Thanks to our good sister Divine Iz Earth for providing a wonderful education on the properties of various herbs.

Teaching: Burns
HERB OF THE MONTH: Calendula

People have known about the benefits of Calendula flowers for centuries to treat a variety of minor ailments and today the bright colored petals are used primarily for skin conditions including dermatitis, eczema and skin injuries including bruises, scrapes, scratches and burns.

As-salaam alaikum.

Being a domestically capable woman requires preparedness. One should know (or be in the process of learning) a little bit about everything, because nearly every science and art is applicable to homemaking. When you take on the responsibility of managing a household, by default you become a doctor, herbalist, pharmacist, psychologist, secretary, chef, maid, motivational speaker, publicist... and the list goes on (smile). Keeping one's family happy and healthy is so much easier when one has access to everything they need.

As-salaam alaikum.

The following article appeared in the Muhammad Speaks Newspaper on June 27, 1969. It is written by Sister Captain Bayyinah Sharrrieff Hamza in her “On Life in the Sudan” series. In this series, she compares life in the Afro-Arab country of Sudan to the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Much of this wonderful series is available for research on the www.noiwc.info website.