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How to make a decongesting herbal steam! Choose the right natural decongestants to unclog your sinuses and help you breathe easier.
40% of ADHD is likely due to non-genetic influences! Learn how to use herbs for ADHD, cognition, and focus in this herbalism short course intensive.
Shardunika (Gymnema sylvestre) is a timeless Ayurvedic ally used to help regulate the appetite and beat sugar cravings—the perfect way to tame your sweet tooth.
Health-supportive, mood-boosting herbal mocktails are becoming a huge craze as the sober curious movement grows in popularity.
The Botanical Illustrations Workbook compiles 25 botanically accurate illustrations of foraging plants to color and learn through plant monographs.
Herbal cigarettes were a common way to take your medicine, long before cigarettes became associated with tobacco (and addiction). Learn how to choose herbs for herbal cigarettes, and enjoy this time-honored way to take your
Nasturtiums are a herbaceous annual flowering plant best known for their peppery taste, stronger than watercress, and perfect for salads, but most have no idea about nasturtium medicinal uses. Nasturtiums are annual flowers grown both
The following is a guide to each phase and how we may look to herbs for menstrual support all month long.
Botanical Name: Eupatorium perfoliatum. The genus name, Eupatorium, is derived from the ancient king Mithridates Eupator, who was the first to use a similar plant for medicinal purposes. Perfoliatum is a reference to the manner in which the stem appears to perforate the base of adjoining leaves. Other Common Names: Wood boneset, thoroughwort, sweating plant, thorough-stem, teasel, agueweed, thorough-wax, feverwort, wild Isaac, crosswort, vegetable antimony, Indian sage, tearal, wild sage. Habitat: Boneset is mainly found in the temperate regions of North America, ranging from Florida to Canada. It is found as far west as Texas and is a common weed
Most of us will be touched by Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in some way. Looking at herbs for dementia and Alzheimer's offers a ray of hope.
Learn how to treat ADHD naturally without prescription medications using a holistic approach that combines nutrition, exercise and natural herbs.
Menopause comes with all sorts of (not-so) fun symptoms. Here are some of the best herbal teas for menopause to help ease your symptoms.
Unraveling Nutritional Healing: From Past Brews to Genomic Insights
Come hear of the myths, benefits, and offerings of hawthorn, and get two easy hawthorn recipes to use throughout the fall season as well.
Teami Relax Tea is perfect for peaceful and restful sleep when you are suffering from restlessness and insomnia.
Common Yarrow, Achillea Millefolium Kohler's Medicinal Plants Book , Circa 1887 This botanical illustration is taken from a 19th century German medicinal plants book. The book contains detailed illustrated depictions of various herbs and plants. DETAILS • Printed on a smooth enriched archival paper with a matte finish. • Printed to order using archival pigmented inks on acid free materials. PRINT SIZE + CUSTOMIZATION • If you require a size not listed please don't hesitate to ask. • Our goal is to provide you with a beautiful full-scale image printed to the size you desire. For each order the original image is adjusted to fit the size you have requested exactly. ABOUT THE ARTWORK •This print is a reprint of a vintage artwork, while we retouch each image; some blemishes, age marks and other imperfections are left intact to preserve the originality of the piece. •Colors may slightly vary depending on the settings of your computer monitor. Shipping •Large prints ship rolled in a durable photo tube. •Small (8x10) prints ship flat in a sturdy cardboard mailer. •Everything within the USA is shipped via USPS mail with tracking. •Everything outside the USA is shipped via USPS 1st Class International Mail.
Are you looking to learn about herbs? Beginning a path in herbalism can change your life. Learn where to start to get your best herbal education!
Have you considered growing plants for medicinal purposes? For thousands of years, people have grown medicinal herbs to treat disease and maintain physical and mental health. In modern times, many prescription and OTC remedies are derived from botanical sources. One of the advantages of growing your own medicinal herbs is that you can ensure they are free from pesticides and chemicals. Another is the cost savings of clipping what you need for an herbal treatment rather than buying something.
As an herbalist and wild food fan, my friendship with sumac has continued to the present as my favorite herb of all time. In a chef's words, the flavor profile of sumac is sour and light; in an herbalist's words, its energetics are cool and dry, sour, and astringent.
Should you use comfrey internally? This article will explore the benefits, traditional uses, and safety of comfrey to answer this commonly debated question.
This herbal tincture is a great remedy for headaches and some migraine headaches as well.
Herbal cigarettes were a common way to take your medicine, long before cigarettes became associated with tobacco (and addiction). Learn how to choose herbs for herbal cigarettes, and enjoy this time-honored way to take your
How to make herbal tea recipes for natural home remedies including teas to soothe cold symptoms, upset stomach, digestion, detox and more!
Botanical Name: Pueraria lobata. The plant genus Pueraria is named after the Swiss Professor M. N. Pueraria (1766-1845). It contains around 20 species of herbaceous or woody vines, all native to Asia. Other Common Names: Kudzu vine, Japanese arrowroot, ge gen (ge hua) (Chinese), bidari kand (Sanskrit). Habitat: Kudzu is native to India, China, and Japan. The plant is commercially cultivated in some parts of China. Kudzu was first introduced to the USA in the 1870s and was widely planted in the southeastern states up to 1933 as protection against erosion and a source of food and fiber. In no
This article is all about the best herbs to support the health of your liver and your body’s natural detoxification (sometimes known as blood purifying) process. You’ll find a couple of super easy herbal tea and tincture tonic recipes you can quickly make yourself that will strengthen and ton
If we were to walk back in time and enter a medieval medicinal or kitchen garden, in the back we would surely find a relatively unknown plant today—lovage. Unlike many herbs, lovage may have begun its journey with humans as a therapeutic plant and evolved into the culinary plant too few of us enjoy today. Join us as we explore some of the little-known ways to use lovage!
Fall is a great time to forage herbal remedies to prepare for winter. This post details herbal remedies to forage and make to be ready before winter hits.
If you love kombucha and other sour tonics, then you must absolutely try shrubs (also called drinking vinegars), and particularly making your own herbal shrubs. They transform even the most healthiest (yet hardest!) to eat foods and herbs into sour and fruity beverages that go down easy.
The description of a plant in a herbal materia medica is important to be able to recognize the plant later on when you may want to use it.
Botanical Name: Peumus boldus. Other Common Names: Boldo tree, Chilean boldo tree, boldu. Habitat: This plant is native to South America and is mainly found in Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It grows on sunny slopes and meadows in the Andes, where it is also cultivated on a large-scale. It has been introduced to many other countries and is now naturalized in the mountainous areas of the Mediterranean and the North American West Coast. Description: Boldo is an aromatic, richly branched shrub or a small tree that can grow up to seven meters in height. It is an evergreen
Tulsi is steadily becoming a more popular herb around the world, but how can you incorporate tulsi into your life? Read on to discover 7 simple ways you can use tulsi everyday at home.
Instructions and resources to make your own totally bad-ass herbal scrapbook featuring Materia Medica from Milkweed Herbarium
