Meadowsweet for Pain Relief: Historic Herbal Remedy that Still Works
Meadowsweet is a gorgeous flowering shrub that grows in damp areas like swamps and the woods. It grows tiny toothy leaves and happy colorful flowers. It was used by our European and east Asian...
View ArticleMeadowsweet Myth, Magic, History, and Folklore
Meadowsweet, aka Filipendula ulmaria, has a long history among those who doctor or assist in healing, including Mom’s through the ages. Part of the beauty this stately shrub brings to the stage is an...
View ArticleHow to Make Cavaleras: Sugar Skulls to Make at Home
In my home, we celebrate Dinner with the Dead each Halloween. Our feast includes Ancestors from this lifetime and others as well as a few Folk who may not be as clearly related but are nevertheless...
View ArticleAshwagandha Medicinal Properties for Stress and Wellness
There is one that I truly believe encompasses the word balance. Allow me to introduce you to Ashwagandha. Hailing from the rich healing cultures of India and Africa, Ashwagandha has been used for...
View ArticleWithanolides in Ashwagandha: How it Works
The key, as far as modern science is concerned, may lay within a chemical structure known as Withanolides. Ashwagandha roots and berries are filled with withanolides.. Traditionally, both have been...
View ArticleAnxiety Town isn’t the Destination: Survive the Ride Naturally
Perimenopausal anxiety and panic attacks are a normal part of the menopausal journey. For some us, they’ll be more frequent or intense than for others. Although a detour around Anxiety Town may not be...
View ArticleEmotional Uproar in Perimenopause: Natural Home Remedy Approach
Let’s face it, menopause is every bit as big a change as was our first periods. Just like we needed time alone back then to sort out all the new emotions and ideas that arose when we first started to...
View ArticleSurviving PMS and Perimenopause: Flooding
Flooding can feel like adding insult to injury. Between Hot Flashes and Night Sweats, Spontaneous Weeping and Irreconcilable Rages, Formication (which isn’t nearly as fun as it sounds) and the myriad...
View ArticlePerimenopause Magic: Practices for Menopause Journey
Part of the power in perimenopause is the change it brings. Although it can feel darn draining and disorienting, all that transformative energy can move you to new spiritual, emotional, and...
View ArticleHot Flashes and Night Sweats: Cool the Perimenopause Burn
Traditional Chinese Medicine calls night sweats and hot flashes empty fire because there is little to no earth to support the blaze of those menopausal experiences. It's kind of like the whole...
View ArticleYarrow Flower Essence for Empaths and Healers
As a flower essence, yarrow's affinity is for Empathic or Highly Sensitive individuals. We're a lot who are naturally more open to the energies of the world around us than most, making us both more...
View ArticleFlu Home Remedy: Yarrow and Chamomile for Fever, Upset Stomach
When you're looking for a good Flu Remedy, Chamomile doesn't usually come up, but it should. Chamomile is one of those often overlooked, unsung heroes of the herbal world. In eras past, we often used...
View ArticleHelichrysum Magic: Using Immortale or Everlasting Essential Oil
Helichrysum has particular affinity for the Sixth chakra, also known as the Third Eye. In our modern culture, second sight or perception connected with the Third Eye and the Sixth Chakra is coming out...
View ArticleHigh-Pressure Herbal Remedies: Instapot, Slow Cooker Home Medicine
To make a good oxymel, you need an herbal vinegar and honey. Honey is mildly drying to the respiratory system. Local, raw honeys are tailored by the bees to the region or environment where they live,...
View ArticleSkincare: Yarrow Mud Mask Deep Clean
Yarrow is used by many herbalists as an astringent to tighten and tone skin. It's inherently cooling and toning. Coupled with a little Kaolin clay and some honey...get the recipe here.
View ArticleTeff: Gluten-free Powerhouse Grain; History, Magic Properties
Traditional Ethiopian peoples knew all about Teff, Eragrostis tef. Somewhere between 3000 and 6000 years ago, the Abyssinia people, ancestors of today's Northern Ethiopia, were the first to begin...
View ArticleGrasp the Basics of Formulation to Make The Best Herbal Remedies
When you realize that formulation is actually part-science, part-mathematics, and part-art the whole process becomes far more experimental and playful. Just like constructing a sonnet, having a set of...
View ArticleFava Bean Magic, History, & How-to Process Favas, aka Broad Beans
Fava Medicine doesn't come easily. It's a lot of work getting to the edible heart of the bean, but in my opinion, it's worth it. Fava bean medicine, like the plant, is about endurance and the sweet...
View ArticleSafe and Easy 5-day Cleanse
Fasting and cleansing are a normal and natural part of life for all species, humans included. That doesn’t mean we need to be doing special diets all the time. One to four times a year is plenty to...
View ArticleBuild an Herbal First Aid Kit: How to Choose Plant Medicine Wisely
We like to think that first aid kits are universal and you can just put together a list of tools and medicines that’ll cover whatever crisis arises. That is one approach you can take. It may work just...
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