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Herb Notes: Medicinal Uses of Yarrow
Yarrow’s leaf and flower are most typically used by Western herbalists, but there is also traditional usage of the roots. In this article, I’ll focus on the medicinal uses of yarrow leaf and flower.
Yarrow’s leaf and...
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Nada Beydoun & Fatima Matar: the Life-Changing Magic of Milkweed for Monarch Butterflies
Nada Beydoun is a registered herbalist with a BSc. in Microbiology and Immunology and Masters in Applied Human Nutrition. Her interests include SWANA region herbal medicines, and she has a community work background in...
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Christa Sinadinos: Bridging the Gap Between Culinary & Medicinal Herbs
Christa Sinadinos is the author of The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine, and is the founder and director of the Northwest School for Botanical Studies in Fieldbrook, California, where she has trained...
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Rosemary Gladstar & Susan Leopold: Come for the Plants, Stay for the Party
Rosemary Gladstar is literally a star figure in the field of modern herbalism, internationally renowned for technical knowledge and stewardship in the global herbalist community. She has been learning, teaching, and...
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John & Tara's Magical Winter Special: Stress-Relieving Herbs for the New Year
So, usually we interview a special guest on the pod, but today to bring in the new year we're chatting just the two of us all about herbs for wintertime.
Winter really asks us to slow down, rest, and dream about our...
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Dr. Keren Dolan: Functional Nutrition Meets Herbalism
Dr. Keren Dolan is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild, and Holistic Aromatherapist. Emphasizing integrative Functional Nutrition, her goal as a clinician is...
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Corinna Wood: Transforming Fall Roots into Healing Remedies
Corinna Wood teaches earth-based herbalism in the Wise Woman Herbal Tradition and focuses on inner-growth and transformation. She was co-founder of Red Moon Herbs and her Southeast Wise Woman Herbal Conference ran for...
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Mimi Prunella Hernandez: Kitchen Herbalism
Mimi Prunella Hernandez has dedicated her life’s work to serving as an advocate for both traditional and herbal pathways while building cultural bridges of understanding. As an herbalist she draws upon the influence...
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Tasha & Devon Greenwood: How an Herbal Love Story is Creating a Hub for Queer Community
When you enter MXED GREENS apothecary, one of the first things you'll notice is the deep care that herbalists Tasha and Devon Greenwood have put it into every detail of this herb shop...
From the cozy self care...
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jim mcdonald: Why There’s No “Best Way” to Learn About Herbs
When you first start studying herbs it can feel like you need to find the best herb school, the best herb books, and the best way to study herbs in order to become a "real herbalist"...
But after studying and teaching...
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Juliet Blankespoor: The Healing Garden & the Key to Having an Herbal Green Thumb
Juliet Blankespoor shares 5 easy-to-grow herbs for container gardening with medicinal benefits that range from immune support to gentle skin care to first aid essentials — with just these 5 herbs you’ll be well on...
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Abi Huff: Ancestral Herbalism
Some of Abi Huff’s earliest plant memories begin in her mother’s garden: delighting in the abundant beds of sugar cane and taro root, and climbing the apricot tree to feast on its delicious fruit. Abi carries these...
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