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Herbal Bitters: The Lost Art of the Digestive Tonic

Bitters have a history that runs through virtually every culture that has developed a sophisticated relationship with plants and with the digestive system. The ancient Greeks valued bitter plants for stimulating digestion. Ayurveda recognizes bitter as one of the six...

Mullein: The Lung Herb of Ancient Standing

Verbascum thapsus is one of the most visually distinctive plants in the British and European landscape: a tall, stately biennial that sends up a rosette of large, woolly grey-green leaves in its first year, then a tall spike of yellow flowers up to two meters high in...

Building a Herbal First Aid Kit

A herbal first aid kit is not a replacement for conventional first aid supplies and medical care when they are needed. It is a complement: a curated set of preparations for the minor acute situations that most households encounter regularly, where plant medicine is...

Elecampane: The Root of Ancient Respiratory Medicine

Inula helenium is one of those plants with a name worth knowing: helenium refers to Helen of Troy, according to the legend that the herb sprang from her tears when she was taken from Sparta. Whatever the truth of that legend, it reflects the plant’s ancient...

The Herbalist’s Winter: Reflection and Rest as Practice

By December, the herbalist’s year has come full circle. The seeds that were started in March are memories. The harvests that filled the July and August days are in jars and bottles on the shelves. The fresh cleavers of March, the elderflowers of May, the St....

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