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The Herbalist’s January: What This Season Asks

If you asked most people what a herbalist does in January, they might look at you blankly. Nothing is growing. The fields are bare. The visible relationship between the herbalist and the plant world seems to be in abeyance. But the experienced herbalist knows...

Cleavers: Spring’s Sticky Gift to the Lymphatic System

If you have walked through a hedge in spring and found yourself covered in small sticky green things, you have had an intimate encounter with Galium aparine. Cleavers, goosegrass, sticky willy: it has more country names than almost any plant in the British tradition,...

Mugwort: The Dreaming Herb and Its Ritual History

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is a plant that has never quite sat comfortably within simple categories, because it has always belonged to both folk medicine and spiritual practice simultaneously. The genus name Artemisia honors the Greek goddess of the moon, of...

A Beginner’s Guide to Reading an Herb Label

Standing in front of a wall of herb products for the first time is quietly overwhelming. The bottles and bags look similar. The labels use terminology that is not immediately obvious. And the price variation between products describing ostensibly the same thing is...

Skullcap: The Nervous System’s Quiet Ally

If you have spent any time in herbalist circles, you have probably heard skullcap mentioned with quiet reverence. It is one of those herbs that practitioners develop a deep appreciation for, often because they have seen it do something that nothing else quite managed....

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