66.Deeply Rooted with Bonnie Rose Weaver and Mari Amend
Herbalists live in many environments: Country, farm, and cities. Urban Herbalists often envy their country cousins’ ability to grow many Medicinal Herbs–But that envy may well be misplaced.
The Tailor’s Grace by Susan Collis
Best audience for The Tailor’s Grace: Folks looking for a historical-fiction novel with a mild herbal bent-lovers of period works that include plants and herbal practices as minor characters to the story. Candace said: When Olympia Publishers asked us to review The Tailor’s Grace by Susan Collis, I hesitated. We don’t normally review fiction, and the publisher’s […]
65.Herb Lab with Adaptogen Herbs
This week we review last week’s show on Adaptogens with Maria Noël Groves, author of Body into Balance, and talk about a selection of our favorite adaptogens and how we use them.
64.Adaptogen Herbs with Maria Noël Groves
As herbalists, we often talk about our favorite plant friend for specific conditions, like Crohn’s or Alzheimer’s diseases. One class of herbs often helps bring balance to all the body’s systems: The Adaptogens.
63.Herb Lab with Mushroom Medicine and Herbal 101
We reviewed last week’s show and discussed some cool mushroom preservation techniques and mushroom books plus talked about some mushroom ID tips.
62.Mushroom Medicine with Peter McCoy
We’ve all heard of Medicinal Mushrooms, but as herbalist explore deeper into the field of mycology we’re finding the world of fungi has many layers of healing to offer.
Ocular Migraine Formula Remedy
Ocular migraines will ruin your day if left its own devices. It starts around the eye socket and then slowly, painfully take the rest of your body captive. Ocular migraines are also called retinal migraines or more simply, eye migraines. Many experiences auras or visual disturbances. Some people lose sight in their eye while having […]
Bergamot Essential Oil Properties and Uses
Essential oil of Bergamot has a deliciously uplifting scent called for in particular when you’re feeling down or finding you can’t quite seem to kick the blues. This citrus relative has an affinity for regulating or bringing balance to conditions that swing, like bipolar disorder or less pathological mood swings as well as ones […]
61.Herb Lab with Classic Chili Pepper and Herbal 101
We talk about using Cayenne and Chili Peppers for tons of natural herbal remedies including Fire Cider and Ocular Migraine Headaches in this week’s podcast.
60.Chili Pepper, Spicy Herbal Medicine
In this re-airing of Show 29: How to Add Chili Pepper to Your Life, originally shared in 2015, The team explores how we use Chili and Cayenne natural medicine in our lifestyle.
Antibiotic Salve Recipe
Accidents happen. That little scrape or abrasion can get infected pretty quickly if it isn’t cleaned properly. Although hygiene is the first and best defense, a dab of antibiotic salve will help your body fight back an existing infection naturally. This natural antibiotic balm is so effective and easy to use that it belongs in […]
59.Herb Lab with Home Composting and Vermiculture
Today, we talked about our home composting adventures, including starting a new worm bin and avoiding flies and other critters in our outdoor composting (cold composting) system. Then, we answered a question in Herbal 101 on the risks of using supplements.