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The Herbalist’s Winter: Reflection and Rest as Practice

By December, the herbalist’s year has come full circle. The seeds that were started in March are memories. The harvests that filled the July and August days are in jars and bottles on the shelves. The fresh cleavers of March, the elderflowers of May, the St....

Making Herbal Gifts: Salves, Syrups, and Spice Blends to Give

The second herbal gift guide of the quarter is for December, when the time frame is shorter and the gifts need to be made from what is already in the apothecary rather than preparations requiring long maceration. These are the gifts that can be made in an afternoon...

Cinnamon: More Than a Spice

Cinnamomum verum (true or Ceylon cinnamon) has been among the most valued spices in human history, traded across thousands of miles in the ancient world and worth its weight in silver at various points in the medieval spice trade. Cinnamon bark rolled into quills...

Holy Basil Through Winter: The Year-Round Adaptogen

Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) may have finished in the garden by November, cut down by the first frost, but the jars of dried tulsi on the apothecary shelf and the tincture bottles filled in summer carry the plant’s gifts forward into winter in concentrated,...

An Elderberry and Warming Spice Syrup for Winter

The classic elderberry syrup recipe (berries, water, honey, and perhaps a cinnamon stick and a few cloves) is already excellent. But the warming spice version, built with intention around the specific medicinal properties of each addition, is something more layered...

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