What can Herbal Medicine Offer Us During COVID-19?
I, like so many herbalists in the past month, have [...]
Elderberry and Elderflower-A Cold and Flu Season Favorite
Many herbs are worthy of your home apothecary for the [...]
Winter Blues? Try These for Relief
Rose Petals I don’t usually think of this as [...]
Colds and Coughs-A few of my Favorites
Got a cough or cold? Here are a few [...]
Ginger Root-a Wintertime Favorite!
I love ginger tea in winter months-it is a [...]
Brain Health and Memory-Gotu Kola to the Rescue!
Gotu Kola is one of my two favorite herbs for [...]
Herbal Cleanses? Liver Cleanses? What you Need to Know-Part I
We hear about ‘herbal cleansing’, ‘spring cleanse’ and ‘liver cleansing’ [...]
Eyebright for Allergies and Other Natural Remedy Tips
Eyebright, which grows in the northern US and Canada, is [...]
Three Commonly Overlooked Herbal Remedies
It is easy in our culture to want the ‘best’ the ‘strongest’ medicine for your ills. Western medicine has a ‘kill-what-is-invading-your-body’ approach to healing, rather than a ‘use-nourishing-medicines-to-strengthen-and-support-your-body’. I want to take a step back and celebrate three herbs that are easily overlooked because they seem so common and perhaps even ‘hum drum’. Each of these has many uses and I encourage you to add them all to your home apothecary.
Inaugurate Self Care: Tips to Build Your Herbal Apothecary
Starting your personal herbal apothecary can be exciting. People enjoy the process of researching what herbs they want to try, ordering tinctures and selecting salves. But often I hear from people that their herbal healing journey never got off the ground. Starting is easy, but losing steam is easier. You must have a plan to incorporate herbal care into the routine of daily life for it to be sustainable and beneficial.