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Medicinal Mushrooms: An Introduction

Medicinal mushrooms have moved dramatically from specialist herbalism circles into mainstream wellness culture over the past decade, which has brought both increased access and increased noise. Understanding which mushrooms have genuine evidence behind them, what they...

Reishi: The Mushroom of Immortality

Ganoderma lucidum (reishi, or ling zhi in Chinese) has been considered the most prized medicinal mushroom in Chinese medicine for over two thousand years. The name ling zhi translates roughly as “divine mushroom of immortality,” and the mushroom’s...

Warming Spice Blends for Autumn: Medicine in the Kitchen

Autumn has its spice palette, and it is not merely aesthetic. The warming, aromatic spices that appear in pumpkin pies, mulled wines, and seasonal drinks through the autumn and winter months are genuinely medicinal plants that the body benefits from at exactly this...

Rosehip: The Autumn Berry Most People Walk Past

The hedgerow in October is hung with rosehips in abundance, the bright orange-red fruits of the wild rose that most people walk past without a second glance. This is one of the more significant missed opportunities in the foraging calendar, because rosehips are among...

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...

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