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St. John’s Wort: Harvesting the Midsummer Herb

Hypericum perforatum flowers around the feast of St. John (June 24) in the Northern European tradition, and this timing is not a coincidence: the plant is genuinely at its peak at midsummer, when the flowers are just opening and the red oil-producing glands in the...

Midsummer Harvesting Guide: What’s Ready Right Now

The weeks around the summer solstice are the peak harvest window for a remarkable range of medicinal herbs, and the herbalist who is paying attention is busy. The light is long, the volatile oil content of aromatic herbs is at its highest in summer warmth, and the...

Lavender: The Herb That Almost Everyone Loves

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia, true or English lavender) is probably the herb most people encounter in their everyday life without thinking of it as medicine. The sachet in the drawer, the pillow spray, the bath product: lavender’s scent is everywhere, and...

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 and the Solstice: Midsummer Plant Traditions

The summer solstice marks the year’s longest day and the point at which the light, having reached its peak, begins its long turn toward winter. In the folk calendars of Northern and Western Europe, this transition point was one of the most significant of the...

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