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Chamomile: The Herb That Everyone Thinks They Know

Most people have had chamomile tea. The little round teabag, the faintly apple-scented steam, the mild flavor that is pleasant enough without being remarkable. That version of chamomile is not wrong, exactly. But it is like meeting someone at a party and thinking you...

Building Your First Herbal Tea Ritual

A cup of herbal tea can be just a drink. You can make it quickly, pour it into whatever is clean, drink it while doing something else, and move on. There is nothing wrong with that. But there is something more available, if you want it. In virtually every culture that...

Warming Herbs for Cold Days: Ginger, Cinnamon, and Their Friends

The concept of warming herbs makes immediate intuitive sense on a cold day. Every herbal tradition has developed warming plant medicines, and while they differ in specifics, they share a recognition that cold, contracted, and sluggish are states that certain plants...

How to Make a Spring Detox Tea Blend

The concept of a spring cleanse is older than any modern detox trend. Across folk herbal traditions, spring was understood as the time when the body benefits from support in clearing what accumulated through winter: the richer foods, the reduced movement, the higher...

How to Build a Relaxing Bedtime Ritual with Herbs

Sleep is the thing most modern adults are deficient in and the thing most of them have complicated feelings about: the frustration of lying awake, the anxiety about not sleeping, which then makes sleep less likely. An herbal bedtime ritual does not solve all of this,...

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