When you enter into the world of medicinal herbs it is easy to get overwhelmed and confused by all the different kinds of preparations. To help you understand what they mean, here is a list explaining how some of the most popular herbal preparations are made and used. Tea Tea is probably the most well-known […]
Archives for September 2013
Worth Its Weight in Creosote
Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) is one tough plant. Able to thrive beneath the unrelenting sun of the Chihuahuan, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts, it flourishes where other arid land plants retreat. An evergreen shrub, its small, waxy leaves are browsed by deer and rabbits only as a last resort during lean times. Its delicate yellow blossoms […]
The Plant Healer’s Path: A Manifesto for Herbalists
If you have been searching for the pulse of American herbal medicine, then you will absolutely find it in Jesse Hardin’s The Plant Healer’s Path. A great amount of herbal learning currently focuses on the how, what, and when of plant medicine: how to apply herbs to benefit health; what plants should be used for […]
Healing Plants with Plants and Natural Cultivation Part 1
I have spent the last twenty years or so living in rural France, ten years living close to the land and trying to be self-sufficient on a small holding and ten years running an organic farm making wine and growing blueberries and medicinal plants. These ventures are now behind me but one of the very […]
Herb Geek Round Up: Best Online Articles August 2013
Monographs & Musings Photo by Rosalee de la Forêt of Herbal Remedies Advice Lisl Meredith Huebner responds to the question: Why Herbs? Excellent insights from a seasoned practitioner. A wonderful monograph on Hyssop comes from Rosalee de la Forêt. Make sure to check out the link to her recipe for Hyssop Oxymel! Jessica Morgan celebrates the diversity in herbalism […]