Energetics

In many ways, Tulsi works at a more subtle level, helping the body, mind, and spirit make more room and...

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article Burdock, also known as Articum lappa or A. minor, has trotted across the globe on...

Hawthorn berry, or Haw, is often included in Western herbal formulas for heart and circulatory conditions. When I first started...

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article. Modern Herbalists have only just begun to explore a tool that was well known to...

Modern herbalists turn to Elder during flu and cold season as a powerful preventative and cure. Elderberries are added to...

Yarrow Energetics take your Herbal practice to the next level. One of the first herbs most of us learn for...

Cinnamon is spicy-hot medicine by all accounts. Herbalists often add a little Cinnamon bark or twig to topical formulas to...

Spilanthes acmela, generally called Spilanthes among modern herbalists, is an often unsung hero for acute conditions. The moniker Toothache Plant...

When I was still trying to bridge the gap from she-who-reads-about-herbs to Home Herbalist years ago, I began working with...

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article Modern herbalists often reach for Lobelia inflata to help reduce and control pain, particularly the...

The simple apple, which most of us take for granted, suddenly becomes a surprising and powerful herbal ally when you...

Coffee’s history starts in Ethiopia, where his progenitor, a variety akin to today’s Coffea robusta, grew wild in the low-lying...

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article Licorice Root, the catch-all name for several of the Glycyrrhiza species, has been used by...

Over the past decade or so, Oregon Grape has become the go-to for a lot of herbalists for its anti-biotic...

Wood Betony is a classic Western herb used as a cure-all in both home remedies and witchcraft of household cleansing...

In China, Tea made from Camellia sinensis is called Cha, and it’s both a medicine and a daily pleasure for...

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article Garlic is a hot and spicy herbal remedy. It helps fire up the body's systems,...

Nettle, aka Urtica dioica or Urtica urens, is a mainstay of modern herbal medicine. In part, that's because nettles are...

Herbal Nerd Society Content: Dandelion is among the staples of modern herbalists, just as it was a staple among the...

Saint John's Wort is one of the old world plant medicines healers of Europe and Asia carried to other continents,...

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article Modern herbalists herald Blue Vervain, aka Verbena hastata or American Vervain, for its ability to...

Stout, sunny, and strong, Rhodiola rosea or Roseroot is a steadfast friend through cold, dark times. We humans have been...