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This Holiday Season, consider planning for a few good herbals as you deck the halls. May of the natural decorations we love make wonderful medicinal or magical herbal treats. Today, we’ll e talking about a Practical Herbalist’s approach to Yuletide Decor.
Herbs we mentioned:
- Pine
- Spruce
- Douglas-fir
- Holly
- Mistletoe (Here are a few ideas for using Mistletoe in HooDoo Magic.)
- Poinsettia (Here’s a great article on Magical Use of Poinsettia.)
Recipes we mentioned
HERBAL 101
We answered a question from a listener on good herbal books for beginners.
Books we mentioned:
- How to Brew: Everything You Need To Know To Brew Beer Right The First Time
 by John Palmer
- The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Fourth Edition: Fully Revised and Updated
by Charles Papazian
- The Compleat Meadmaker : Home Production of Honey Wine From Your First Batch to Award-winning Fruit and Herb Variations
 by Ken Schramm
- The Joy of Home Wine Making
by Terry A. Garey
- Prescription for Herbal Healing, 2nd Edition: An Easy-to-Use A-to-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies
by Phyllis A. Balch
- Holistic Herbal 4th Edition: A Safe and Practical Guide to Making and Using Herbal Remedies
by David Hoffman
- Radical Brewing: Recipes, Tales and World-Altering Meditations in a Glass
by Randy Mosher
- Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs
by Stephanie Rose Bird
- Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation
 by Stephen Harrod Buhner
- Sacred Plant Medicine: The Wisdom in Native American Herbalism
 by Stephen Harrod Buhner
- Herbs for Pets: The Natural Way to Enhance Your Pet’s Life
by Mary L. Wulff-Tilford and Gregory L. Tilford
- The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual
 by James James Green
- Rosemary Gladstar’s Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner’s Guide
 by Rosemary Gladstar
- Country Wisdom & Know-How
- Aromatherapy and Herbal Remedies for Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding
 by Demetria Clark
- The Drunken Botanist
 by Amy Stewart
- Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth
 by Sharol Marie Tilger
- The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines
 by Matthew Wood
- Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills (Second Edition)
- A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guides)
 by Lee Allen Petersen
- A Field Guide to Western Medicinal Plants and Herbs (Peterson Field Guides)
 by Christopher Hobbs
Practical Herbalist Kindle Books We Mentioned
Other resources we mentioned
- Show 25: Herbal Rebirth, an Interview with Rosemary Gladstar
- Show 20: Tapping the Keg–Herbalists Rediscover Beers of Olde
The Practical Herbalist Team
Candace Hunter, Sue Sierralupe and Patrick Hunter have been working together as the Practical Herbalist/Real Herbalism Radio team for many years. They have published 10 books which are available in Kindle form.