Cleavers or Lady’s Bedstraw is known in herbal circles and botany bands as Galium aperine, and it’s one of our weedy favorites for moving lymph, clearing skin, and reducing swellings such as those associated with sore throat and tonsillitis, cancer, and leukemia.
Avena sativa, aka oats, is one of modern herbalism’s darlings for managing stress and exhaustion, recovering from trauma and prolonged illness, and rebuilding pretty much all the body’s systems. Herbal Teachers and practitioners generally divide Oat medicine into two types: Milky Oats or Oatstraw.
Research has shown that oats represent a sound unbroken link to our herbal lineage. A solid one-third of my herbal library refers to oats as a trophorestorative; soothing, nourishing and nervine. The message is steady and consistent, much like Avena herself: Take peace, take comfort, take strength.
Here are some of the ways I roll with oats, Avena sativa…
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Rhodiola rosea has been in use for centuries, yet it’s a relative new-comer to modern herbal practice in the Western world. Although it’s new to many of us, Rhodiola’s entrance into modern practice could not be more well-timed.
Gotu Kola is one of those herbs that has made its way to Western Herbalism because it is regarded as
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Many modern herbalists who also practice magic recognize energetics as a half-way language that connects a plant’s healing properties with the more ephemeral realms, helping us describe the potential of a specific plant to help in certain situations that manifest beyond the human body.
Even if the language of science and modern medicine is not your native language, it makes a lot of sense to get to know your new plant-partner through the structure that language provides. Medical and chemical properties of herbs are easy to find. The question to ask is, How?
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Herbalists talk about developing a relationship with the plants they use. Relationship is a lovely way to describe how we gather information and get to know herbs, as it really is a lot like getting to know a new friend.
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