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Making a Simple Elderberry and Thyme Oxymel

An oxymel is honey and vinegar together as a vehicle for plant medicine. The word is ancient Greek and the preparation is at least as old as Hippocrates. In the winter context, there is no better combination of herbs for this format than elderberry and thyme: two...

Making Herbal Syrups: A Complete Guide

Herbal syrups combine a concentrated herbal preparation (a decoction or infusion) with a sweetener (sugar, honey, or glycerine) to produce a stable, pleasant-tasting medicine that is one of the most practically useful preparations in the home apothecary. They are easy...

Marshmallow Root: The Gentle Giant of Soothing Herbs

Althaea officinalis is the plant from which marshmallow confectionery was originally made: the spongy white sweet derived its name and originally its substance from the root of this tall, soft-leaved plant, whose mucilaginous root was boiled with sugar to produce the...

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...

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...

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