Medicine Making

An herbal syrup is a combination of honey and herbal decoctions, herbal infusions, and herbal tinctures. During cold and flu...

Vinegarizing cider is an annual fermentation project in our home, as is apple-pressing to produce that cider. Cider vinegar at...

As a Family Herbalist of any level, it's helpful to have a basic understanding of the doshas, or constitutional types,...

My love and appreciation for the healing abilities of flower essence began in 1999 while at a medicine making workshop. ...

An infused oil is an oil that has been filled with the properties of one or more herbs. Infused oils...

Honey is loaded with healthy properties, among them the ability to rejuvenate and heal the skin. As a facial treatment,...

Monarda has been used for a variety of respiratory and digestive complaints through the ages. It's got some of the...

Why Harvest Milky Oats? Milky Oats (Avena sativa) is a popular herb for soothing the nervous system. Oats are cheap...

An herbal vinegar is a vinegar that has been infused with one or more herbs. In my home, vinegars infused...

Long ago, another herbalist told me that cleaning old tincture bottles wasn’t worth the effort. She just recycled them and...

An infused oil is an oil that has been infused with the properties of one or more herbs. Infused oils...

Herbal glycerites are a sweet tasting way to extract herbal constituents. For adults who cannot tolerate alcohol, glycerites are a...

Herbal ice cubes are versatile little powerhouses of medicine. Store a batch of calendula ice cubes in your freezer to...

I like to add a little extra zing to my oxymels. I put in aromatic barks or roots or resinous...

There are many ways to make a great cup of tea. Usually, just dropping a bag of herbs into hot...

Aloe vera is a fabulous healer for 1st degree burns, scrapes and cuts. Many people grow aloe plants in their...

A salve is a combination of soft oils and a hardener, such as beeswax or petroleum jelly. The beeswax or...

Fancy salons charge a pretty penny for facial steams but it’s one of the cheapest and simplest procedures to conduct...

Soaking your feet in a basin of soothing herbal infusion is more than relaxing, it’s potent medicine. There are lots...

An herbal infusion or herbal tea infusion is really just an herbal tea. By soaking dried herbs in hot water,...

An herbal tincture is an alcohol-based liquid into which the properties of one or more herbs have been infused. Tinctures...