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A Guide to Herbal Glycerites

A glycerite is a herbal preparation made with vegetable glycerine (glycerol) as the solvent rather than alcohol or water. Glycerine is a thick, sweet liquid produced from plant oils (usually palm or soy, though look for sustainably sourced versions), and it has...

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...

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,...

Schisandra: The Five-Flavor Berry

Schisandra chinensis (wu wei zi in Chinese, meaning “five-flavor berry”) occupies a unique position in the materia medica because it is almost impossible to describe its taste in conventional terms. It is simultaneously sour, sweet, bitter, salty, and...

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