Gotu kola
The upper parts of this creeping, low-growing green plant in the Apiaceae (Carrot/Umbel) family are used as medicine. The leaves are simple, ovate, and a medium green and can be eaten as a salad...
View ArticleCold-n-Flu Away Tea
This is a blend of herbs compiled to help ease the symptoms of colds and flu, while helping to boost the immune system. Drink when you feel you are “catching” a virus to aid in warding it off or when...
View ArticleSt. John’s wort
This herb is probably one of the most familiar to people based on its name alone, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. It’s fame is due to the studies on St. John’s worts’ effects on...
View ArticleCherry bark (Wild Cherry bark)
The dried bark of the Wild Cherry tree (Prunus serotina) is used medicinally, and is best known for its ability to sedate the cough reflex. Found in herbal cough syrups and teas, this herb can be used...
View ArticleSleep & Relax with Herbal Nervines
Nervines are a category of herbs that act on the nervous system, helping to soothe, restore, and sedate the Central Nervous System (CNS) or the nerves of the Peripheral Nervous System. Herbs in this...
View ArticlePassionflower herb
The vine of passionflower is used for its sedative, antispasmodic, and muscle-relaxing properties. Passionflower is often used in tea blends, tinctures, or capsules for anxiety, nervous tension,...
View ArticleButterbur
The root of this European-sourced herb is primarily used in medicine, although the leaf is also used. Its Latin name is Petasites hybridus and is a shrubby plant in the Asteraceae family found...
View ArticleHealthy Skin from the Inside Out
Everyone wants healthy skin. Everyone wants to look and feel good. The skin is our body’s largest organ and it is intimately and inextricably linked to every other organ and system in the body, which...
View ArticleRhodiola
Rhodiola rosea is the plant used for it’s health-giving properties. The root is harvested from this low-growing perennial plant that grows throughout the northern hemisphere in high elevations in...
View ArticleHawthorn berry, leaf, & flower
The beautiful hawthorn tree, with its leaves that look like mini oak leaves and its spiny branches, produces abundant flowers (white or pink) that later create red berries. Crataegus oxycantha and C....
View ArticleTinctures? Teas? Essential Oils? When & why might you take these different...
Being an herbalist and owning an herbal apothecary for seven years, I have spent a lot of time educating people about the different forms herbs come in and helping them decide which form might be best...
View ArticleInflammation & Herbal Anti-inflammatories
Inflammation is a word that we are all familiar with, and most of us have some associations in our own experience that we picture when this word is uttered. For example, if you have acne, you know that...
View ArticleTurmeric root
Turmeric root – A medicinal and culinary plant that comes to us from Southeast Asia, its Latin name is Curcuma longa and it is a member of the Zingiberaceae family, the same family as ginger and...
View ArticleReishi mushroom
Reishi mushroom – although not technically an “herb”, we use that term loosely in herbal medicine, reishi is certainly a fantastic medicinal mushroom that I use regularly to support a healthy immune...
View ArticleHerbs for Digestive Health
Digestion is so critically important to how to we break down and assimilate nutrients. There are a variety of things that can happen to disrupt digestive balance, including stress, inflammatory or...
View ArticleOils for Healthy Skin
Here I list some of the most common carrier oils or base oils. These are the fats pressed from nuts and seeds of plants that provide fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals that are useful for nourishing...
View ArticleEssential Oils for Healthy Skin
Essential oils are useful and beneficial for mixing into skincare oils, creams, or salves because of their high absorbency and many benefits for the skin that can amplify the benefits of the fatty...
View ArticleIs a Cleanse in your New Year Resolutions?
What is a Cleanse? This is the time of year many people think of as an opportunity to start anew. A cleanse or detox can mean many things and can be strong or gentle in its action and can involve...
View ArticleShort Detox “Tune-Up” Using Foods, Juices, Teas, & Herbs
I am going to do a 5 day “Cleanse” or Detox this next week, and I thought I would share what I personally will be doing with those who are interested. I am not a proponent of intense cleanses, ie...
View ArticleSeeking the Spirit in Our Herbal Allies
Written by guest writer and herbalist Taylor Jeffers for Herban Wellness. Edited and contributed to by Katya Difani. Just as we are multi-dimensional beings, plants have been layers to their beings....
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