6.Herbal Cordials for the Holidays

Clinical Anxiety Disorders affect over 40 million adult Americans while only a third of them receive treatment. Anxiety affects the rest of us in some form periodically throughout life. For Anxiety sufferers, the world of plant medicines can offer relief. Today, we’ll talk about natural treatment options for anxiety.

Herbs in the News

The Seattle Times Article “Seattle OKs $1 Fine for Adding too Much Food to Garbage Bins,” was published on September 22, 2014. We discussed the consequences of Seattle’s new law as well as what it means in the greater context of our country’s challenges in dealing with refuse.

Herbal 101

Herbalists use a variety of terms to describe the properties of herbs. We discussed bioremediation.

Herbs we discussed:

Cattail
Sunflower
Oyster mushrooms

For more information on herbs for remediation read “Sunflowers and Bacterial Clean Up Radiation” on HellaDelicious
or try the Environmental Protection Agency’s “The Citizen’s Guide to Bioremediation.”

Plums
Pears
Cardamon
Elderberry
Ginger
Cherry
Honey
Blueberry
Lime
Lemon
Cayenne and similar peppers
Black pepper
Apple
Bay
Thyme
Rosemary
Elderflower

Simple-syrup method
Traditional method (based on a French technique)

The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks by Amy Stewart (affiliate link)
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities by Amy Stewart (affiliate link)

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.

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6.Herbal Cordials for the Holidays