Using Comfrey Safely
Comfrey is an important plant in traditional Western herbalism, as well as in modern herbalism, but there's a stigma around it too. People seem to be a bit scared of comfrey because of some research s...
19 Mai 20219min
Determining Interchangeable Species
Oftentimes with medicinal plants, there will be other species in a particular genus that can be used in the exact same way as the standardly accepted species that we typically use in herbal medicine. ...
11 Mai 20218min
The Role of Alcohol in Herbalism
As herbalists, we tend to rely pretty heavily on alcohol as one of our main ways for extracting and preserving the medicinal properties of plants. Herbal tinctures are one of the most commonly used fo...
5 Mai 202113min
The Benefits and Dangers of Bitters
Bitter herbs have been gaining a lot of popularity over the years, and they're sometimes seen as a magical cure, especially for the digestive system. Some people say that everyone should be on bitters...
26 Apr 202118min
Adverse Reactions to Herbs- What they are and how to avoid them
One of the biggest fears that we have as herbalists and as practitioners is that not only will our remedies potentially not work or heal the person that we're working with, but that they might actuall...
21 Apr 202113min
Allergies and Asthma
Upper respiratory allergies can sometimes be a little bit tricky to work with as an herbalist. In this post, we'll focus on giving some lists of some remedies to consider for treating upper respirator...
14 Apr 202122min
Understanding Herbs Astrologically
Astrology is a holistic system that sees not just the whole plant or the whole person but their connection to the whole cosmos, to the wholeness of nature. It's looking at the wholeness of life itself...
29 Mar 202125min
An Interview with Jason Scott
On this week's podcast episode, I talk with my good friend Jason Scott. We talk at length about astrological herbalism, the doctrine of correspondences and the doctrine of signatures, and especially h...
2 Mar 202159min
