Magical Herbs

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

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

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

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

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...

Pomegranates have enjoyed an important place in world history and mythos. As many as several millennia ago, pomegranate was cultivated...

Found in pre-neolithic dig sites in Great Britain, native to Europe and naturalized through out much of the world including...

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

Ginger's association with money is rooted in it's ability to get energy moving. It stirs the will seated in the...

While Calendula’s origins are somewhat disputed, there is no question as to how important this garden flower has been in...

Tea tree, also commonly called Melealuca after the first part of its botanical name Melealuca alternifolia, has cured a variety...

Modern herbalists herald Blue Vervain, aka Verbena hastata or American Vervain, for it’s ability to ease the tension and stress...

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