Herbal Lemonade
Lemonade, with or without ginger, has been a favorite remedy for healing sore throats and supporting the throat and vocal cords for centuries. Many of our modern singers, actors, and politicians use it just as their ancestors did before and after each performance. Practical Herbalists, especially those who use their voices regularly like we do, […]
17.Balance Your Nervous System with Herbs with Howie Brounstein
In today’s fast-paced world, many of us rely on herbs to regain balance. Herbal Nervines offer herbalists a natural path to just that. Today we’re talking with Howie Brounstein of Columbines school if Botanical Studies about herbs for the nervous system.
How to Make Red Tiger Balm® at Home a DIY Recipe
This recipe is based on the proportions used in commercial Red Tiger Balm®. We’ve converted some of the ingredients, like menthol crystals, to essential oils for practicality. The essential oils in this formula are all readily available through several online sources and are generally reasonably priced. This makes a strongly scented balm, much like the […]
How to Make White Tiger Balm® at Home a DIY Recipe
This recipe is based on the proportions used in commercial White Tiger Balm®. We’ve converted some of the ingredients, like menthol crystals, to essential oils for practicality. The essential oils in this formula are all readily available through several online sources and are generally reasonably priced. This makes a strongly scented balm, much like the […]
Kids and Cocoa: Herbal Medicine that’s Real Easy
From fall through early spring, my boy and I love cocoa. When he was wee, I did the cocoa blending and making. By mid-grade school, Finn knew what he liked…and wanted to do it himself. These were years of Great Experimentation. We’ve tried many different brands and blends. When it comes down to it, making […]
16.Kitchen Pantry Herbalism
The Kitchen pantry can be a treasure trove of herbal medicine, even for those of us who don’t have access to fancy herbal shops. Today, we’re talking about the herbs and ingredients you can us eat home and on the road for first aid, illness, and healthy living no matter where you are.
Dental Care for the Apocalypse, part 2
Episode XIX When I hustled out of the zombie Dentist’s house into bright sunshine behind Paul and Harvey, I was expecting to find a line of thugs, The Kings, all pointing guns at us. Instead, we found a man, a woman, and an adolescent girl…all pointing guns at us. “Stop right there,” the man said. […]
15.An Interview with Howie Brounstein
The field of herbalism has changed considerably over the past thirty years. Once, aspiring herbalists had few mentors and essentially had to create the path into the herbal lifestyle on their own.
14.Herbalism on the Appalachian Trail
Forty years ago, Peru’s Department of Agriculture tallied maca cultivation at only 70 acres. By the early ‘90s, maca was on the endangered plants list.
Dental Care for the Apocalypse
Episode XVIII Dental care is about the last thing you think about when a zombie’s on your tail. That is, if you’re not an herbalist. Paul, Harvey, and I were rummaging through a suburban neighborhood. It was built in the ’50s just after the war and had become pretty posh because it was so close […]
13.Maca an Endangered Super Food
Forty years ago, Peru’s Department of Agriculture tallied maca cultivation at only 70 acres. By the early ‘90s, maca was on the endangered plants list.
Ginger: Warming Medicine for the Soul
As early as the time of Confucius, the Chinese have grown and used ginger as both a medicine and a food. In ancient Asia, as today, it was valued for its ability to build fire, both as a digestive and as an aphrodisiac. The Maharata, a Hindu text written around 4 BCE, recorded the use […]