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Five Herbs to Get You Through Winter

Every season has its herbs, the plants that speak to what the body needs when conditions are specific. Winter is not a time to be without plant allies, and these five are the ones that matter most when the days are short and illness is more likely to be around....

Elderberry Syrup: Making the Best Immune Syrup at Home

Elderberry syrup is one of those preparations that sounds like it requires specialist equipment or expertise. It does not. At its most basic, it is simmered elderberries, honey, and warming spices combined into something that tastes extraordinary and is backed by more...

The Herbalist’s January: What This Season Asks

If you asked most people what a herbalist does in January, they might look at you blankly. Nothing is growing. The fields are bare. The visible relationship between the herbalist and the plant world seems to be in abeyance. But the experienced herbalist knows...

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...

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...

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