Magical Herbs

For a couple of decades or more, I’ve celebrated my own version of Dia de los Muertos on Halloween. For...

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

Oregon Grape’s history as a medicinal plant in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest, is clear and undisputed. Oregon...

We have cultivated and appreciated the rose as both a symbol of love and a gentle yet powerful medicine of...

Lemon balm has a long history, dating back to ancient Turkey where it was planted near bee hives to encourage...

There is an expression that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. I...

Creating a sense of the Sacred for your next gathering, be it a holiday feast or a small gathering at...

For centuries, cannabis has been a popular and, until recently in human history, cheap medicine. It was used in ancient...

Known by many other names before the Christian church dedicated it to Saint John the Baptist, Saint John’s wort has...

Viola is a quiet, little magic. She springs up in fields, lawns, and at the edges of forests. Before her...

I’ve been using Atlas Cedarwood essential oil in Gear Defender and other disinfectant blends for a few years. It’s warm,...

Elder is a relative new-comer in world folklore, holding her place most prominently in European history and mythos where she...

Although strawberries have only relatively recently been cultivated in Europe and western cultures, beginning around 1300 C. E. in France,...

Yarrow’s virtues as a healing herb have been well known since ancient times. It’s Latin name, Achillea millefolium, is derived...

The healing ways of dandelion spread as quickly as its seeds parachute in the wind. The Chinese were the first...