Magical Herbs

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

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...

As early as the time of Confucius, the Chinese have grown and used ginger as both a medicine and a...

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

AKA: Arum Lily Cala Lily symbolizes purity and innocence, according to popular mythology. This flower is used at transitional times...

I finally got my hands on some Cacao beans. There’s a reason why Carl Linnaes, the Swedish botanist of the...

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

When you need a good hug, reach for Motherwort. In the line-up of heart-healing herbs, Motherwort is one of The...

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

Wild raspberry caught the eye of early cave dwellers, as evidenced by the remains of raspberry canes found at a...

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

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

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

Nettle has long been recognized for its bounty of nutrition as well as its sting. Folk medicine and lore worldwide...