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Herbs for Skin in Summer: Sun, Heat, and Plant Allies

Summer is simultaneously the season when the skin gets the most use and the most abuse: sun exposure, heat, insect bites, swimming in chlorinated water, and the general combination of outdoor activity and environmental stress that the season delivers. The medicinal...

Herbs for Digestion in Summer: Cooling and Settling

Digestion in summer operates differently from winter. The traditional medical systems understood this: in Ayurveda, the digestive fire (agni) is considered weaker in hot weather, when the body’s energy is directed toward managing heat rather than powering...

Herbs for the Skin in Late Summer: Sunburn, Bites, and Heat

By August, summer has been doing its work on skin for several weeks: sun exposure, insect activity, swimming, heat rash, and the general abrasion of an active outdoor season. The herbs that address these specific late-summer skin situations are often growing in the...

Herbs for Children: Safe Plants for Young Ones

Children’s herbal medicine is a distinct area of practice that requires more care than adult herbalism, not because plants are inherently more dangerous for children but because appropriate herb selection and dose adjustment for different developmental stages...

The Herbalist’s Approach to Cold and Flu Season

The herbalist’s approach to cold and flu season is fundamentally different from the reactive grab for whatever is on the pharmacy shelf when symptoms appear. It begins in September with preparation, responds at the very first sign of illness, and moves through a...

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