Formulating Home Remedies with Rhodiola rosea Roseroot
Rhodiola rosea has been in use for centuries, yet it’s a relative new-comer to modern herbal practice in the Western world. Although it’s new to many of us, Rhodiola’s entrance into modern practice could not be more well-timed.
Insomnia: Natural Remedies for a Good Night’s Sleep
Insomnia is one of those problems I had all of two times in my life…until The change came a’knockin’ on my door. Now, well into Perimenopause, I count myself lucky to wake only once or twice a night. Nights without sweats and chills, racing thoughts and anxiety attacks, and what I swear must be rivers […]
Rose Magic for Finding Your Heart Again
Some days, I must remind myself of the gentle strength of the plants right outside my door. The spring I prepared for my Black Belt test, schooled my (not so) Horrible Adolescent Child, balanced a too-tight budget, and managed ridiculous perimenopausal symptoms, I returned to that medicine…finally. Rose helped give me heart again. I was […]
Rhodiola rosea Herbal Home Remedy for Stress Relief
Rhodiola has been used to help the body to adapt to a variety of stressors. It helps boost circulation to the brain, offering the brain tissues increased oxygen that helps improve the action of neurotransmitters and boost brain function.
Atlas Cedarwood Essential Oil For Emotional Strength, Blending
I’ve been using Atlas Cedarwood essential oil in Gear Defender and other disinfectant blends for a few years. It’s warm, woody scent offers a wonderful grounding base note to those blends while enhancing the anti-microbial aspects of the other essential oils. I’ve thought of Atlas Cedarwood as a partner in those blends. Atlas Cedarwood comes […]
Triterpenoid Saponins in Gotu Kola – How it Works
What do wound healing, neuropathy, improved circulation, and long-life have in common? They’re all potential effects of Gotu Kola’s Triterpenoid Saponin constituents. Gotu Kola has been used to treat a variety of conditions through the centuries. Modern Science has been exploring why and how this weedy plant found growing wild in the tropical regions of […]
Tea for Times of Transition: Black Tea and Rooibos
I’ve been making a lot of time for tea. English Breakfast Tea with its sharp bite and over-the-top astringency and Vanilla Rooibos with its nerve-soothing qualities have been my go-tos. I’ve needed the astringency of the blacks to help my respiratory system stay balanced. Winter’s cold damp conditions have my respiratory system unbalanced. My sinuses […]
Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica: Memory, Anxiety, Circulation
Gotu Kola is one of India’s tasty and powerful herbs we here in the West have repeatedly overlooked. It’s a bit like spinach in flavor, making it rather mild and easy to use in foods as well as for teas and other preparations. Traditionally, Gotu Kola has been used as what Maria Noel Groves calls […]
Dreaming a New Life: Good Sleep to Support Your Goals
Getting a good night’s sleep is key to so many aspects of health. We often overlook how important it is to making other types of changes happen in our lives. If you’re generally healthy, it’s easy to overlook the rejuvenative aspects of good sleep, or how that rejuvenation can contribute to being able to stick […]
Light Your Fire: Ginger Magic to Boost Confidence and Creativity
Ginger’s association with money is rooted in it’s ability to get energy moving. It stirs the will seated in the power centers and helps to feed the inner fires. You can use Ginger with the right intention to boost your creativity and help you build confidence as you start a new project, job, or venture. Here’s an easy example.
Lilac Myth, Magic, Folklore, and History
As it turns out, we were not alone in appreciating the medicine of lilac in the spring. Humans have been partaking of lilac flowers and medicine for centuries. Greek mythology claims a divine heritage for lilac, aka Syringa vulgaris. According to legend, the nymph Syringa turned into the lilac we know today
Drawing Magic from Herbal Folk Remedies
A bit of Elderflower under your pillow brings good dreams. Blow a wish on a Dandelion seed head and your wish will come true. Rosemary hung by the front door wards off all evils. Tulsi planted in the garden protects against misfortune. We have so very many old wives’ tales and folk stories of how […]