypt.

During that same period, ancient records reveal that garlic was the principal ingredient in many remedies that Egyptian healers prescribed as cures for headaches, sore throats and other complaints.

By the time of Moses, garlic was already being used as an anticoagulant, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor agent, as well as a relief for flatulence, a diuretic, a sedative, a poultice and as a cure for internal parasites.

At least 67 different varieties of garlic and onions have been identified as growing in the Holy Land, so it’s little wonder that the ancient Israelites developed a fondness for it centuries ago.

Research suggests that garlic may help protect against heart disease and stroke by lowering blood pressure.

It contains allylic sulfides, which may neutralize carcinogens. In fact, garlic has been linked to lower rates of stomach cancer too.

The Environmental Nutrition Newsletter published evidence from five clinical trials showing that ½ to one clove per day lowered blood cholesterol levels an average of 9% in people with borderline and high cholesterol.

07/28/2026

07/24/2026

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Well, poo! Coyote Hunter missed the coyote by one night. This is just ONE MORE reason my Project is CLOSED. I am missing Greasy this morning.

07/21/2026

Dandelion Root Latte! So good!
I roasted the dandelion root in the oven for about 45 minutes at 350 degrees. I stirred every 15 minutes to toast evenly. The whole house smells like chocolate when you roast dandelion.
Then to get the most medicinal benefits we need a lot more heat so the dandelion along with some roasted chicory was perked the old fashioned way until super strong.
I then used real maple syrup to sweeten. Only the real stuff has health benefits and it comes from a tree!
A milk frothier turned real cream into a delicious cup of Dandelion Root Latte! 🐾🐈‍⬛☕️

07/21/2026

These two books have always been my "go to" books for healing. Last Thursday after being ill for days, I went to the ER. By 11 pm I had found out that even if you have your gallbladder removed, you can still get stones. Who knew? One was stuck in my Biliary tube and they needed to do a MRI and send me for surgery. No one was available to do a MRI in the middle of the night so I checked myself out and came back and checked back in at 5 am to be first in line for a MRI. Upon being readmitted to the ER they took my blood first and found out that my liver and pancreas numbers had started to drop. The pain started receding and they no longer needed to do surgery. I was sent from the ER to a specialist and low and behold I went home later that afternoon. Prayers answered. Now that I have studied this subject in these two books, changes are being made! Dandelion Root Latte is now being brewed in the Apothecary as well as all kinds of Dandelion root tea. Another change in diet that is very easy to do is a teaspoon of garlic before bed. Both are excellent for liver and gallbladder health. The LAST thing I need now is for my mother or myself to have any issues with our gallbladders!🐾🐾🐈‍⬛