Locker Room Disinfectant Spray Recipe
This simple blend offers powerful germ fighting power to your workout. Plus, you can safely use it on open wounds or rashes. Ingredients 2 ounces witch hazel 10 drops Tea Tree essential oil 10 drops Lavender essential oil Equipment measuring spoons 2-ounce glass bottle with a spritzer top a label Procedure Pour the witch hazel […]
Zombie Repellant
Episode II We used to live in the city. Well, technically we still do, but with so many falling victim to zombie paranoia after the outbreak and fleeing for the hills so to speak, it feels more like we’re living in the country. It’s not like the city is the high-density population area we remember […]
Flower Essence Healing Abilities
My love and appreciation for the healing abilities of flower essence began in 1999 while at a medicine making workshop. Several times since then, including two car accidents and five deaths in 6 months, they have been very beneficial to my own recovery and ability to carry on. Taken orally, the flower essence works in […]
Tea Tree is an Athlete’s Best Friend
Until about three years ago, I rarely gave Staphylococcus aureus bacteria a thought. I considered MRSA and other staph infections to be something that stalked the hospital wards, but rarely actually harmed healthy people. Then, I joined a dogen. It turned out that along with cold and flu viruses, athlete’s foot and other funguses, and bacterial infections, […]
Zing in a Cup – Shoestring Herbalist
The beginning of autumn is rough on the body. The cold, the rain, the wind … all of these factors challenge our immune systems as we adapt to the change in seasons. School starts and all those little people gather indoors to share ideas and germs. Time to heat up the teapot. Even stalwart coffee […]
Treating a Pinched Nerve Naturally with Herbs – Herbal First Aid
One of the most common on the job injuries is compressed nerves, commonly called “pinched nerves.” It occurs when a nerve or bundle of nerves become caught between narrow spaces such as bone, tendons or ligaments with little tissue to protect them. These injuries are most often noted in the back. Left untreated, a pinched […]
Detoxifying Decoction Blend
Burdock, dandelion, and red clover partner with nettle in this simple detoxifying, nourishing herbal blend. I use this decoction as a light spring detoxifier and whenever I feel the stress of life starting to weigh me down or as a fall cleanser to help me shift back into the rhythm of the colder months. Ingredients […]
Detoxifying Tincture Blend
This tincture blend is one of my favorites for an easy, simple spring detox or for helping ease the burdens a lot of stress put on my body or for a good, gentle fall cleanse. Burdock, dandelion, cleavers, and red clover offer power detoxifying help while nettle gives my system a strong boost of vitamins […]
Natural Fabric Conditioner – The Shoestring Herbalist
I’ve always been a firm believer in doing things the simplest way possible. The money in my pocket took work to get there, and it doesn’t make sense to me to waste it. I take pride in finding the easiest and most effective path on my chosen journey of natural living. I’ve found a few […]
Welcome to Herbalism for Athletes
I wasn’t a born athlete. Heck no. I came to sports relatively late in life. At least, looking around my dogen in the first few months of my training, it felt late in life. I realized that at nearly forty, I was going to need a different approach to healing if I wanted to keep […]
How-to do an Herbal Foot Bath
Soaking your feet in a basin of soothing herbal infusion is more than relaxing, it’s potent medicine. There are lots of capillaries ending on the feet that can serve as little highways of health to the rest of the body. All it takes is a few simple tools and a comfy chair in which to […]
Herbalism for the Zombie Apocalypse
Episode I I am an everyday woman amidst this crazy zombie world. I like knitting gun cozies in my spare time, hunting zombies with my dog, and brewing healing teas to support my family. I rely on herbs, mostly the ones I can find rather than ones I grow, to care for my family. I […]