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Hawthorn: The Herb of the Heart

Hawthorn is a hedgerow tree, one of the most common in the British and European landscape, thorny and dense and ancient-looking even when young. In late spring it covers itself in white blossom. In autumn the branches are heavy with deep red berries (haws). Most...

Rose: The Herb of the Heart in Every Tradition

Rosa (various species, most commonly Rosa gallica, Rosa canina, and Rosa damascena in herbal practice) is one of the most universally present herbs in human culture, and its consistent association with the heart, with love, with grief, and with the emotional life is...

Hawthorn Berry Season: Harvest, Prepare, and Use

By September, the hawthorn hedgerows that covered themselves in white blossom in May are heavy with clusters of deep red haws, the small round berries that are among the most medicinally significant wild fruits available to the forager in Northern Europe. The window...

Herbs for Grief and Transition: The Plant Tradition of Support

Grief is one of the most profound and most physically demanding experiences a human body goes through. Contemporary medicine increasingly recognizes that prolonged grief has measurable effects on the immune system, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous system:...

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